BUG: ip_output.c FreeBSD 4.11

Maxim Konovalov maxim at macomnet.ru
Wed Dec 14 05:54:50 PST 2005


On Wed, 14 Dec 2005, 14:43+0100, Lars Erik Gullerud wrote:

> 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?

For the record: Gleb has fixed the issue a couple of days ago before
you started this discussion :-)

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Maxim Konovalov


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