From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Jay Rouman Subject: Re: LInux kernel 3.0 sit creation bug report Date: Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:40:35 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: References: <1311496931.6669.16.camel@edumazet-laptop> Reply-To: jsr@dex.edzone.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, davem@davemloft.net To: Eric Dumazet Return-path: Received: from dex.edzone.net ([207.74.88.2]:57884 "EHLO dex.edzone.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1752802Ab1GXPkj (ORCPT ); Sun, 24 Jul 2011 11:40:39 -0400 In-Reply-To: <1311496931.6669.16.camel@edumazet-laptop> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: I got the route2 configuration to work. Sorry for the bother. There does seem to be a change in behavior as noted between 2.6.39 and 3.0 when using ifconfig and sit0. Perhaps this was intended. --Jay Rouman > Le samedi 23 juillet 2011 ? 12:27 -0400, Jay Rouman a ?crit : > > Kernel 3.0 (release version) > > Summary: sit tunnel creation fails with "No buffer space available" > > > > Example: > > > > icebox:/home/u/jsr(3)# /sbin/ip tunnel add sit0 mode sit local 216.111.203.89 remote 209.51.18.1 ttl 255 > > add tunnel sit0 failed: No buffer space available > > > > icebox:/home/u/jsr(8)# /sbin/ifconfig sit0 inet6 tunnel ::209.51.18.1 > > SIOCSIFDSTADDR: No buffer space available > > > > Notes: > > > > Oddly, the ifconfig example creates a working sit0. The "ip" example > > does not. The problem existed in rc1 but unfortunately I did not test > > sit creation then. This was discovered when I upgraded a machine with > > an HE tunnel to the 3.0 kernel. I am happy to do further testing or > > provide whatever additional info I can. > > > > I believe you use a deprecated (~10 years ago ?) way to setup your > tunnel, its not a linux-3.0 new behavior. > > sit0 is reserved (fall back tunnel), you should use a different name. > > Try : > > # ip tunnel add aster mode sit local 216.111.203.89 remote 209.51.18.1 ttl 255 > # ifconfig aster up > > # ip tunnel > sit0: ipv6/ip remote any local any ttl 64 nopmtudisc > aster: ipv6/ip remote 209.51.18.1 local 216.111.203.89 ttl 255