Simon> 1. On a moderately busy system, I get an ever increasing
Simon> number of hung/ stuck ftpd and tcpd.
For what it's worth, I don't get this behaviour.
Simon> 2. During boot, we see that modules net_pf{3,4,5} cannot be
Simon> found.
Running kerneld, aren't we? I've asked the same question myself, and
from the answers I got it seems that
Simon> a. What are these modules?
net-pf-3 : AX.25
net-pf-4 : IPX
net-pf-5 : AppleTalk
This really should be documented somewhere -- or have better names. Wh=
y
are they called that, anyway?
Simon> b. Why are the missing?
Probably because you haven't make'd them? You can always edit an
/etc/conf.modules to contain:
alias net-pf-3 off # AX.25
alias net-pf-4 ipx # IPX
alias net-pf-5 off # A-talk
assuming you have compiled the IPX driver. Otherwise, just =ABoff=BB t=
hat
one as well.
=20
Simon> c. What does it affect?
Nothing, unless you want to use those protocols. For some reason, an
=ABifconfig=BB by itself tries to insert all those modules. The reason=
is
probably good, though it escapes me.
Simon> Ouch, Kerneld timed out, message failed
Simon> Ouch, Kerneld: msgsnd wants to sleep at interrupt.
I don't see those either. It's your problem.
Simon> a. Is kerneld still supported?
Works for me. However, apparently, the 3c509-driver warns me that it's
not a good idea to kerneld-module it, unless I'm EISA. Is this for
real? It seems to work flawlessly, but warnings like that always worrie=
s
me slightly.
Simon> Any help will be handsomely rewarded with a wide grin and a
Simon> shout for joy on my children's part. They will see Daddy
Simon> again!
Tell them I said hello :-)
~kzm