netdev - Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 13760] New: 2.6.30 kernel locks up with pppoe in back trace (regression)

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Date:	Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:39:29 +0800
From:	Igor M Podlesny <for.poige+bugzilla.kernel.org@...il.com>
To:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>
Cc:	for.poige+bugzilla.kernel.org@...il.com,
	bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org,
	bugme-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 13760] New: 2.6.30 kernel locks up with pppoe in 
	back trace (regression)

2009/7/23 Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>:
>
> (switched to email.  Please respond via emailed reply-to-all, not via the
> bugzilla web interface).
>
> On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:10:00 GMT
> bugzilla-daemon@...zilla.kernel.org wrote:
>
>> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13760
>>
>>            Summary: 2.6.30 kernel locks up with pppoe in back trace
>>                     (regression)
>>            Product: Networking
>>            Version: 2.5
>>     Kernel Version: 2.6.30
>>           Platform: All
>>         OS/Version: Linux
>>               Tree: Mainline
>>             Status: NEW
>>           Severity: normal
>>           Priority: P1
>>          Component: Other
>>         AssignedTo: acme@...stprotocols.net
>>         ReportedBy: for.poige+bugzilla.kernel.org@...il.com
>>         Regression: Yes
>>
>>
>> Having updated kernel to 2.6.30 (and 2.6.30.1) I've faced several lock-ups
>> during boot sequence (and even during shutdown), when pppoe connection had been
>> initiated (and interrupted on shutdown). The lock-ups aren't Alt_SysRq_B
>> breakable.
>>
>> I still not have backtraces saved but as soon as pppoe connection initiation
>> runs before running X-server (and after its shutdown), I have seen parts of
>> dmesg's output and to my surprise it was regarding pppoe's functions.
>>
>
> This regression report is nearly two weeks old and I think there has
> been a bit of ppp-related fixing going on in that time.
>
> Can you please tell us whether the regression is still present in
> 2.6.30.2?  If so, I expect we'll be wanting to see those traces,
> please.
>
	Just repeating the same thing I had written in the Bugzilla: I
haven't noticed any changes to pppoe during last commits to 2.6.30.
Why do you think there's a chance that bug(s) would have been fixed?

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