Public bug reported: # Issue
- sysctl -a incorrectly recurses ipv6.neigh - sysctl -a fills the screen with ipv6.neigh.neigh.neigh.neigh[...] endlessly # Environment - non-root LXC container # Root Cause - procfs entry for /proc/sys/net/ipv6/neigh/ includes itself as subdirectory, causing tree walking to recurse infinitely https://lkml.org/lkml/2011/3/30/62 # Diagnostic steps lxc-create -n lxc-test -t natty -f /etc/lxc/net.conf lxc-start -n lxc-test (login) ls -la /proc/net/ipv6/neigh/neigh/ sysctl -a ProblemType: Bug DistroRelease: Ubuntu 11.04 Package: procps 1:3.2.8-10ubuntu3 ProcVersionSignature: Ubuntu 2.6.38-8.42-genusername 2.6.38.2 Uname: Linux 2.6.38-8-generic x86_64 Architecture: amd64 Date: Tue Jul 12 13:44:37 2011 EcryptfsInUse: Yes InstallationMedia: Ubuntu 10.10 "Maverick Meerkat" - Release amd64 (20101007) ProcEnviron: LANGUAGE=en_GB:en PATH=(custom, user) LANG=en_GB.UTF-8 SHELL=/bin/bash SourcePackage: procps UpgradeStatus: Upgraded to natty on 2011-05-23 (49 days ago) ** Affects: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided Status: New ** Tags: amd64 apport-bug natty running-unity -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/809311 Title: "sysctl -a" goes into infinite(-ish) loop over ipv6.neigh when run in LXC container To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/809311/+subscriptions -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
