Subject: kern/9604: SIOCSIFNETMASK makes ia->ia_subnet unsynchronized
To: None <gnats-bugs@gnats.netbsd.org>
From: None <itojun@itojun.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 03/12/2000 02:24:34
>Number:         9604
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       SIOCSIFNETMASK makes ia->ia_subnet unsynchronized
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       non-critical
>Priority:       low
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people (Kernel Bug People)
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Mar 12 02:24:00 2000
>Last-Modified:
>Originator:     Jun-ichiro itojun Hagino
>Organization:
	itojun.org
>Release:        latest current (Sun Mar 12 19:21:03 JST 2000)
>Environment:
System: NetBSD coconut.itojun.org 1.4.2_ALPHA NetBSD 1.4.2_ALPHA (COCONUT) #6: Tue Dec 28 18:42:20 JST 1999 itojun@coconut.itojun.org:/usr/home/itojun/NetBSD14/syssrc/sys/arch/i386/compile/COCONUT i386


>Description:
	In sys/netinet/in.c, SIOCSIFNETMASK processing does not update
	ia->ia_subnet.  Therefore, ia->ia_subnet will become unsynchronized
	if someone uses SIOCSIFNETMASK.  not sure if it raises real problem
	or a feature.
>How-To-Repeat:
	code inspection
>Fix:
	adjust it as necessary?
>Audit-Trail:
>Unformatted: