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SubjectRe: [PATCH] flowcache: Fix kernel panic in flow_cache_flush_task
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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 05 Feb 2015 08:44:08 -0800

> On Thu, 2015-02-05 at 16:36 +0100, Miroslav Urbanek wrote:
>> flow_cache_flush_task references a structure member flow_cache_gc_work
>> where it should reference flow_cache_flush_task instead.
>>
>> Kernel panic occurs on kernels using IPsec during XFRM garbage
>> collection. The garbage collection interval can be shortened using the
>> following sysctl settings:
>>
>> net.ipv4.xfrm4_gc_thresh=4
>> net.ipv6.xfrm6_gc_thresh=4
>>
>> With the default settings, our productions servers crash approximately
>> once a week. With the settings above, they crash immediately.
>>
>> Fixes: ca925cf1534e ("flowcache: Make flow cache name space aware")
>> Reported-by: Tomáš Charvát <tc@excello.cz>
>> Tested-by: Jan Hejl <jh@excello.cz>
>> Signed-off-by: Miroslav Urbanek <mu@miroslavurbanek.com>
>> ---
>
> Nice catch !
>
> Ok, but you do not need to cc so many people/lists
>
> netdev is fine, and we usually CC patch author, just in case.
>
> Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>

Applied, thanks.


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