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SubjectRe: PROBLEM: crashes of 2.4.31 kernel (oops included)

On Mon, 26 Jun 2006, Willy Tarreau wrote:

> Hello,
>
> On Mon, Jun 26, 2006 at 05:52:37AM +0000, morrowc+kernel@ops-netman.net wrote:
>>> From URL - http://kernel.org/pub/linux/docs/lkml/reporting-bugs.html
>>
>> [1.] One line summary of the problem: kernel panic/oops system hangs
>> [2.] Full description of the problem/report:
>> After some random period of time (from 1 hour to several days) kernel
>> receives an 'oops' and dies. Requires power cycle to recover. I've a few
>> of the 'oops' output saved and converted with ksymoops if required
>> (included one below) Error appear to be in the iptables
>> connection_tracking actually.
>>
>> [3.] Keywords (i.e., modules, networking, kernel):
>> networking kernel oops
>> [4.] Kernel version (from /proc/version):
>> Linux version 2.4.31 (root@neo-u2.ops-netman.net) (gcc version 3.3.5
>> (Debian 1:3.3.5-13)) #1 SMP Sun Mar 12 15:09:22 GMT 2006
>
> Many bugs have been fixed in netfilter code since 2.4.31, you should
> really upgrade, either to 2.4.33-rc2, or to 2.4.31-hf32.6 which contains
> adds to 2.4.31 all relevant fixes till two weeks ago. You can find it
> here : http://linux.exosec.net/kernel/2.4-hf/

ah-ha :( ok, so I'll upgrade and watch for any new failures, thanks for
the prompt attention :)

>
> If the problem is new, it can indicate a hardware problem, or someone
> succeeding in exploiting one of those old bugs.

thanks again.
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