BUG: ip_output.c FreeBSD 4.11

[Lars Erik Gullerud]

On Tue, 13 Dec 2005, Kris Kennaway wrote:

> On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 04:32:10PM -0800, Jack Vogel wrote:
>> On 12/13/05, Kris Kennaway <kris at obsecurity.org> wrote:
>>> On Tue, Dec 13, 2005 at 01:37:31PM -0800, Doug Barton wrote:
>>>> Mihail Balikov wrote:
>>>>> Hello,
>>>>>
>>>>> In FreeBSD 4.x in ip_output.c in part for ipfw local forwarding there's typo
>>>>> that will cause kernel panic:
>>>>
>>>> If you haven't already, this should be filed as a problem report.
>>>
>>> I don't know that there's a lot of point since 4.11 is in "legacy"
>>> mode and few developers still use it.
>>
>> The humorous thing is that althought I'm sure its true "few developers"
>> still use it,  in places where it has actual commercial use, they are still
>> using 4.x in large numbers.
>>
>> So bottom line... there is value in bugs being noted and filed :)
>
> Sure, I guess..as long as there aren't unrealistic expectations about
> someone fixing it.

The original mail contained the patch that fixes the problem if I'm not 
mistaken, so I guess the only expectations here are that someone 
goes and commits it if the OP creates a PR with the patch... Which 
shouldn't really be too unrealistic, should it?

/leg