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Date:      Mon, 31 Aug 2009 22:08:37 +0000 (UTC)
From:      "Bjoern A. Zeeb" <bzeeb-lists@lists.zabbadoz.net>
To:        qingli@freebsd.org
Cc:        FreeBSD networkers mailing list <net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   CFR/CFT: plug mbuf leak in new arp code
Message-ID:  <20090831215129.V93661@maildrop.int.zabbadoz.net>

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Hi,

I have a patch for FreeBSD 8.x / 9-CURRENT that plugs an mbuf leak
in the new arp code that needs review and further testing.

Find a longer description of the problem at the beginning of the
patch.  There is a lot of context in the patch; if you want a shorter
one, apply and re-gen it.

If you want to see the current problem, log in to a remote 8/9 machine
and repeatedly type ... over that connection (you need to be su):
 	arp -ad > /dev/null ; netstat -m | head -1
Watch the first number. Warning: doing it too often will make that
machine panic eventually.

Here's the patch:
http://people.freebsd.org/~bz/20090831-01-plug-new-arp-mbuf-leak.diff

Thanks for your help in advance.

/bz

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Bjoern A. Zeeb           What was I talking about and who are you again?



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