Re: Out of memory + skbuff_head_cache

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hi...

On Tue, Apr 14, 2009 at 10:07 AM, Tekale Sharad-FHJN78
<FHJN78@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I'm using linux 2.6.21.5 and our kernel is freeze.
>
> The problem I'm facing is, when I create a software bridge using $brctl
> command. and add two interfaces say, eth0.0 and eth0.1, this way...
> $brctl addbr br-lan
> $brctl addif br-lan eth0.0
> $brctl addif br-lan eth0.1


hm? sure they're not eth0 and eth1? sounds like you were bridging two
virtual interface instead of two real interface... CMIIW

> When I send traffic from a host connected to one port to host connected at
> other at or above end 60Mbits/sec ,
>  soon all the memory is dried up/consumed and and system crashes.
>
> Observation:
> On initial start up:
> $cat /proc/slabinfo | grep skbuff_head_cache
> skbuff_head_cache    120    120    192   20    1 : tunables  120   60    0 :
> slabdata      6
>
> Before crash:
> $cat /proc/slabinfo | grep skbuff_head_cache
> skbuff_head_cache   4260   4260    192   20    1 : tunables  120   60    0 :
> slabdata    213    213      0
> Can any one help me to refer to some patch or point to some location in code
> from where memory is failed to deallocate.

try to use kdump, so that when the kernel crash, you can get the crash
dump of the kernel. Then cross check the EIP with the kernel symbol
and you should get the offending codes.

regards,

Mulyadi.

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