linux-kernel - Re: Strange network related data corruption

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Message-Id: <200710091257.20874.vda.linux@googlemail.com>
Date:	Tue, 9 Oct 2007 12:57:20 +0100
From:	Denys Vlasenko <vda.linux@...glemail.com>
To:	Malte Schröder <maltesch@....de>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Strange network related data corruption

On Tuesday 09 October 2007 12:25, Malte Schröder wrote:
> > Does it happen over loopback?
> 
> I just tried a few times and yes, it also happens on loopback, but
> much less frequently. Now I am really confused ...

Actually, that eliminates a lot of cases.

Run memtest86 overnight ("bad hardware" theory),
try older kernel versions ("kernel bug" theory).
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