Re: 6pack: spattach won't die !
On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Tomi Manninen OH2BNS wrote: > On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Andreas Koensgen wrote: > > > I've tested the problem on the weekend and could reconstruct it. > > I've discovered even another error -- when killing spattach > > after a TCP connection has been opened the kernel panics with > > the messages "killing interrupt handler" and "unable to kill the idle > > task". I think the problem is that the driver code which interfaces the > > kernel is very old -- it has been taken from the SLIP driver for 2.0.x > > kernels, later minor changes were done to get it compiled on 2.1.x > > kernels. But meanwhile so many things in the networking code have been > > changed that it is probably easier if I take the kernel interface code > > from the latest 2.2.x mkiss driver and replace/add the 6pack-specific > > routines. This will also be a good opportunity to fix the old > > documentation attached with the driver ... > > I think the mkiss driver may suffer from the same problem. I once had > similar behaviour with kissattach but didn't investigate it further... > You're right, I just got an email from another OM who told me about the same problem. However, using the mkiss code for the kernel interface might remove the other problem, i.e. spattach falls into an uninterruptible sleep when killing it. I've checked it out, kissattach can be killed cleanly if no IP connection has been established before. 73 de Andreas -- Andreas Könsgen * DG3KQ * Aachen, Germany EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 6pack: spattach won't die !
On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Andreas Koensgen wrote: > I've tested the problem on the weekend and could reconstruct it. > I've discovered even another error -- when killing spattach > after a TCP connection has been opened the kernel panics with > the messages "killing interrupt handler" and "unable to kill the idle > task". I think the problem is that the driver code which interfaces the > kernel is very old -- it has been taken from the SLIP driver for 2.0.x > kernels, later minor changes were done to get it compiled on 2.1.x > kernels. But meanwhile so many things in the networking code have been > changed that it is probably easier if I take the kernel interface code > from the latest 2.2.x mkiss driver and replace/add the 6pack-specific > routines. This will also be a good opportunity to fix the old > documentation attached with the driver ... I think the mkiss driver may suffer from the same problem. I once had similar behaviour with kissattach but didn't investigate it further... -- --- Tomi Manninen / [EMAIL PROTECTED] / OH2BNS @ OH2RBI.FIN.EU ---
Re: 6pack: spattach won't die !
Hello, I've tested the problem on the weekend and could reconstruct it. I've discovered even another error -- when killing spattach after a TCP connection has been opened the kernel panics with the messages "killing interrupt handler" and "unable to kill the idle task". I think the problem is that the driver code which interfaces the kernel is very old -- it has been taken from the SLIP driver for 2.0.x kernels, later minor changes were done to get it compiled on 2.1.x kernels. But meanwhile so many things in the networking code have been changed that it is probably easier if I take the kernel interface code from the latest 2.2.x mkiss driver and replace/add the 6pack-specific routines. This will also be a good opportunity to fix the old documentation attached with the driver ... 73's de Andreas --- Andreas Könsgen * DG3KQ * Aachen, Germany EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: 6pack: spattach won't die !
> "Stefano" == Stefano Corti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: >> ifconfig sp0 down > ok, the interface gets [NO FLAG] >> killall spattach --> trouble. killall -KILL spattach ---> >> same trouble. >> >> The 'spattach' process stucks in state 'DW' ; reboot needed. >> >> What should I do? I remember always killing spattach without 'downing' the interface. Maybe this might help... 73's. EB2EBU -- PGP Key available at http://personales.jet.es/inaki.arenaza/pgpkey.html Linux Registered User #44369
Re: 6pack: spattach won't die !
On Thu, 5 Aug 1999, Stefano Corti wrote: > > I moved from kiss to 6pack in my TNC EPROMS, and started to use the 6pack > > driver in 2.2 kernels and spattach, the modified version of kissattach as > > explained in the README. > > > > I found that (as I espected) all ax25 connections now are working better, so > I > > want to keep these settings. > > > > When I try to release the 6pack connection on the serial port something > > strange happens: > > > > ifconfig sp0 down > ok, the interface gets [NO FLAG] > > killall spattach --> trouble. > > killall -KILL spattach ---> same trouble. > > > > The 'spattach' process stucks in state 'DW' ; reboot needed. > > > > What should I do? > > The status D in the ps output means the program is in an uninterruptible sleep, i.e. it has invoked a system call which does not return. The W flag means there are no pages of the program resident in the memory. The program itself has been killed and removed by the kill command.. The system call is still alive, but it hangs. There is no way to remove this entry except for rebooting the system. To find out what spattach does when hanging, start it with the line: strace spattach The strace command prints any system call used by spattach on the screen. 73 de Andreas -- Andreas Könsgen * DG3KQ * Aachen, Germnay * EMail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
6pack: spattach won't die !
Trying to resend an old help request. Got no answer.. IZ0BBZ - Stefano Corti Internet mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AX25 mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Messaggio Originale- Da: Stefano Corti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> A: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Data invio: mercoledì 23 giugno 1999 09:47 Oggetto: 6pack: spattach won't die ! > Hi everybody, > > I moved from kiss to 6pack in my TNC EPROMS, and started to use the 6pack > driver in 2.2 kernels and spattach, the modified version of kissattach as > explained in the README. > > I found that (as I espected) all ax25 connections now are working better, so I > want to keep these settings. > > When I try to release the 6pack connection on the serial port something > strange happens: > > ifconfig sp0 down > ok, the interface gets [NO FLAG] > killall spattach --> trouble. > killall -KILL spattach ---> same trouble. > > The 'spattach' process stucks in state 'DW' ; reboot needed. > > What should I do? >
6pack: spattach won't die !
Hi everybody, I moved from kiss to 6pack in my TNC EPROMS, and started to use the 6pack driver in 2.2 kernels and spattach, the modified version of kissattach as explained in the README. I found that (as I espected) all ax25 connections now are working better, so I want to keep these settings. When I try to release the 6pack connection on the serial port something strange happens: ifconfig sp0 down > ok, the interface gets [NO FLAG] killall spattach --> trouble. killall -KILL spattach ---> same trouble. The 'spattach' process stucks in state 'DW' ; reboot needed. What should I do? IZ0BBZ - Stefano Corti Internet mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] AX25 mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
