Hi, On 27/07/2019 15:30, David Ranch wrote: >> This was just an example. We have had issues on x86 and x86_64 where >> packets would be emitted twice for no good reason, clogging up channels >> with duplicates. > > Hmmm.. I'm not sure if I've seen this issue. Is this reproducible? I have reproduced this issue myself. The bug is #783160. > Yes.. since I started with Linux packet around 2009, I've seen both > segfaults and even kernel panics. It seems that every time, the issue > was around sequencing or misconfiguration. To be clear, segfaults and kernel panics should *never* occur as a result of software that is released in Debian stable. This is just totally unacceptable and it's really quite embarrassing that we have been shipping these packages in this state. > I've been contemplating what it would take to modify the libax25 program > to translate calls into AGW calls that some userland tool like Direwolf > could support. I think a lot of it could be done but I'm not 100% sure > that everything could be carried over. I still believe that there are > definite benefits in having the AX25 stack in the kernel so I'd like to > see that get fixed. That would be a really interesting approach. I had not thought of this but I like it! > Yes.. I've reached out to several people and some people stated > interested but I haven't had any real traction. Most recently, I've > made a proposal to the ARDC / AMPR44 group to see if we can get a grant > to get this work done by established professional kernel developers. > Their grant process is still developing but I remain hopeful this could > fast track the effort. Ok, the work is really needed but I do wonder if these groups are even running recent software anyway. Thanks, Iain.
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