when allocating memory for network buffers at interrupt time. This is due
to inadequate checking for the new mcl_map. Fixed by merging mb_map and
mcl_map into a single mb_map.
Reviewed by: wollman
rev.1.10 two years ago. Children continued to run at splhigh()
after returning from vm_fork(). This mainly affected kernel
processes and init. For ordinary processes, interrupts are normally
unmasked a few instructions later after fork() returns (it may be
important for syscall() not to reschedule the child processes).
Kernel processes had workarounds for the problem. Init manages to
start because some routines "know" that it is safe to go to sleep
despite their caller starting them at a high ipl. Then its ipl
gets fixed on its first normal return from a syscall.
This will make a number of things easier in the future, as well as (finally!)
avoiding the Id-smashing problem which has plagued developers for so long.
Boy, I'm glad we're not using sup anymore. This update would have been
insane otherwise.
previous hackery involving struct in_ifaddr and arpcom. Get rid of the
abominable multi_kludge. Update all network interfaces to use the
new machanism. Distressingly few Ethernet drivers program the multicast
filter properly (assuming the hardware has one, which it usually does).
compile again. The code to protect users from combining the dedicated
PCCARD drivers and the generic code is a warning if the above option
is included in the config file.
Demanded by: bde
(helptext from Philippe Regnauld)
- Make introfunc() work with serial terminals.
(submitted by Jean-Marc Zucconi)
- Eliminate excessive statusline redraw during screen updates.
(requested by Peter Wemm)
- Some trivial output formatting dinks.
Assuming that the intr_mask[] was updated by changing the maskptrs (the
existing update_intr_masks() function will not work) this code was
written so the PCIC controller insertion/removal events will not
interrupt the card IRQ handler events.
Some possible scenarios:
+ Card is removed during IRQ handler:
- PCIC card handler is allowed to interrupt
- card removal event is called, removing the driver and data structures
* card interrupt handler continues w/out driver, data structures, and hardware
OR (the code just committed)
* card IRQ handler has no hardware to read/write to, but has code and
data to run on (XXX- Assume it completes and doesn't spin forever)
- PCIC card handler unloads the card driver
The current situation at least leaves the card interrupt handlers the
drivers and data structures to work with although the hardware can't be
guaranteed.
Reviewed by: bde
- Turn off BTB (Branch Target Buffer) because the BTB makes system
unstable on some machines. The BTB feature can be enabled if
"options BTB_EN" is added in kernel a configuration file.
- Change comment.
- Reorder `orb XX,%al's.
- Reset NMI F/F (mask NMI) before setting registers, and set it after
setting them. Normally, this change has no effect.
multicast group memberships. This is not actually operative
at the moment (a lot of other code still needs to be changed), but
this seemed like a useful reference point to check in so that
others (i.e. Bill Fenner) have fair warning of where we are going.
> <sys/param.h> doesn't include <sys/time.h>
>
> I removed the NAPM check since it's wasteful to check twice. apmprobe()
> checks the unit number, and that's the right check.
Submitted by: bde
swapgeneric.c hasn't had anything to do with swapping for some time.
It just makes the -a boot option actually work, and breaks the static
configuration of rootdev and dumpdev. It should be reorganized to
only support -a.
