This bug is awaiting verification that the linux/4.15.0-177.186 kernel in -proposed solves the problem. Please test the kernel and update this bug with the results. If the problem is solved, change the tag 'verification-needed-bionic' to 'verification-done-bionic'. If the problem still exists, change the tag 'verification-needed-bionic' to 'verification-failed-bionic'.
If verification is not done by 5 working days from today, this fix will be dropped from the source code, and this bug will be closed. See https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Testing/EnableProposed for documentation how to enable and use -proposed. Thank you! ** Tags added: verification-needed-bionic -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1968340 Title: ip6gre driver does not hold device reference Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Fix Released Status in linux source package in Bionic: Fix Committed Bug description: [Impact] When creating ip6gre interfaces in network namespaces, device references are not held, preventing further network namespaces from being created. [Test case] sudo modprobe ip6_gre unshare -Urn true unshare -Urn true The second unshare won't work and there will be "unregister_netdevice: waiting for ip6gre0 to become free. Usage count = -1" messages on kernel log. [Potential regression] ip6gre users can observe regressions. To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1968340/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp
