netbsd-bugs: kern/35421: firmload(9) crashes if called before root is there

Subject: kern/35421: firmload(9) crashes if called before root is there
To: None <kern-bug-people@netbsd.org, gnats-admin@netbsd.org,>
From: None <is@beverly.kleinbus.org>
List: netbsd-bugs
Date: 01/14/2007 10:05:01

>Number:         35421
>Category:       kern
>Synopsis:       firmload(9) crashes if called before root is there
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    kern-bug-people
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Sun Jan 14 10:05:00 +0000 2007
>Originator:     Ignatios Souvatzis
>Release:        -current as of 20070112
>Organization:
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>Environment:
System: NetBSD /i386 
Architecture: i386
Machine: i386
>Description:
	
>How-To-Repeat:
	call firmload_open(9) at (initial) attach time
>Fix:
	Workaround: don't use it until later. This should at least be
	documented. Better: firmload_open should detect it and return
	an error.