netdev - Re: Linux 4.2.4

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Date:	Sun, 25 Oct 2015 11:48:54 +0100
From:	Gerhard Wiesinger <lists@...singer.com>
To:	Willy Tarreau <w@....eu>,
	Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Greg KH <gregkh@...uxfoundation.org>, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, stable@...r.kernel.org, lwn@....net,
	Jiri Slaby <jslaby@...e.cz>
Subject: Re: Linux 4.2.4

On 25.10.2015 10:46, Willy Tarreau wrote:
> ipset *triggered* the problem. The whole stack dump would tell more. 

OK, find the stack traces in the bug report:
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1272645

Kernel 4.1.10 triggered also a kernel dump when playing with ipset 
commands and IPv6, details in the bug report  ....

>> Kernel 4.2 seems to me not well tested in the netfilter parts at all
>> (Bug with already known bugfix
>> https://lists.debian.org/debian-kernel/2015/10/msg00034.html was
>> triggered on 2 of 3 of my machines, the new bug on 1 of 1 tested machine).
> There's a reason why Greg maintains stable and LTS kernels :-)

Stable kernels don't crash but definiton. :-)

At least triggered 2 kernel panics in 5min, even with 4.1.10 and ipset 
commands ...

Ciao,
Gerhard

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