netdev - Re: XFRM does not rate limit messages from the kernel to userspace

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Date:	Tue, 23 Jan 2007 10:42:43 +0100
From:	"Marco Berizzi" <pupilla@...mail.com>
To:	"Herbert Xu" <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: XFRM does not rate limit messages from the kernel to userspace

Herbert Xu wrote:

> Marco Berizzi <pupilla@...mail.com> wrote:
> > I'm experimenting the problem described in this
> > bug report http://bugs.xelerance.com/view.php?id=726
>
> It's actually a bug in openswan.  I even sent them a patch for
> it back in June 2005:
>
> http://bugs.xelerance.com/view.php?id=344
>
> Unfortunately it probably doesn't apply anymore.

AFAIK it was applied to osw 2.4.2
Also changelog confirm this:

v2.4.2
* Fixes for compiling on 2.6.14 by David McCullough
* Minor fixes to accomodate FC4 2.6.11 kernels.
* Fix for compilation of KLIPS on 2.4.x kernels.
* Fix for NAT-T on 2.4.31
* Fix for 'short' packets with KLIPS on 2.4.x
* Merged in Jacco's l2tp configuration examples
* Various bugfixes as reported on http://bugs.openswan.org/
  #286 Incorrect links in intro.html
  #344 netkey-acquire patch
  #376 install_ipsec_sa and install_inbound_ipsec_sa
  #486 ASSERTION FAILED at crypto.c:258: key_size==(DES_CBC_BLOCK_SIZE *
3)
  (see http://www.openswan.org/niscc2/)

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