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Date:	Tue, 28 Aug 2012 17:35:14 +0000 (UTC)
From:	Rune Darrud <theflyingcorpse@...il.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: gateway icmp redirect handling problem (3.0.36-3.0.23)

See inline answer below.

Simon Roscic <simon <at> segfault.info> writes:

> 
> i did some further tests with different kernel versions:
> 3.5-rc6: OK
> 3.4.4: OK
> 3.2.22: OK
> 3.0.1 - 3.0.22: OK
> 3.0.23 - 3.0.36: not OK
> 2.6.35.13: OK

Let me add that kernel 3.0.38 also experiences the same for SLES 11 SP2. A
restart of the network resolves it temporarily for a few hours. After running
fine for a few hours after upgrade from 2.6.3x to 3.0.38 via zypper, this is not
a good situation.

> 
> now lets have a closer look at a kernel version which works:
> .....
> 
> (before someone asks why i "must" use kernel 3.0.x ... because this are 
> SLES 11 SP2 VMs and they currently ship kernel 3.0.34)

Going to raise an SR with Novell about this.

> 
> i hope i described the problem in a way so that the kernel network 
> stack maintainers can understand the problem, please conact me if you 
> have further questions, and please CC me as i am not subscribed to 
> linux-kernel. this message is already on linux-netdev, if you wish you 
> can CC your answer also there.
> 
> kind regards,
> Simon Roscic.
> 
> 

Best regards,
Rune "TheFlyingCorpse" Darrud



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