From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from sc8-sf-mx2-b.sourceforge.net ([10.3.1.92] helo=sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net) by sc8-sf-list1.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.30) id 1Ds6js-0001JW-G2 for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:27:00 -0700 Received: from rimuhosting.com ([69.90.33.248]) by sc8-sf-mx2.sourceforge.net with esmtp (Exim 4.44) id 1Ds6jr-0007f8-Rn for user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net; Mon, 11 Jul 2005 15:27:00 -0700 Message-ID: <42D2F22C.3060102@rimuhosting.com> From: Peter MIME-Version: 1.0 References: <20050709110143.D59181E9EA4@zion.home.lan> <20050709120703.C2175@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <42D2C487.60302@rimuhosting.com> <200507120020.52418.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> In-Reply-To: <200507120020.52418.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Subject: [uml-devel] Re: unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free Sender: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net Errors-To: user-mode-linux-devel-admin@lists.sourceforge.net List-Unsubscribe: , List-Id: The user-mode Linux development list List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:26:52 +1200 To: Blaisorblade Cc: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Nothing in the logs prior to the first error message. I've hit this before at different times on other servers. If there are some commands I can run to gather more diagnostics on the problem, please let me know and I'll capture more information next time. I see the error was reported with older 2.6 kernels and a patch was floating around. I'm not sure if that is integrated into the current 2.6.11 kernel. http://www.google.com/search?q=unregister_netdevice%3A+waiting Regards, Peter Jul 10 16:52:03 host39 sshd(pam_unix)[19779]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=140.123.23.77 user=halt Jul 10 16:52:07 host39 sshd(pam_unix)[19781]: check pass; user unknown Jul 10 16:52:07 host39 sshd(pam_unix)[19781]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=140.123.23.77 Jul 11 12:04:04 host39 kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 Blaisorblade wrote: > On Monday 11 July 2005 21:12, Peter wrote: > >>Hi. I am hitting a bug that manifests in an unregister_netdevice error >>message. After the problem is triggered processes like ifconfig, tunctl >>and route refuse to exit, even with killed. > > Even from the "D" state below, it's clear that there was a deadlock on some > semaphore, related to tap24... Could you search your kernel logs for traces > of an Oops? > >>And the only solution I >>have found to regaining control of the server is issuing a reboot. > > >>The server is running a number of tap devices. (It is a UML host server >>running the skas patches http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade/). >> >>Regards, Peter >> >># uname -r >>2.6.11.7-skas3-v8 >> >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >> >> >>30684 ? DW 0:45 \_ [tunctl] >>31974 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash ./monitorbw.sh >>31976 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/bash ./monitorbw.sh >>31978 ? D 0:00 \_ /sbin/ifconfig >>31979 ? S 0:00 \_ grep \(tap\)\|\(RX bytes\) >>32052 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /opt/uml/umlcontrol.sh start --user >>gildersleeve.de >>32112 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/bash /opt/uml/umlrun.sh --user >>gildersleeve.de >>32152 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/bash ./umlnetworksetup.sh >>--check --user gildersleeve.de >>32176 ? D 0:00 \_ tunctl -u gildersleeve.de -t tap24 >> ------------------------------------------------------- This SF.Net email is sponsored by the 'Do More With Dual!' webinar happening July 14 at 8am PDT/11am EDT. 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To register visit http://www.hp.com/go/dualwebinar _______________________________________________ User-mode-linux-devel mailing list User-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/user-mode-linux-devel From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org via listexpand id S262980AbVGKWaN (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:30:13 -0400 Received: (majordomo@vger.kernel.org) by vger.kernel.org id S262757AbVGKW17 (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:27:59 -0400 Received: from rimuhosting.com ([69.90.33.248]:49847 "EHLO rimuhosting.com") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S262962AbVGKW1A (ORCPT ); Mon, 11 Jul 2005 18:27:00 -0400 Message-ID: <42D2F22C.3060102@rimuhosting.com> Date: Tue, 12 Jul 2005 10:26:52 +1200 From: Peter User-Agent: Mozilla Thunderbird 1.0.2-6 (X11/20050513) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Blaisorblade CC: user-mode-linux-devel@lists.sourceforge.net, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Subject: Re: unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free References: <20050709110143.D59181E9EA4@zion.home.lan> <20050709120703.C2175@flint.arm.linux.org.uk> <42D2C487.60302@rimuhosting.com> <200507120020.52418.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> In-Reply-To: <200507120020.52418.blaisorblade@yahoo.it> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: linux-kernel-owner@vger.kernel.org X-Mailing-List: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org Nothing in the logs prior to the first error message. I've hit this before at different times on other servers. If there are some commands I can run to gather more diagnostics on the problem, please let me know and I'll capture more information next time. I see the error was reported with older 2.6 kernels and a patch was floating around. I'm not sure if that is integrated into the current 2.6.11 kernel. http://www.google.com/search?q=unregister_netdevice%3A+waiting Regards, Peter Jul 10 16:52:03 host39 sshd(pam_unix)[19779]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=140.123.23.77 user=halt Jul 10 16:52:07 host39 sshd(pam_unix)[19781]: check pass; user unknown Jul 10 16:52:07 host39 sshd(pam_unix)[19781]: authentication failure; logname= uid=0 euid=0 tty=ssh ruser= rhost=140.123.23.77 Jul 11 12:04:04 host39 kernel: unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 Blaisorblade wrote: > On Monday 11 July 2005 21:12, Peter wrote: > >>Hi. I am hitting a bug that manifests in an unregister_netdevice error >>message. After the problem is triggered processes like ifconfig, tunctl >>and route refuse to exit, even with killed. > > Even from the "D" state below, it's clear that there was a deadlock on some > semaphore, related to tap24... Could you search your kernel logs for traces > of an Oops? > >>And the only solution I >>have found to regaining control of the server is issuing a reboot. > > >>The server is running a number of tap devices. (It is a UML host server >>running the skas patches http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade/). >> >>Regards, Peter >> >># uname -r >>2.6.11.7-skas3-v8 >> >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >>unregister_netdevice: waiting for tap24 to become free. Usage count = 1 >> >> >>30684 ? DW 0:45 \_ [tunctl] >>31974 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash ./monitorbw.sh >>31976 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/bash ./monitorbw.sh >>31978 ? D 0:00 \_ /sbin/ifconfig >>31979 ? S 0:00 \_ grep \(tap\)\|\(RX bytes\) >>32052 ? S 0:00 /bin/bash /opt/uml/umlcontrol.sh start --user >>gildersleeve.de >>32112 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/bash /opt/uml/umlrun.sh --user >>gildersleeve.de >>32152 ? S 0:00 \_ /bin/bash ./umlnetworksetup.sh >>--check --user gildersleeve.de >>32176 ? D 0:00 \_ tunctl -u gildersleeve.de -t tap24 >>