netdev - nf_nat_pptp 4.12.3 kernel lockup/reboot

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Date:   Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:12:50 +0300
From:   Denys Fedoryshchenko <nuclearcat@...learcat.com>
To:     Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Cc:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Subject: nf_nat_pptp 4.12.3 kernel lockup/reboot

Hi,

I am trying to upgrade kernel 4.11.8 to 4.12.3 (it is a nat/router, 
handling approx 2gbps of pppoe users traffic) and noticed that after 
while server rebooting(i have set reboot on panic and etc).
I can't run serial console, and in pstore / netconsole there is nothing.
Best i got is some very short message about softlockup in ipmi, but as 
storage very limited there - it is near useless.

By preliminary testing (can't do it much, as it's production) - it seems 
following lines causing issue, they worked in 4.11.8 and no more in 
4.12.3.

iptables -t raw -A PREROUTING -p tcp -m tcp --dport 1723 -j CT --helper 
pptp
iptables -t raw -A PREROUTING -p tcp -m tcp --sport 1723 -j CT --helper 
pptp

(there is no solid examples for helpers, not sure second line is 
necessary)

I will try to do more tests tonight (lockdep debug and etc), but maybe 
someone have idea what might be wrong?