Package: linux-image-2.6.18-5-686 Version: 2.6.18.dfsg.1-13etch3 ifenslave version: ifenslave-2.6 1.1.0-6
After setting up bonding for two ethernet devices, the kernel complains about an assertion failure (viewable with dmesg) in net/ipv4/devinet.c. Bonding seems to work, but it's hardly comforting. Configuration: In /etc/network/interfaces: auto bond0 iface bond0 inet static address 10.0.0.2 netmask 255.255.255.0 gateway 10.0.0.1 broadcast 10.0.0.255 up ifenslave bond0 eth0 eth1 down ifenslave -d bond0 eth0 eth1 (IP information has been modified. Actual address is a 10.* address with the same netmask, available in private email to a developer on request). /etc/modprobe.d/bonding: alias bond0 bonding options bond0 mode=balance-alb miimon=100 (this file also symlinked to /etc/modutils/bonding. have run update-modules) Computer is a Hewlett Packard DL380 G5, ethernet devices in lspci: 03:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) 05:00.0 Ethernet controller: Broadcom Corporation NetXtreme II BCM5708 Gigabit Ethernet (rev 12) lspci -n: 03:00.0 0200: 14e4:164c (rev 12) 05:00.0 0200: 14e4:164c (rev 12) relevant dmesg output: ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth0: link is not ready ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): eth1: link is not ready ADDRCONF(NETDEV_UP): bond0: link is not ready IPv6 over IPv4 tunneling driver bnx2: eth0 NIC Link is Up, 100 Mbps full duplex, receive & transmit flow control ON ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): eth0: link becomes ready bonding: bond0: link status definitely up for interface eth0. bonding: bond0: making interface eth0 the new active one. RTNL: assertion failed at net/ipv4/devinet.c (985) [<c0261c66>] inetdev_event+0x3e/0x286 [<c02807fa>] _spin_lock_bh+0xb/0x18 [<c02807f7>] _spin_lock_bh+0x8/0x18 [<c023eed0>] rt_run_flush+0x68/0x8f [<c01284c3>] notifier_call_chain+0x19/0x32 [<c0228361>] dev_set_mac_address+0x46/0x4b [<f8b8ed7b>] alb_set_slave_mac_addr+0x5a/0x7f [bonding] [<f8b8f15f>] alb_swap_mac_addr+0x8a/0x138 [bonding] [<f8b8a9f1>] bond_change_active_slave+0x187/0x27f [bonding] [<f8b8b411>] bond_select_active_slave+0x8d/0xbb [bonding] [<f8b8c6a1>] bond_mii_monitor+0x363/0x3a8 [bonding] [<f8b8c33e>] bond_mii_monitor+0x0/0x3a8 [bonding] [<c0125607>] run_timer_softirq+0xfb/0x151 [<c0121838>] __do_softirq+0x5a/0xbb [<c01218cf>] do_softirq+0x36/0x3a [<c0103747>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x1f/0x24 [<c0101b91>] mwait_idle+0x25/0x38 [<c0101b52>] cpu_idle+0x9f/0xb9 [<c03176fd>] start_kernel+0x379/0x380 RTNL: assertion failed at net/ipv4/devinet.c (985) [<c0261c66>] inetdev_event+0x3e/0x286 [<c02807fa>] _spin_lock_bh+0xb/0x18 [<c02807f7>] _spin_lock_bh+0x8/0x18 [<c023eed0>] rt_run_flush+0x68/0x8f [<c01284c3>] notifier_call_chain+0x19/0x32 [<c0228361>] dev_set_mac_address+0x46/0x4b [<f8b8ed7b>] alb_set_slave_mac_addr+0x5a/0x7f [bonding] [<f8b8f16e>] alb_swap_mac_addr+0x99/0x138 [bonding] [<f8b8a9f1>] bond_change_active_slave+0x187/0x27f [bonding] [<f8b8b411>] bond_select_active_slave+0x8d/0xbb [bonding] [<f8b8c6a1>] bond_mii_monitor+0x363/0x3a8 [bonding] [<f8b8c33e>] bond_mii_monitor+0x0/0x3a8 [bonding] [<c0125607>] run_timer_softirq+0xfb/0x151 [<c0121838>] __do_softirq+0x5a/0xbb [<c01218cf>] do_softirq+0x36/0x3a [<c0103747>] apic_timer_interrupt+0x1f/0x24 [<c0101b91>] mwait_idle+0x25/0x38 [<c0101b52>] cpu_idle+0x9f/0xb9 [<c03176fd>] start_kernel+0x379/0x380 bonding: bond0: first active interface up! ACPI: Power Button (FF) [PWRF] ADDRCONF(NETDEV_CHANGE): bond0: link becomes ready eth0: no IPv6 routers present bond0: no IPv6 routers present Thanks, Øystein -- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]