Re: kern/40110: null, overlay and umap modules loading -> panic (layerfs symbols not there)

[Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR kern/40110; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Andrew Doran <ad%netbsd.org@localhost>
To: gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Cc: 
Subject: Re: kern/40110: null, overlay and umap modules loading -> panic 
(layerfs symbols not there)
Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2008 10:19:16 +0000

 Hi,
 
 On Fri, Dec 05, 2008 at 05:55:00AM +0000, xtraeme%gmail.com@localhost wrote:
 
 > Loading any of null, overlay or umap modules will cause a panic instantly.
 > The missing symbols are provided by layerfs on sys/miscfs/genfs/layer_*.
 
 I don't understand this. What's the panic that you see?
 
 > * Make a new module for layerfs and depend on it in affected modules.
 
 I'll implement this. Longer term I plan to rewrite both of these FSes.
 
 Thanks,
 Andrew