re: bin/59996: swapctl: SWAP_STATS different to SWAP_NSWAP (1 != 3)

["matthew green via gnats" <gnats-admin%NetBSD.org@localhost>]

The following reply was made to PR bin/59996; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: matthew green <mrg%eterna23.net@localhost>
To: Robert Elz <kre%munnari.OZ.AU@localhost>
Cc: netbsd-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost, wiz%NetBSD.org@localhost, gnats-bugs%NetBSD.org@localhost
Subject: re: bin/59996: swapctl: SWAP_STATS different to SWAP_NSWAP (1 != 3)
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:48:36 +1100

 Robert Elz writes:
 > I have finished playing with swapctl related issues.
 >
 > Now we need to decide what should be pulled up, and to where.
 >
 > The kernel mod is most likely I assume, though it is for a very
 > rare and relatively harmless condition (no crashes possible, no
 > unintended data exposed) so could be just left for -12 or could
 > be pulled up to just -11 (or perhaps back further).   I haven't
 > looked at what is involved in doing any of those yet.
 >
 > The changes to swapctl(8) I don't think are worthy of any pullups.
 > The offending message is actually useful on any release where the
 > kernel issue isn't corrected.  When it is corrected, the chances
 > that anyone, not deliberately trying to provoke it, is ever going to
 > encounter it, are miniscule.   The other changes are just noise.
 >
 > So, opinions?   I will change the PR status to pending-pullups while
 > this is being decided.
 
 thank you again for fixing this properly.
 
 i'm fine with just pulling up the kernel fixes -- maybe the man
 pages fixes are also nice, but i'd probably only do those if
 doing all of swapctl(8) too.
 
 
 .mrg.