Re: some tc commands fail on 2.6.29-rc6-git5, works on 2.6.28.7

[Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>]

(cc netdev)

On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 00:36:03 +0000 Joao Correia <joaomiguelcorreia@gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello all
> 
> On a Fedora 9 box, with a 2.6.29-rc6-git5 compiled with the same
> .config as the previously running 2.6.28.7, i get:
> 
> [root@duron ~]# /sbin/tc qdisc add dev eth2 handle ffff: ingress
> [root@duron ~]# /sbin/tc filter add dev eth2 parent ffff: protocol ip
> prio 50 u32 match ip src 0.0.0.0/0 police rate 30320kbit burst 500k
> drop flowid :1
> RTNETLINK answers: Invalid argument
> We have an error talking to the kernel
> [root@duron ~]# uname -a
> Linux duron 2.6.29-rc6-git5 #3 SMP Sun Mar 1 00:02:56 WET 2009 i686
> athlon i386 GNU/Linux
> [root@duron ~]#
> 
> There is no information regarding this event on dmesg or /var/log/messages.
> eth2 exists and is working properly, under 2.6.28.7 it works (without
> complaints).
> 
> Please advise on what steps I may take to provide more information. I have
> both kernel sources and availability to apply patches/recompile as needed.
>