netdev - Re: [bisected] Weird sysctl regression

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Message-ID: <20080823084936.GK28946@ZenIV.linux.org.uk>
Date:	Sat, 23 Aug 2008 09:49:36 +0100
From:	Al Viro <viro@...IV.linux.org.uk>
To:	Arnaud Ebalard <arno@...isbad.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [bisected] Weird sysctl regression

On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 09:18:48AM +0200, Arnaud Ebalard wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> While updating some IPv6-related patches for net-2.6, I hit the
> following issue on a test laptop (G4-based 12" powerbook). After
> compiling current net-2.6 kernel on another ppc device (G4-based 15"
> powerbook), I have the same issue. Note that:
> 
> - it never shows up on any of the x86 devices I have.
> - hardware of both ppc devices are similar (bcm4306, sungem, ...)
>   i.e. they do not only have endianness in common (and i had no sparc
>   device to test if it is an endianness issue or a coincidence)
 
Endianness is very unlikely to be the cause of that.  Order of initialization,
OTOH...

Can you reproduce it on mainline kernel or bisect between the mainline
and net-2.6 if mainline is OK?
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