Software Fixes
Release G.07.50 11/11/03
Config (PR_96698) — A TFTP Config file with a tilde character (~) in a command resulted
in some config commands being lost. The tidal character is not allowed by the CLI and will
now log an error message if an uploaded config file contains the invalid character.
Console (PR_97705) — Console lock-up (land.c attack).
Crash (PR_90184) — Assertion failed: ! sal_int_context(), file cmic.c, line 375. Bad transceiver,
cables or CRC/Alignment errors caused a crash. More information provided when/if this
crash happens.
Crash (PR_95525) — Switch is crashing with a bus error:
Crash msg: Bus error: HW Addr=0xe1f08796 IP=0x003a51b4 Task='mInstCtrl' Task I D=0x1767af8 fp:
0x00000006 sp:0x01767988 lr:0x003979a4
Errant Data Structure removed.
Crash (PR_98417) — System under heavy traffic crashes with the following message:
Crash msg: Software exception at bcm56xxDmaTx.c:524 -- in 'eChassMgr', task ID =0x1754328-> Out of
pkt buffers; mRstpCtrl using 1726
Error Log (PR_88578/98618) — In a very busy network, occasional Warning messages
are logged as “Msg loss detected - no ack for seq #N”.
Flooding (PR_98155) — Layer 2 stress environment, when ~7500 MAC address are
learned/aging out, traffic to particular MAC address are being flooded to all ports in the VLAN.
Flow Control (PR_98117) — Flow Control not working when port is forced to 100 or 10
FDX.
IRDP (PR_98092) — IRDP (ICMP Router Discovery Protocol) did not return a router
address to the requesting PC.
LACP (PR_98026) — Dynamic active or passive LACP ports do not aggregate into the trunk
group resulting in STP loops.
Mgmt (PR_96924) — Device unmanageable when heavily loaded with software routing.
POST (PR_98922) — Known good module fails to come up under heavy stress conditions.
Routing (PR_94958) — Routing performance degrades after 10 minutes of continued
traffic. Traffic was being routed in software due to a prematurely aged out MAC entry. ARPs
will now be sent out 1/minute to reinstate a proper MAC entry with a valid ARP entry.
Routing (PR_95616) — Packets dropped when routing packets from a Trunk Group and
the destination is the same Trunk Group.
STP (PR_97602) — Trunking & RSTP enabled, broadcast storm
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