Andrew Morton wrote: > On Sat, 28 Apr 2007 22:37:42 +0200 Vincent ETIENNE <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>>because we thought we'd fixed the rtnl_lock() problems in 2.6.21-rc7-mm2. >>>Are you sure that log is from 2.6.21-rc7-mm2? >> >> >>Yes. I have retested it another time ( for adding the small usb debug >>message ) and get the same message a new time. >> >>Maybe a tiny difference : only eth0 was setup during boot ( bond0 and eth1 >>was >>not setup - volontary - to avoid problem that could interfere with usb ). >>Ony after having done my usb test, i have stopped the eth0, setup bond >>interface and restart bond interface and got the same problem with the same >>back trace. > > > OK, thanks.
The failed RTNL assertion here is unrelated to the mutex initialization bug in 2.6.1-rc7-mm1. The bonding driver is not holding the rtnl_mutex while calling dev_set_mac_address (and can not since its called from a timer). I believe this is a known problem to the bonding maintainers. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
