Re: 2.4.23 crash on Intel SDS2

From: Shane Wegner
Date: Mon Nov 17 2003 - 12:29:59 EST


On Mon, Nov 17, 2003 at 09:29:10AM -0200, Marcelo Tosatti wrote:
> > # 03/09/04 laforge@xxxxxxxxxxxxx 1.1063.41.4
> > # [NETFILTER]: NAT range calculation fix.
> > #
> > # This patch fixes a logic bug in NAT range calculations, which also
> > # causes a large slowdown when ICMP floods go through NAT.
> > #
> > # Author: Karlis Piesenieks
> > Reversing that change has thus far fixed things over here
> > but time will tell. Is there any possible way that that
> > particular change is somehow not smp safe?
>
> That change is broken, its known to break other setups.
>
> It has been reverted in the BK tree.

I can now pretty much confirm that was the cause. I have a
19 hour uptime with pre4. Thanks for all your assistance.

Shane
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