Re: kernel/1607: Intel Gigabit Ethernet NIC can crash box..

[Matthew Jacob <mjacob_(_at_)_feral_(_dot_)_com>]

The following reply was made to PR kernel/1607; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Matthew Jacob <mjacob_(_at_)_feral_(_dot_)_com>
To: Erik Fichtner <emf_(_at_)_servervault_(_dot_)_com>
Cc: gnats_(_at_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org, GNATS Management <gnats_(_at_)_cvs_(_dot_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org>,
   bugs_(_at_)_cvs_(_dot_)_openbsd_(_dot_)_org
Subject: Re: kernel/1607: Intel Gigabit Ethernet NIC can crash box..
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 2001 18:30:04 -0800 (PST)

 Have you tried revision 1.7 or revision 1.8 of if_wx.c?
 
 -matt
 
 
 On Fri, 5 Jan 2001, Erik Fichtner wrote:
 
 > 
 > >Number:         1607
 > >Category:       kernel
 > >Synopsis:       improperly connected intel wx0 gig-ether card crashes machine.
 > >Confidential:   no
 > >Severity:       serious
 > >Priority:       low
 > >Responsible:    bugs
 > >State:          open
 > >Class:          sw-bug
 > >Submitter-Id:   net
 > >Arrival-Date:   Fri Jan  5 15:50:01 MST 2001
 > >Last-Modified:
 > >Originator:     Erik Fichtner <emf_(_at_)_servervault_(_dot_)_com>
 > >Organization:
 > ServerVault, Inc.
 > >Release:        2.8-current
 > >Environment:
 >         System      : OpenBSD 2.8-current (Thu Dec 28 16:06:47 GMT 2000)
 >         Architecture: OpenBSD.i386
 >         Machine     : i386
 > 
 > wx0 at pci1 dev 9 function 0 vendor "Intel", unknown product 0x1001 rev 0x02: Intel GigaBit Ethernet
 > wx0: interrupting at irq 9
 > wx0: Ethernet address [...]
 > 
 > >Description:
 > 	"ifconfig wx0 up" on a card that isn't attached, or is attached
 > 	backwards will result in:
 > 
 > wx0: swdpio1 did not clear- check for reversed or disconnected cable
 > wx0: swdpio1 did not clear- check for reversed or disconnected cable
 > wx0: swdpio1 did not clear- check for reversed or disconnected cable
 > wx0: swdpio1 did not clear- check for reversed or disconnected cable
 > WARNING: SPL NOT LOWERED ON SYSCALL EXIT
 > Stopped at _Xosyscall_end+0x5e
 > ddb>
 > 
 > >How-To-Repeat:
 > 
 > 	See description.
 > 
 > >Fix:
 > 	...
 > 
 > -- 
 > Erik Fichtner
 > Security Administrator, ServerVault, Inc.
 > 703-333-5900
 > 
 > >Audit-Trail:
 > >Unformatted:
 >