From owner-freebsd-stable@FreeBSD.ORG Fri Jan 9 00:34:41 2009 Return-Path: Delivered-To: stable@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.freebsd.org (mx1.freebsd.org [IPv6:2001:4f8:fff6::34]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 621EB106564A for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:34:41 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from gizmo.2hip.net (gizmo.2hip.net [64.74.207.195]) by mx1.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 0FAE88FC13 for ; Fri, 9 Jan 2009 00:34:40 +0000 (UTC) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) Received: from [192.168.166.46] ([68.0.14.34]) (authenticated bits=0) by gizmo.2hip.net (8.14.3/8.14.3) with ESMTP id n090NTQw004479 (version=TLSv1/SSLv3 cipher=DHE-RSA-AES256-SHA bits=256 verify=NO); Thu, 8 Jan 2009 19:23:29 -0500 (EST) (envelope-from rnoland@FreeBSD.org) From: Robert Noland To: Manfred_Knick In-Reply-To: <496651ED.8080102@T-Online.de> References: <496651ED.8080102@T-Online.de> Content-Type: multipart/signed; micalg=pgp-sha1; protocol="application/pgp-signature"; boundary="=-4quzKMo81l27ylrUYnye" Organization: FreeBSD Date: Thu, 08 Jan 2009 19:24:08 -0500 Message-Id: <1231460648.93079.65.camel@squirrel.corp.cox.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Evolution 2.22.3.1 FreeBSD GNOME Team Port X-Spam-Status: No, score=-2.0 required=5.0 tests=AWL,BAYES_00, RCVD_IN_SORBS_DUL,RDNS_NONE autolearn=no version=3.2.5 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.2.5 (2008-06-10) on gizmo.2hip.net Cc: stable@freebsd.org, current@freebsd.org Subject: Re: possibility of a "severe flaw in the logic of FreeBSD's kernel handling multiple host bridges ..." X-BeenThere: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.5 Precedence: list List-Id: Production branch of FreeBSD source code List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:34:41 -0000 --=-4quzKMo81l27ylrUYnye Content-Type: text/plain Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 20:20 +0100, Manfred_Knick wrote: > First: Congratulations upon 7.1 final RELEASE ! >=20 > On Fri, 24 Oct 2008, I pointed out the >=20 > "possibility of a severe flaw in the logic of FreeBSD's kernel > handling multiple host bridges > and the corresponding assignment of > (in principle, correctly detected) > devices to their host bridges" >=20 > :: --> http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=3Dkern/128331 >=20 > :: --> http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=3D236 >=20 > but unfortunately, I did not get any response at all. > Two mails to "kensmith@cse.Buffalo.EDU" asking for any contact e-mail=20 > address of a FreeBSD Kernel developer knowing his way around=20 > host-bridges and PCI-devices also gave no reaction. >=20 > I am sorry for this noise > (I would have preferred to handle this more quietly), > but finally I take hope to the advice of Daniel Gerzo (Thanks @ danger): >=20 > "If you will not receive any feedback I would recommend you to send an > email to current@ and stable@ mailing lists. PR's sometimes get lost > in the traffic and not all developers are checking GNATS all the time." >=20 > Looking forward to a contact I'm really not sure that I am the best person to try and tackle this, but it does fall somewhere near me... Can you send me a pciconf -lv. robert. > Kind regards >=20 > Manfred > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-stable@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-stable > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-stable-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" --=-4quzKMo81l27ylrUYnye Content-Type: application/pgp-signature; name=signature.asc Content-Description: This is a digitally signed message part -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.9 (FreeBSD) iEYEABECAAYFAklmmSgACgkQM4TrQ4qfROMiLgCfaVsdDfiu2umDnv045Xa8cZMl D7IAn1zf0ifxFd6hDpQN6frES+fEuX5n =tt8s -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- --=-4quzKMo81l27ylrUYnye--