Re: interesting problem

2000-09-29 Thread Alfred Perlstein
* Tony Johnson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000928 17:54] wrote: > I really did not want to reply to this but since some people believe that I > am just see-ing things, then I will set this straight. No we don't Tony, we aren't claiming any stability in -current, I'm sure people will remeber your initial

Re: interesting problem

2000-09-29 Thread Alfred Perlstein
* Thomas David Rivers <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [000928 03:34] wrote: > > Alfred, > >Just playing `devils advocate' here. But, in some initial > install situations, exactly how is the user, even the most > knowledgeable one, supposed to do much of anything if the > install itself doesn't wo

Re: sysinstall: Avoiding version checking of CD-ROM (patch included)

2000-09-29 Thread Jordan Hubbard
> Speaking about sysinstall, would you please check my PR (bin/21423, > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=21423>) ? Done and fixed, thanks! It should be in the next (2930) -current snapshot in ftp://current.freebsd.org/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/i386/ - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send ma

Re: sysinstall: Avoiding version checking of CD-ROM (patchincluded)

2000-09-29 Thread Makoto MATSUSHITA
jkh> Done and fixed, thanks! Wow, thank you ^_^ But.. maybe my PR is not clearly described, it does not fix current situation; very sorry for my poor presentations. Here is a current directory structure (just extracted tarballs) of 5-current as of Sep/29/2000. % cd ~ftp/pub/FreeBSD/snapshots/

Re: My system hang with ACPI kernel thread

2000-09-29 Thread Munehiro Matsuda
From: Takanori Watanabe <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2000 13:38:57 +0900 ::>With the addition of ACPI kernel thread, my system hangs in about ::>10 miniutes use after boot up. By disabling kernel thread, system ::>runs just fine. ::> ::>Do you have any idea where to look at? ::>I'll try

ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Smith
Here's the latest ACPI megapatch: - Move all the register I/O into a separate file - Made all the I/O spaces use proper bus resources - Allocate the resources in machine-dependant code - Map ACPI-used memory in machine-dependant code - Create a machine-dependant "acpiprobe" device which jus

Re: My system hang with ACPI kernel thread

2000-09-29 Thread Mitsuru IWASAKI
> > > > Currently kernel thread seems broken, so mallocing storage in > > > > acpi_queue_event() never be freed. I think number of events at a > > > > point of tme is limited and we can have static storage for the events. > > > > The implementaion of sys/i386/apm/apm.c:apm_record_event() (it's fo

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mitsuru IWASAKI
Thanks a lot mike, these are mostly acceptable for me. > Here's the latest ACPI megapatch: > > - Move all the register I/O into a separate file Agreed. > - Made all the I/O spaces use proper bus resources > - Allocate the resources in machine-dependant code I prefer previous patch because

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread T.SHIOZAKI
From: Mitsuru IWASAKI <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [acpi-jp 691] Re: ACPI megapatch Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 22:05:17 +0900 Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Issues outstanding: > > - Need to remove superfluous headers > > - Need to decide the correct split between and > > in terms of fu

Re: [acpi-jp 692] Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread T.SHIOZAKI
From: "T.SHIOZAKI" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [acpi-jp 692] Re: ACPI megapatch Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2000 22:41:39 +0900 (JST) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > IMHO, it's desirable to use the name "acpi.h", because of conflict Sorry, "it's desirable to avoid using ...". -- Takuya SHIOZAKI T

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mitsuru IWASAKI
Hi, > > I'd like to move and rename them as I said in my previous mail, > > -> > > shared by both kernel and userland programs > > -> > > shared within kernel code (acpi stuff and related drivers) > > IMHO, it's desirable to use the name "acpi.h", because of conflict > with the file

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mitsuru IWASAKI
> In summary, my suggestions are > - i386/i386/acpi_machdep.c > acpi_find_rsdp() and acpi_mapmem() > - dev/acpi/acpi.c > acpi_identify() and acpi_find_facp() Here is a patch for your megapatch at http://people.FreeBSD.org/~iwasaki/acpi/patch-for-megapatch.diff I'll be happy if you a

