I can confirm this happens with program:

#include <unistd.h>
void main() { rmdir("/home/dolecek/junk/";}

where /home/dolecek/junk is link to pub. i.e.
/home/dolecek/junk -> pub

I can try to track this down a bit. I'm looking forward for happy
vfs code lesson :))

Neil A. Carson wrote:
> Brian Chevrier wrote:
> 
> _Debugger(f7fe2408, 0, f80b2de4, f0168557, f01681e8) at _Debugger + 0x4
> _panic(f01681e8, 20002, f7fe557c, 30002, 2de6) at _panic + 0x55
> _lockmgr(f7fe2408, 30002, f7fe5608, f80b2e1c, f0190a13) at _lockmgr +
> 0x2a7
> _ufs_lock(f80b2e10) at _ufs_lock + 0x22
> _vn_lock(f7fe557c, 20002, f7fe557c, f80b2f1c, f80b2ef8) at _vn_lock
> + 0x3f
> _lookup(f80b2ef8, f80b2f88, f80ac3f0, f80b2f80, f067ac00) at _lookup +
> 0x6f
> _namei(f80b2ef8, f80b2f88, f80ac3f0, f80b2f80, ffffffff) at _namei +
> 0x317
> _sys_rmdir(f80ac3f0, f80b2f88, f80b2f80, 0, efbfdcf4) at _sys_rmdir
> + 0x35
> _syscall() at _syscall + 0x1c2
> --- syscall (number 137) ---
> 0x4005eb7f:
> 
> 
> I was running a program that I'm working on.  My program did a rmdir on
> a symbolic link and crashed the kernal with the above stack. I need to
> fix my program so it doesn't try and do that, but I don't the kernal
> should crash. If I try this from the shell it gives an error but doesn't
> crash. I also noticed that it only happens when I end the name with a
> slash. For example, /home/bchevrie/junk/ where junk is the symbolic
> link. I hope this is useful, give me a call if you have any questions.
> 
> 
> 
> 


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