Re: (KAME-snap 8816) Re: Weird memory exhaustion with FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE

From: Pekka Savola (pekkas_at_netcore.fi)
Date: 09/29/04

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    Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:40:23 +0300 (EEST)
To: snap-users@kame.net

    On Wed, 29 Sep 2004, JINMEI Tatuya / [ISO-2022-JP] 神明達哉 wrote:
    > >> Okay. Now I think I figure out the problem. Those host routes were
    > >> created not deliberately, so the kernel will eventually need a fix to
    > >> this.
    > >>
    > >> But if you are in a hurry and/or cannot replace the kernel soon, I
    > >> think setting net.inet6.ip6.rtexpire to 0 can be a workaround (with
    > >> this you even do not have to reboot the kernel - though rebooting may
    > >> also help if you can).
    >
    > > Warning: this freezed the system immediately [all network connectivity
    > > broke, and I had to do a quick reset]. Maybe I should have set it up
    > > at reboot before the system was in a 'bad' shape..
    >
    > Sorry for the trouble, but could you be more specific on "freeze"?
    > Does it mean the kernel hanged (you could not type anything from the
    > keyboard, etc)?

    Unfortunately, I can't. The when my SSH session froze, and the 6to4
    SSH sessions as well, my first instinct was 'oh, crap', and knee-jerk
    push of reset button (because the box has no keyboard attached). Sorry
    for being inprecise. 

    -- 
Pekka Savola                 "You each name yourselves king, yet the
Netcore Oy                    kingdom bleeds."
Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings
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