linux-kernel - Re: IPv6 slab leak (was: Re: dst cache overflow)

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Date:	Fri, 16 May 2008 21:46:25 +0200
From:	Tobias Diedrich <ranma+kernel@...edrich.de>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	linux-net@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Subject: Re: IPv6 slab leak (was: Re: dst cache overflow)

Tobias Diedrich wrote:
> Tobias Diedrich wrote:
> > Tobias Diedrich wrote:
> > 
> > > just a reminder, the server is now running 2.6.24 and the leak is
> > > still there.  I noticed there is a slab leak debug option and turned
> > > it on, results should be visible in a few days I guess.

I'm upgrading to 2.6.25.4 now and I hope that "sit: Add missing
kfree_skb() on pskb_may_pull() failure." finally fixes the bug. :)
There also was some IPv6 related leak-fix in 2.6.24.something IIRC,
but that one did not help unfortunately.

Cheers,

-- 
Tobias						PGP: http://9ac7e0bc.uguu.de
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