if_iwm crashes kernel when loaded from /boot/loader.conf

[Chris H]

On Fri, 07 Apr 2017 14:38:40 +0000 Tommi Pernila <tommi.pernila at gmail.com>
wrote

> On Fri, 7 Apr 2017 at 16.27, Tomasz CEDRO <tomek at cedro.info> wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> >
> > I noticed a problem when loading if_iwm from /boot/loader.conf kernel
> > crashes as it cannot load module firmware dead loop occurs. Adding
> > iwm8000Cfw before if_iwm does not help.
> >
> > Loading if_iwm on a running system works fine and gives operational wifi.
> >
> > Intel Corporation Wireless 8260 class=0x028000 card=0x10108086
> > chip=0x24f38086 rev=0x3a hdr=0x00
> >
> > --
> > CeDeROM, SQ7MHZ, http://www.tomek.cedro.info
> 
> 
> This has been happening to my Intel 8260 as well.
> It seems to be a known bug.
Has anyone opened a pr(1)?
At least that way, it would be recorded as a problem.

--Chris
> 
> I circumvent it by manually loading the wifi modules after boot. This
> doesn't crash the system.
> 
> As a dirty hack? You could add the loading as a script and automatically
> load the modules when the FreeBSD is fully up and running.
> 
> Br,
> 
> Tommi
>