Description of Problem: Strange messages on console and in dmesg after ifup ppp0 vfree(): sleeping in interrupt!! c9c87f04 c0296ec0 d092f008 cbdf99e0 d0938cf4 d0962000 d093287a 00000000 d0962008 cbdf99cc 00003008 bffffbe4 d0938db2 cbdf99e0 cd0c1400 d091c407 cbdf99cc 00000048 d091972b cd0c1400 00000011 bffffa9c c0115223 fffffff2 Call Trace: [<d0938cf4>] adler32 [ppp_deflate] 0x184 [<d093287a>] deflateEnd [ppp_deflate] 0x5a [<d0938db2>] adler32 [ppp_deflate] 0x242 [<d091c407>] ppp_output_wakeup_R1804a995 [ppp_generic] 0x417 [<d091972b>] __insmod_ppp_generic_S.text_L16272 [ppp_generic] 0x6cb [<c0115223>] do_fork [kernel] 0x453 [<c0115407>] do_fork [kernel] 0x637 [<c0143907>] sys_ioctl [kernel] 0x217 [<c0106ecb>] system_call [kernel] 0x33 Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable): 2.4.17-0.13, ppp-2.4.1-3 How Reproducible: always Steps to Reproduce: 1. configure ppp dialup 2. activete connection 3. Actual Results: strange messages on console and in dmesg Expected Results: must be silent Additional Information: 2.4.9-21 - everything is OK
This problem isn't reproduced in newer kernels