Re: possibility of a "severe flaw in the logic of FreeBSD's kernel handling multiple host bridges ..."

On Thu, 2009-01-08 at 20:20 +0100, Manfred_Knick wrote:
> First: Congratulations upon 7.1 final RELEASE !
> 
> On Fri, 24 Oct 2008, I pointed out the
> 
>     "possibility of a severe flaw in the logic of FreeBSD's kernel
>      handling multiple host bridges
>      and the corresponding assignment of
>      (in principle, correctly detected)
>      devices to their host bridges"
> 
> :: -->   http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/query-pr.cgi?pr=kern/128331
> 
> :: -->   http://forums.freebsd.org/showthread.php?t=236
> 
> but unfortunately, I did not get any response at all.
> Two mails to "kensmith_at_cse.Buffalo.EDU" asking for any contact e-mail 
> address of a FreeBSD Kernel developer knowing his way around 
> host-bridges and PCI-devices also gave no reaction.
> 
> I am sorry for this noise
> (I would have preferred to handle this more quietly),
> but finally I take hope to the advice of Daniel Gerzo (Thanks _at_ danger):
> 
> "If you will not receive any feedback I would recommend you to send an
> email to current_at_ and stable_at_ mailing lists. PR's sometimes get lost
> in the traffic and not all developers are checking GNATS all the time."
> 
> Looking forward to a contact

I'm really not sure that I am the best person to try and tackle this,
but it does fall somewhere near me... Can you send me a pciconf -lv.

robert.

> Kind regards
> 
> Manfred
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