Re: Problems with /proc/net/tcp6 - possible bug - ipv6

From: David Miller
Date: Mon Jan 24 2011 - 19:01:54 EST


From: PK <runningdoglackey@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 22 Jan 2011 11:42:54 -0800 (PST)

> These warnings show up when I run the script (or I presume any tcp6 connection
> flooder) with /proc/sys/net/tcp/ipv4/tcp_tw_recycle enabled. There's textual
> corruption of the traces a lot of the time. Here's a sample trace that doesn't
> appear to be corrupt. All the warnings I've seen are from route.c:209, and I
> don't see how that would cause memory corruption.

Please give this patch a try:

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