netdev - Problem with patch "make nlmsg_end() and genlmsg

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Message-Id: <0397034D-1DF4-409F-B335-FCD0D7EAB940@holtmann.org>
Date:	Sun, 18 Jan 2015 03:44:58 -0800
From:	Marcel Holtmann <marcel@...tmann.org>
To:	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Tom Gundersen <teg@...m.no>
Subject: Problem with  patch "make nlmsg_end() and genlmsg_end() void"

Hi Johannes,

your commit 053c095a82cf773075e83d7233b5cc19a1f73ece is causing problems with systemd-networkd.

I have an up-to-date Arch Linux installation in a KVM and your change causes massive problems. It makes systemd-networkd to run out of memory.

systemd-fsck[84]: /dev/vda1: clean, 53283/131072 files, 409813/524032 blocks
Out of memory: Kill process 142 (systemd-network) score 923 or sacrifice child
Killed process 142 (systemd-network) total-vm:478416kB, anon-rss:463472kB, file-rss:460kB
[FAILED] Failed to start Network Service.
See "systemctl status systemd-networkd.service" for details.
         Stopping Network Service...
[  OK  ] Stopped Network Service.
         Starting Network Service...

Arch Linux 3.19.0-rc4-devel+ (ttyS0)

marcel login: Out of memory: Kill process 154 (systemd-network) score 932 or sacrifice child
Killed process 154 (systemd-network) total-vm:540784kB, anon-rss:468380kB, file-rss:132kB
Out of memory: Kill process 158 (systemd-network) score 932 or sacrifice child
Killed process 158 (systemd-network) total-vm:540388kB, anon-rss:468528kB, file-rss:48kB
Out of memory: Kill process 160 (systemd-network) score 932 or sacrifice child
Killed process 160 (systemd-network) total-vm:540916kB, anon-rss:468528kB, file-rss:4kB
Out of memory: Kill process 162 (systemd-network) score 931 or sacrifice child
Killed process 162 (systemd-network) total-vm:540916kB, anon-rss:468104kB, file-rss:76kB

Regards

Marcel

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