On Mon, 13 Apr 2009 16:58:20 +0800 "Tekale Sharad-FHJN78" <FHJN78@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Hi, I'm using linux 2.6.21.5 and our kernel is freeze. > > The problem is, if I create a Software bridge using $brctl command. and > add two interfaces say, eth0.0 and eth0.1 using > > $brctl addbr br-lan > $brctl addif br-lan eth0.0 > $brctl addif br-lan eth0.1 > > and when i send traffic from a host connected to one port to host > connected at other end, soon all the memory is dried up and and kernel > crashes, > then oom-killer gets invoked which kills all the processes finally > system reboots. > > Can any one help me to refer to some patch or point some location in > code from where memory is failed to deallocate. > > Thanks, > Sharad. Most likely, you have created a loop and are not running spanning tree. When a loop happens, packets multiply until all resources are exhausted. _______________________________________________ Bridge mailing list Bridge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx https://lists.linux-foundation.org/mailman/listinfo/bridge