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread takawata
In message <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Mitsuru IWASAKI wrote: >> In summary, my suggestions are >> - i386/i386/acpi_machdep.c >> acpi_find_rsdp() and acpi_mapmem() >> - dev/acpi/acpi.c >> acpi_identify() and acpi_find_facp() > >Here is a patch for your megapatch at >http://people.FreeBSD.org/

IPX requires 'device random'

2000-09-29 Thread Kevin M. Dulzo
I am not aware of the full status of IPX networking support in -current, but I migrated my -stable kernel config as best I could. Kernel compilation completes, but linking fails due to a rand_ function not being present ( I do not have the exact error handy, but can generate for anyone w

setting device permissions for DEVFS

2000-09-29 Thread Alexander Langer
Hello! What is the suggested best way to set permissions on devices in DEVFS? (I want to chmod 664 /dev/acd0c to let users in the group operator burn CD-R's). Do we already have a common way that I missed? Or is the best way to put it into rc.local (or similar)? Thanks Alex -- cat: /home/alex/

procfs info.

2000-09-29 Thread mirko . viviani
Ciao. I need to know the exact format of the /proc/*/cmdline of FreeBSD. Actually I'm using 4.1 and I have discovered that at the end of cmdline file there are always 2 NULL characters. Is this a standard behaviour of FBSD cmdline ? From 3.0 is it changed or it will change ? Thanks. -- Bye,

Re: procfs info.

2000-09-29 Thread Dan Nelson
In the last episode (Sep 29), [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > I need to know the exact format of the /proc/*/cmdline of FreeBSD. > Actually I'm using 4.1 and I have discovered that at the end of > cmdline file there are always 2 NULL characters. You sure? $ uname -v FreeBSD 5.0-CURRENT #69: Tue Sep 5

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mitsuru IWASAKI
> >Here is a patch for your megapatch at > >http://people.FreeBSD.org/~iwasaki/acpi/patch-for-megapatch.diff > >I'll be happy if you accept and commit this :-) > > > > I think it is better bus attachment code is in MD part than in MI part. > And MD bus attachment code calls MI bus attachment code

Re: procfs info.

2000-09-29 Thread John Polstra
In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I need to know the exact format of the /proc/*/cmdline of > FreeBSD. Actually I'm using 4.1 and I have discovered that at the > end of cmdline file there are always 2 NULL characters. I'm not seeing that on my 4.x-stable system from ab

Re: setting device permissions for DEVFS

2000-09-29 Thread Donn Miller
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Alexander Langer wrote: > What is the suggested best way to set permissions on devices in DEVFS? > (I want to chmod 664 /dev/acd0c to let users in the group operator > burn CD-R's). > Do we already have a common way that I missed? /etc/rc.devfs - Donn To Unsubscribe: sen

Re: sysinstall: Avoiding version checking of CD-ROM (patch included)

2000-09-29 Thread Jordan Hubbard
> % ls boot/kernel/kernel* > zsh: no matches found: boot/kernel/kernel* That's a different problem - there should be a boot/kernel/kernel.ko file and I'm not sure why there isn't. I'll talk to David O'Brien about fixing it. - Jordan To Unsubscribe: send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with "unsubsc

Re: procfs info.

2000-09-29 Thread mirko . viviani
You wrote: > > I need to know the exact format of the /proc/*/cmdline of > > FreeBSD. Actually I'm using 4.1 and I have discovered that at the > > end of cmdline file there are always 2 NULL characters. > > I'm not seeing that on my 4.x-stable system from about a month ago: Sorry, I just found

Re: procfs info.

