linux-kernel - Re: [BUG, NET] deadlock tearing down a bridged interface

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Date:	Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:44:58 -0700
From:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [BUG, NET] deadlock tearing down a bridged interface

Dave Chinner wrote:
> Folks,
>
> I just deadlocked networking on a 2.6.24 kernel. Basically I
> was trying to restart the bridge interface I use for UML sessions
> because it wasn't passing packets. This happens occasionally
> when I leave a UML session too long in gdb, so I bounced the
> bridge to get it working again.
>   
We have been chasing a refcount bug in 2.6.25 that only happens when
IPv6 module is loaded.  If you are not actually using ipv6, try removing 
it's
module from your /lib/modules/* directory and see if that fixes your 
problem.

Thanks,
Ben

-- 
Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com> 
Candela Technologies Inc  http://www.candelatech.com


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