Patch-ID# 100147-01
Keywords: panic BAD TRAP kernel read fault ifconfig
Synopsis:ifconfig xpkt0 causes system crash
Date: 22-Oct-90

SunOS release: 
	4.1

Topic: kernel panic BAD TRAP ifconfig

BugID's fixed with this patch: 1038037

Architectures for which this patch is available: sun3 sun4 sun4c

Problem description:

The NIT does not chack if the ioctl routine is supplied
and tries to perform an ioctl.

The fix includes patched version of: nit_if.o

Install instructions:

After extracting fix tape contents into /tmp, as root install
the appopriate sun3 sun4 or sun4c patches as follows:

cd /sys/{sun3,sun4,sun4c}/OBJ
mv nit_if.o nit_if.o_orig
cp /tmp/{sun3,sun4,sun4c}/nit_if.o nit_if.o
chmod 444 nit_if.o
 
Then a new kernel must be configed, built and installed.
Refer to the System and Networking portion of the Manual
on building and installing a custom kernel.