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Date: Thu, 23 Dec 2010 11:02:55 +0000 From: Joel Soete <soete.joel@...rlet.be> To: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> CC: Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>, Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>, Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, netdev@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: Help: major pppoe regression since 2.6.35 (panic on first ppp conection)? Hello Eric, On 12/22/2010 04:25 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote: [snip] > > Something overwrites nr_frags in skb_shinfo(skb) > > As skb_shinfo follows head portion of an skb, something overflows skb > head > > Please try adding some room like in following patch ? > > diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h > index e6ba898..adf2834 100644 > --- a/include/linux/skbuff.h > +++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h > @@ -187,6 +187,7 @@ enum { > * the end of the header data, ie. at skb->end. > */ > struct skb_shared_info { > + char filler[64]; > unsigned short nr_frags; > unsigned short gso_size; > /* Warning: this field is not always filled in (UFO)! */ > Sorry for delay but I have good news, I am sending this answer from: $ uname -a Linux sidh2 2.6.37-rc7-amd64-t1 #1 SMP Thu Dec 23 10:30:27 GMT 2010 x86_64 GNU/Linux with your tips ;<) (without kernel had already died) That said how can find stuff overflowing skb head? (all I say, is that this issue started with 2.6.34-git6???) Thanks a lot, J. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
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