netdev - Re: [PATCH] tcp: handle tcp_net_metrics_init() order-5 memory allocation failures

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Message-ID: <1353092902.10798.45.camel@edumazet-glaptop>
Date:	Fri, 16 Nov 2012 11:08:22 -0800
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Julien Tinnes <jln@...gle.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: handle tcp_net_metrics_init() order-5 memory
 allocation failures

On Fri, 2012-11-16 at 10:51 -0800, Julien Tinnes wrote:

> It happens when users start Chrome. Chrome will create one new network
> NS (for the sandbox).
> 
> This has been used for a few years now, but we had our first report in
> January of this year and we've been getting a few reports very
> recently at a rate that is starting to worry me (crbug.com/110756).
> 
> Thanks a lot for helping with this!

Thanks for bringing this issue to our attention !


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