Date: Tue, 29 May 2001 04:11:25 -0700 (PDT) From: debolaz@debolaz.com To: freebsd-gnats-submit@freebsd.org Subject: docs/27731: Incorrect example code in dev handbook causes FreeBSD to panic. Message-ID: <200105291111.f4TBBP066365@freefall.freebsd.org>
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>Number: 27731
>Category: docs
>Synopsis: Incorrect example code in dev handbook causes FreeBSD to panic.
>Confidential: no
>Severity: non-critical
>Priority: medium
>Responsible: freebsd-doc
>State: open
>Quarter:
>Keywords:
>Date-Required:
>Class: doc-bug
>Submitter-Id: current-users
>Arrival-Date: Tue May 29 04:20:01 PDT 2001
>Closed-Date:
>Last-Modified:
>Originator: Anders Nor Berle
>Release: FreeBSD 4.3
>Organization:
>Environment:
>Description:
In section 18.2 of the FreeBSD Developers Handbook, an example code for a generic device is shown. This code is invalid.
-->
DECLARE_MODULE(skeleton, skel_loader, SI_SUB_KLD, SI_ORDER_ANY);
<--
Should be replaced with
-->
static moduledata_t linux_elf_mod = {
"linuxelf",
linux_elf_modevent,
0
};
DECLARE_MODULE(skeleton, skel_loader, SI_SUB_KLD, SI_ORDER_ANY);
<--
>How-To-Repeat:
Just the code in 18.2 and try it to see the effect. :)
>Fix:
The line
-->
DECLARE_MODULE(skeleton, skel_loader, SI_SUB_KLD, SI_ORDER_ANY);
<--
Should be replaced with
-->
static moduledata_t skeleton_mod = {
"skeleton",
skel_loader,
0
};
DECLARE_MODULE(skeleton, skeleton_mod, SI_SUB_KLD, SI_ORDER_ANY);
<--
>Release-Note:
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted:
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