bad kerneld behaviour

Jacek Zapala (jacek@deuter.im.pw.edu.pl)
Thu, 25 Apr 1996 14:42:56 +0200 (MET DST)

Look at this log. PPP was started at 13:45:43 and it caused ppp.o to be
insmod-ed by kerneld. OK. Later ppp was started at 13:46:48 and 13:50:05.
But all of the attempts was unsuccesfull. At 13:50:42, _during_ the last
chat, ppp.o has been unloaded.

So, ppp.o has been unloaded by kerneld after the specified timeout (5
minutes in this case) COUNTING FROM LOADING TIME and not from the time of
last use/access. This is wrong. Of course if it had been in use then, if
wouldn't had been unloaded.

Kernel 1.3.94, modules and kerneld 1.3.67f.

Jacek Zapala

Apr 25 13:45:43 bbs kernel: CSLIP: code copyright 1989 Regents of the University of California
Apr 25 13:45:43 bbs kernel: PPP: version 2.2.0 (dynamic channel allocation)
Apr 25 13:45:43 bbs kernel: PPP Dynamic channel allocation code copyright 1995 Caldera, Inc.
Apr 25 13:45:43 bbs kernel: PPP line discipline registered.
Apr 25 13:45:43 bbs kernel: registered device ppp0
Apr 25 13:45:44 bbs pppd[4477]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
Apr 25 13:45:45 bbs chat[4478]: abort on (BUSY)
Apr 25 13:45:45 bbs chat[4478]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Apr 25 13:45:45 bbs chat[4478]: send (ATZ^M)
Apr 25 13:45:45 bbs chat[4478]: expect (OK)
Apr 25 13:45:46 bbs chat[4478]: ATZ^M^M
Apr 25 13:45:46 bbs chat[4478]: OK -- got it
[........]
Apr 25 13:46:30 bbs chat[4478]: expect (port_)
Apr 25 13:46:34 bbs chat[4478]: ^M
Apr 25 13:46:34 bbs pppd[4477]: Exit.
Apr 25 13:46:34 bbs chat[4478]: NO CARRIER -- failed
Apr 25 13:46:34 bbs chat[4478]: Failed (NO CARRIER)
Apr 25 13:46:48 bbs pppd[4594]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
Apr 25 13:46:49 bbs chat[4599]: abort on (BUSY)
Apr 25 13:46:49 bbs chat[4599]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Apr 25 13:46:49 bbs chat[4599]: send (ATZ^M)
Apr 25 13:46:49 bbs chat[4599]: expect (OK)
[.......]
Apr 25 13:47:37 bbs chat[4599]: ^M
Apr 25 13:47:41 bbs pppd[4594]: Exit.
Apr 25 13:47:41 bbs chat[4599]: carme :
Apr 25 13:47:41 bbs chat[4599]: alarm
Apr 25 13:47:41 bbs chat[4599]: Failed
Apr 25 13:50:05 bbs pppd[4956]: pppd 2.2.0 started by root, uid 0
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: abort on (BUSY)
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: abort on (NO CARRIER)
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: send (ATZ^M)
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: expect (OK)
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: ATZ^M^M
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: OK -- got it
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: send (ATL6^M)
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: expect (OK)
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: ^M
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: ATL6^M^M
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: OK -- got it
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: send (ATDT9wp6605430^M)
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: timeout set to 90 seconds
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: expect (CONNECT)
Apr 25 13:50:07 bbs chat[4961]: ^M
Apr 25 13:50:42 bbs kernel: PPP: ppp line discipline successfully unregistered
Apr 25 13:51:32 bbs chat[4961]: ATDT9wp6605430^M^M
Apr 25 13:51:32 bbs chat[4961]: NO CARRIER -- failed
Apr 25 13:51:32 bbs chat[4961]: Failed (NO CARRIER)
Apr 25 13:51:32 bbs pppd[4956]: Exit.