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. We invite you to explore the latest > in dual core and dual graphics technology at this free one hour event > hosted by HP, AMD, and NVIDIA. 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 -- Inform me of my mistakes, so I can keep imitating Homer Simpson's "Doh!". Paolo Giarrusso, aka Blaisorblade (Skype ID "PaoloGiarrusso", ICQ 215621894) http://www.user-mode-linux.org/~blaisorblade ___________________________________ Yahoo! Messenger: chiamate gratuite in tutto il mondo http://it.beta.messenger.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-kernel" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html Please read the FAQ at http://www.tux.org/lkml/
