Subject: bin/7537: ipf -E gives cryptic error when ipf already enabled
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: Dean Huxley <dean@huxley.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 05/08/1999 19:45:38
>Number:         7537
>Category:       bin
>Synopsis:       ipf -E gives cryptic error when ipf already enabled
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    bin-bug-people (Utility Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sat May  8 16:05:00 1999
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Dean Huxley
>Organization:
	none
>Release:        NetBSD 1.4B
>Environment:
System: NetBSD habanero.huxley.org 1.4B NetBSD 1.4B (HABANERO) #0: Sat May 8 15:50:47 MDT 1999 dean@habanero.huxley.org:/usr/src/sys/arch/i386/compile/HABANERO i386


>Description:
Running ipf -E when ipf is already enabled gives the error message
"SIOCFRENB: Device busy", which is confusing.

>How-To-Repeat:
[etc 6 ]# ipf -E
[etc 7 ]# ipf -E
SIOCFRENB: Device busy

>Fix:
change ipf to ignore EBUSY?
print a message saying ipf is already enabled?
change the ioctl not to return EBUSY in this case?
	
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: