netdev - RE: net-next: 2.6.34-rc1 regression: panic when running diagnostic on interface with IPv6

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Date:	Mon, 5 Apr 2010 17:03:56 -0600
From:	"Tantilov, Emil S" <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
To:	"shemminger@...tta.com" <shemminger@...tta.com>
CC:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: RE: net-next: 2.6.34-rc1 regression: panic when running diagnostic
 on interface with IPv6 

David Miller wrote:
> From: "Tantilov, Emil S" <emil.s.tantilov@...el.com>
> Date: Tue, 23 Mar 2010 12:28:08 -0600
> 
>> Bisecting points to this patch:
>> http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=84e8b803f1e16f3a2b8b80f80a63fa2f2f8a9be6
>> 
>> And I confirmed that the issue goes away after reverting it.
>> 
>> Steps to reproduce:
>> 1. Load the driver and configure IPv6 address.
>> 2. Run ethtool diag:
>> ethtool -t eth0
>> 
>> 3. If this doesn't brake it try again, or just do ifdown/up. Other
>> operations on the interface will eventually panic the system: 
> 
> Stephen please fix this, thanks.

Just FYI - I still see this issue with latest pull from net-2.6.

Thanks,
Emil--
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