killing slattach with bytes in buffer freezes system
Bug #396930 reported by
Ambricka
This bug affects 1 person
Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
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net-tools (Ubuntu) |
New
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Undecided
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Unassigned |
Bug Description
Binary package hint: net-tools
Distributor ID: Ubuntu
Description: Ubuntu 9.04
Release: 9.04
Codename: jaunty
Linux bunke 2.6.28-13-generic #45-Ubuntu SMP Tue Jun 30 22:12:12 UTC 2009 x86_64 GNU/Linux
to reproduce:
slattach -p slip /dev/ttyUSB0
ifconfig sl0 ...
ping or anything to the other side
make sure the other side hasn't received the data
kill slattach process
experience a frozen system
it could also be a problem of ftdi-sio, but I haven't managed to freeze the system with that driver any other way.
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This is probably the same as #376128, which has been fixed in newer kernels (anything not 2.6.28).