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Regression #16237

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Drivers that load firmware can cause a kernel panic.

Added by Steve Wheeler 4 months ago. Updated 3 months ago.

Status:
Confirmed
Priority:
Normal
Assignee:
-
Category:
Operating System
Target version:
Start date:
Due date:
% Done:

0%

Estimated time:
Plus Target Version:
25.11
Release Notes:
Default
Affected Version:
2.8.0
Affected Architecture:
All

Description

In recent FreeBSD 15 builds drivers have been moving firmware out of the code to load it when it attaches. This affects drivers in 2.8 and 25.03.

If the firmware is not present and cannot be loaded it can cause a kernel panic.

Confirmed so far: iwlwifi(4), iwm(4), isp(4).

Drivers failing to attach should not cause a kernel panic.

See: https://forum.netgate.com/topic/197485/kernel-panic-when-upgrading-to-2-8-0-beta

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