Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 13760] New: 2.6.30 kernel locks up with pppoe in back trace (regression)

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

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On Sat, 11 Jul 2009 06:10:00 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

> http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=13760
> 
>            Summary: 2.6.30 kernel locks up with pppoe in back trace
>                     (regression)
>            Product: Networking
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.30
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: Other
>         AssignedTo: acme@ghostprotocols.net
>         ReportedBy: for.poige+bugzilla.kernel.org@gmail.com
>         Regression: Yes
> 
> 
> Having updated kernel to 2.6.30 (and 2.6.30.1) I've faced several lock-ups
> during boot sequence (and even during shutdown), when pppoe connection had been
> initiated (and interrupted on shutdown). The lock-ups aren't Alt_SysRq_B
> breakable.
> 
> I still not have backtraces saved but as soon as pppoe connection initiation
> runs before running X-server (and after its shutdown), I have seen parts of
> dmesg's output and to my surprise it was regarding pppoe's functions.
> 

This regression report is nearly two weeks old and I think there has
been a bit of ppp-related fixing going on in that time.

Can you please tell us whether the regression is still present in
2.6.30.2?  If so, I expect we'll be wanting to see those traces, 
please.

Thanks.