Public bug reported: [Impact] User may spam dmesg with a lot of error messages.
[Fix] ratelimit these error messages. [Test case] Run a test program that tries to create a mismatched x_tables entry in a loop. Watch for dmesg. [Potential regression] Error messages may be missed. ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: Invalid ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Low Assignee: Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo (cascardo) Status: In Progress ** Also affects: linux (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Invalid ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic) Status: New => In Progress ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu Bionic) Assignee: (unassigned) => Thadeu Lima de Souza Cascardo (cascardo) -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1935837 Title: x_tables errors may flood dmesg Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Invalid Status in linux source package in Bionic: In Progress Bug description: [Impact] User may spam dmesg with a lot of error messages. [Fix] ratelimit these error messages. [Test case] Run a test program that tries to create a mismatched x_tables entry in a loop. Watch for dmesg. [Potential regression] Error messages may be missed. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1935837/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp