From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262628AbUJ0Uhc (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:37:32 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262630AbUJ0UdV (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:33:21 -0400 Received: from waste.org ([209.173.204.2]:1706 "EHLO waste.org") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262675AbUJ0U3w (ORCPT ); Wed, 27 Oct 2004 16:29:52 -0400 Date: Wed, 27 Oct 2004 15:29:42 -0500 From: Matt Mackall To: Jeff Moyer Cc: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: netpoll_setup questions Message-ID: <20041027202942.GR31237@waste.org> References: <16767.50093.59665.83462@segfault.boston.redhat.com> <20041027173031.GO31237@waste.org> <16767.61372.910664.763968@segfault.boston.redhat.com> <20041027194113.GP31237@waste.org> <16767.64161.361255.512272@segfault.boston.redhat.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Disposition: inline In-Reply-To: <16767.64161.361255.512272@segfault.boston.redhat.com> User-Agent: Mutt/1.3.28i Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org On Wed, Oct 27, 2004 at 03:44:33PM -0400, Jeff Moyer wrote: > mpm> Again, does the oops actually happen? I'd expect I'd have seen it by > mpm> now if this were really a problem, but I don't mind adding another > mpm> check. > > I'm sorry, I should have said this before. Yes, it occurs. You simply > need to have an interface in the down state, plugged into a network that > will not auto-assign an address. Then, modprobe netconsole, and don't > specify what the local IP address is. Believe it or not, I have a bug > filed on this. ;) Ok, fair enough. Resend your patch when you've tested it and I'll forward it on to Andrew. -- Mathematics is the supreme nostalgia of our time.