Bug 154007

Summary: unregister_netdevice: waiting loop locks up system
Product: [Fedora] Fedora Reporter: Hrunting Johnson <hrunting>
Component: kernelAssignee: Dave Jones <davej>
Status: CLOSED NEXTRELEASE QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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Description Hrunting Johnson 2005-04-06 15:19:53 UTC
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Description of problem:
When shutting down an interface, it will occasionally do something like:

unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0.50 to become free. Usage count = 3
unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0.50 to become free. Usage count = 3
unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0.50 to become free. Usage count = 3
unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0.50 to become free. Usage count = 3
unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0.50 to become free. Usage count = 3
unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0.50 to become free. Usage count = 3
unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0.50 to become free. Usage count = 3
unregister_netdevice: waiting for bond0.50 to become free. Usage count = 3

These lines repeat until the box is power-cycled.  All access to the box is frozen.

Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
kernel-2.6.10-1.771_FC2

How reproducible:
Sometimes

Steps to Reproduce:
1. setup interfaces (I think vlans may help)
2. shutdown interface
3. shutdown may cause deadlock
  

Actual Results:  Deadlock

Expected Results:  No deadlock

Additional info:

There's a conversation started the other day on the linux-netdev list here:

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-netdev&m=111261362929389&w=2

Looks like it's a problem in the kernel, but it's not reproducible enough.

Comment 1 Dave Jones 2005-04-16 04:25:01 UTC
Fedora Core 2 has now reached end of life, and no further updates will be
provided by Red Hat.  The Fedora legacy project will be producing further kernel
updates for security problems only.

If this bug has not been fixed in the latest Fedora Core 2 update kernel, please
try to reproduce it under Fedora Core 3, and reopen if necessary, changing the
product version accordingly.

Thank you.