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Message-ID: <20120718213716.09236b88@pyramind.ukuu.org.uk> Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2012 21:37:16 +0100 From: Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> To: Terry Phelps <tgphelps50@...il.com> Cc: linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org Subject: Re: QUESTION: Why might Linux suddenly stop replying to pings for no apparent reason? On Wed, 18 Jul 2012 16:30:59 -0400 Terry Phelps <tgphelps50@...il.com> wrote: > On Wed, Jul 18, 2012 at 12:14 PM, Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk> wrote: > >> If I should be posting my question to somewhere other than the > >> linux-kernel mailing list, please advise me where that might be. It > >> sure looks like something in the kernel isn't working properly > >> somewhere. > > > > If you can duplicate the problem with an *upstream* kernel then yes it > > is. If you only see it on an Oracle kernel then talk to Oracle. > > > > Alan > > Alan, > Thank you for your help. I am not a kernel hacker by any means, but > will try to do what you suggest. > Should I clone the current kernel git tree, and build the latest > kernel? Or build from some other point in time? I'd grab a modern release kernel - the current 3.4 version is probably best. Building off the git tree tends to add other "interesting" variables you don't need. Alan -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to majordomo@...r.kernel.org More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
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