From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH net] bridge: avoid OOPS if root port not found Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:52:25 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <20130430.155225.263723275782712153.davem@davemloft.net> References: <20130430082927.56aa0785@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org To: stephen@networkplumber.org Return-path: Received: from shards.monkeyblade.net ([149.20.54.216]:52739 "EHLO shards.monkeyblade.net" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S933540Ab3D3Tw1 (ORCPT ); Tue, 30 Apr 2013 15:52:27 -0400 In-Reply-To: <20130430082927.56aa0785@nehalam.linuxnetplumber.net> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Stephen Hemminger Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2013 08:29:27 -0700 > Bridge can crash while trying to send topology change packet. > This happens if root port can't be found. This was reported by user > but currently unable to reproduce it easily. The STP conditions that cause > this are not known yet, but the problem doesn't have to be fatal. > > Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger Right, there's no reason we should flat-out crash because of this. Applied, thanks.