Fix for thread+network crashes in 2.0/2.1?

Jeff Garzik (jeff.garzik@spinne.com)
Thu, 26 Feb 1998 15:55:44 -0500 (EST)


Hi guys,

Has anyone done any further investigation into the serious
networking+threads crash problem in 2.0 and 2.1?
(reported by bill@highwind.com, confirmed by Alan Cox)

This bug is forcing several of my clients to look for Linux alternatives, in
one case they are a Linux-only shop and really want to stick with Linux. :(

Does anyone have any technical details on *why* this is happening? I can
attempt a fix but only if I know what to fix, and where to fix it. :)

(Of course, if you know how to fix it, let me know too :))

Any help getting our Linux networking back on its feet would be greatly
appreciated. I'm pretty desperate for a fix (a kernel junkie?). Looking at
the kernel source now, but someone who knows the networking code could
probably focus my bug hunt a little better.

Thanks,

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