From owner-freebsd-net@FreeBSD.ORG Wed Sep 29 08:40:29 2004 Return-Path: Delivered-To: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Received: from mx1.FreeBSD.org (mx1.freebsd.org [216.136.204.125]) by hub.freebsd.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4E39B16A4CE for ; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:40:29 +0000 (GMT) Received: from netcore.fi (netcore.fi [193.94.160.1]) by mx1.FreeBSD.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 3BFF143D3F for ; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:40:28 +0000 (GMT) (envelope-from pekkas@netcore.fi) Received: from localhost (pekkas@localhost) by netcore.fi (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id i8T8eN100718; Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:40:23 +0300 Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 11:40:23 +0300 (EEST) From: Pekka Savola To: snap-users@kame.net In-Reply-To: Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=ISO-8859-1 cc: freebsd-net@freebsd.org Subject: Re: (KAME-snap 8816) Re: Weird memory exhaustion with FreeBSD 4.10-STABLE X-BeenThere: freebsd-net@freebsd.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.1 Precedence: list List-Id: Networking and TCP/IP with FreeBSD List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Wed, 29 Sep 2004 08:40:29 -0000 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