2000-09-29 Thread Brian O'Shea
On Fri, Sep 29, 2000 at 08:49:06PM +, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > You wrote: > > > > I need to know the exact format of the /proc/*/cmdline of > > > FreeBSD. Actually I'm using 4.1 and I have discovered that at the > > > end of cmdline file there are always 2 NULL characters. > > > > I'm not

Re: interesting problem

2000-09-29 Thread Gerhard Sittig
On Thu, Sep 28, 2000 at 21:45 -0500, Tony Johnson wrote: > > Since I am complaining then I need to figure out what U have > done to make 5.0-CURRENT crash?? Well atleast U admit that U > do not know and U do not care. So anyone who is using FreeBSD > should also not care?? This is more screwed

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Smith
> > > I'd like to move and rename them as I said in my previous mail, > > > -> > > > shared by both kernel and userland programs > > > -> > > > shared within kernel code (acpi stuff and related drivers) > > > > IMHO, it's desirable to use the name "acpi.h", because of conflict > > with th

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Smith
> Thanks a lot mike, these are mostly acceptable for me. > > > - Made all the I/O spaces use proper bus resources > > - Allocate the resources in machine-dependant code > > I prefer previous patch because most of the code in i386/acpi_machdep.c > can be shared with IA64 I think. I'm not so su

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Smith
> And probe method and identify method should not be confused. > Memory area check etc can be in MD acpi probe code. Can you explain what you mean here a bit more? The FACT lookup and resource establishment need to be done in the identify routine, not the probe routine... -- ... every ac

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mitsuru IWASAKI
Hi, > > I prefer previous patch because most of the code in i386/acpi_machdep.c > > can be shared with IA64 I think. > > I'm not so sure about that. I suspect that the IA64 code is going to be > using the 'generic address' structures and the x-fields in eg. the FACT. > It won't be using the bio

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Smith
> OK, understood. How about having MD sub-routine in the same interface > (say acpi_set_resources() or acpi_create_instance() or whatever) for > i386 and ia64? Then generic ACPI identify method calls suitable > sub-routine depending on machine architecture. > > - i386/i386/acpi_machdep.c >

Re: Repeated panic out of chgsbsize

2000-09-29 Thread Don Lewis
On Sep 29, 11:30am, Greg Lehey wrote: } Subject: Repeated panic out of chgsbsize } In the past couple of days, I've had a couple of panics out of chgsbsize: } } (kgdb) bt [ snip ] } #12 0xc01cbac9 in panic (fmt=0xc0356920 "reducing sbsize: lost count, uid = %d") at ../../kern/kern_shutdown.c:

Fwd: [cvs commit: src/lib/libc/net hesiod.c]

2000-09-29 Thread Jacques A. Vidrine
If you have machines running -CURRENT from September 9 - September 29, _and_ you created an /etc/nsswitch.conf with any of `passwd: dns', `group: dns', `passwd_compat: dns', `group_compat: dns', then you are vulnerable to a local attack. So upgrade :-) (or just apply the small patch) -- Jacques

Re: IPX requires 'device random'

2000-09-29 Thread Boris Popov
On Fri, 29 Sep 2000, Kevin M. Dulzo wrote: > I am not aware of the full status of IPX networking support in -current, > but I migrated my -stable kernel config as best I could. Kernel compilation > completes, but linking fails due to a rand_ function not being present ( I do > not have the

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Smith
Ok. Based on all the suggestions, received today, and some more ideas besides, here's the latest megapatch. - Move all register I/O into a new file - Move event handling into a new file - Move headers to acpivar/acpireg/acpiio - Move find-RSDT and find-ACPI-owened-memory into acpi_machdep

Re: ACPI megapatch

2000-09-29 Thread Mike Smith
As Iwasaki-san pointed out, I left acpi_event.c out of the previous megapatch. Rather than resend the entire thing, you can fetch the complete patch from: http://people.freebsd.org/~msmith/acpi-2929.diff.gz Regards, -- ... every activity meets with opposition, everyone who acts has

Re: [CFR] ncv, nsp, stg SCSI drivers

2000-09-29 Thread non
From: Poul-Henning Kamp <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2000 15:25:42 +0200 > Use a normal timeout ? I changed to use timeout() and now they do not change clock.c. Updated files can be obtained from, http://home.jp.freebsd.org/~non/scsi_low-2930.tar.gz (added files) http://home.jp.fr

Re: config(8) weirdness

2000-09-29 Thread Motomichi Matsuzaki
Hi. At Sun, 27 Aug 2000 15:16:01 +0200 (CEST), Alexander Leidinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Can anyone success compiling kernel with the following config? > > > > # ATA and ATAPI devices > > device ata > > device atadisk # ATA disk drives > > #device