Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: kernel panics at google | Date | Tue, 25 Jan 2000 13:26:30 +0000 (GMT) | From | Alan Cox <> |
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> Update: We (Google) set /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_retrans_collapse to "0" > on our webservers. Now, instead of a kernel panic, they seem to > spontaneously reboot without any errors or explanation in > /var/log/messages. For us, this is a significant improvement over the
Ok that fits the original diagnosis that someone had passed a freed buffer down that part of the network stack. The question remains who.
> Any suggestion on how we can collect more information about why the > machines are rebooting?
Its probably going to be a case of adding printk and other traps to a box if Dave doesn't do it I'll have a look at where to drop some diagnostics in
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