Re: port-powerpc/46711: Generating a gpg2 key causes a "user PGM trap" kernel loop

The following reply was made to PR port-powerpc/46711; it has been noted by GNATS.

From: Julio Merino <julio <at> meroh.net>
To: gnats-bugs <at> NetBSD.org
Cc: port-powerpc-maintainer <at> netbsd.org, gnats-admin <at> netbsd.org,
	netbsd-bugs <at> netbsd.org, macallan <at> netbsd.org
Subject: Re: port-powerpc/46711: Generating a gpg2 key causes a "user PGM
 trap" kernel loop
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2012 14:11:35 -0400

 On Tue, Jul 17, 2012 at 04:00:08AM +0000, Michael wrote:
 > The following reply was made to PR port-powerpc/46711; it has been noted by GNATS.
 > 
 > From: Michael <macallan <at> netbsd.org>
 > To: gnats-bugs <at> NetBSD.org
 > Cc: 
 > Subject: Re: port-powerpc/46711: Generating a gpg2 key causes a "user PGM trap" kernel loop
 > Date: Mon, 16 Jul 2012 23:59:31 -0400
 > 
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 >  Those are user mode traps.
 >  sysctl -w machdep.printfataltraps=3D0
 >  ?

 Humm... I tried that, and indeed the error message disappeared.  The
 program does not work anyway, but this is a different story.

 Anyway.  Is it useful for the kernel to print this?  The fact that,
 by default, all these messages can flood the console and render the
 machine almost unusable, all triggered from an unprivileged process...
 seems wrong.