Re: [mpls-linux-devel] mpls linux crashing

[<win...@fr...>]

Hi Pali,


Quoting Pali <pal...@gm...>:

> Result on FC8: Same kernel panik unsing kernel 2.6.27.24-170.2.68 and mpls
> v1.963. I can write description of testing topology, that leads to kernel
> crash, bud I don't think it is important. Will try now compile v1.950 on
> some old debian.
>
> 2010/5/4 Pali <pal...@gm...>
>
>> Hi Wind,
>> what I need now is to try L2VPN lab from mpls-tutorial and modify it. But
>> I'm still unsuccessful to build stable topology, because mpls linux routers
>> used to hang up / freeze. I have got also some kernel panic traces but it's
>> too difficult for me now to repair them.
>>
>> Dear Wind Dong, please could You share how You run mpls v1.950?
>> I was trying to patch appropriate kernel 2.6.1.15 under debian 5.04, using
>> patch from:

I guess you mean kernel 2.6.15.1 and suggest you use Etch insteady of  
Lenny. Etch uses kernel 2.6.18, and more suitable for patching mpls  
v1.950.

>>
>> *
>> http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mpls-linux/mpls-linux-1.950.tar.bz2
>> *
>>
>> but compilation hang on a lot of errors, too many to correct them. I guess
>> I need older gcc then is in debian 5.04.
>>
>> I also tried Fedora 10 i386 rpm from
>> *http://mpls-linux.sourceforge.net/fedora/10/i386/mpls*
>> but repeat same kernel panic as under Debian. So I guess:
>> - mpls v1.963 is unstable
>> - mpls v1.962 will I try now from RPM under FC10
>> *http://mpls-linux.sourceforge.net/fedora/8/i386/mpls*
>>
>> Then I will try older versions from MPLS gitweb, I hope one will run
>> smoothly. On gitweb I can't see mpls v1.950
>>
>> Does anybody has virtual machine with successful compiled mpls-linux? If
>> yes, could You please share it? I can provide online storage where to upload
>> it.
>>
>> Thank to all who will respond.
>>
>> Pali
>>
>> 2010/5/1 Ahsan Tariq <ahs...@gm...>
>>
>> Hi,
>>>
>>> The link for the source code of mpls version 1.950:
>>> http://switch.dl.sourceforge.net/sourceforge/mpls-linux/mpls-linux-1.950.tar.bz2
>>>
>>> The link is in the mpls-linux-docs for the mpls-linux labes.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>> Ahsan
>>>
>>> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 4:16 PM, <win...@fr...> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> Yes, mpls version 1.950 works fine for me too. It's the only stable
>>>> version I could use, but I can't find the source code of that version to
>>>> find difference.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks,
>>>> Wind
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Quoting Ahsan Tariq <ahs...@gm...>:
>>>>
>>>>  Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> The same problem is replicated with renato's recent patch for kernel
>>>>> 2.6.32
>>>>> as well when used with debian. The mpls-linux using mpls version 1.950
>>>>> also
>>>>> used debian linux (2.6.15) but going by the authors the lab exercises
>>>>> worked
>>>>> fine.
>>>>> By the way the linux machine hangs up whenever a label is supposed to be
>>>>> swapped or popped. It doesnt hang up on ignoring an MPLS label packet
>>>>> that
>>>>> doesnt match an ilm label.
>>>>>
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>
>>>>> Ahsan
>>>>>
>>>>> On Sat, May 1, 2010 at 2:38 PM, Pali <pal...@gm...> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>  Hi Ahsan,
>>>>>> I have got the same behavior, using Debian 5.04 with  kernel 2.6.27.24.
>>>>>> From gitweb it seems to be preferred kernel version, but even this
>>>>>> crashes.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *http://repo.or.cz/w/mpls-kernel.git/shortlog/HEAD*
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I have used this kernel configuration and compilation procedure:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> *
>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://sourceforge.net/mailarchive/message.php?msg_name=20091106023631.17792g0fm87kc6dc%40freecomm.cn
>>>>>> *
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I will try to find a solution how to work it out.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> 2010/4/28 Ahsan Tariq <ahs...@gm...>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>  Hi,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I am using mpls-linux 1.963 patched to kernel 2.6.30. I also installed
>>>>>>> the
>>>>>>> mpls enabled ip-tables, eb-tables and ip-route patched with the
>>>>>>> corresponding mpls 1.963 diff file. I tested out the mpls switching
>>>>>>> and the
>>>>>>> ingress and egress routers are working fine however the router on the
>>>>>>> LSP
>>>>>>> that is supposed to do label switching crashes. This happens when a
>>>>>>> packet
>>>>>>> (like ping) is sent on the label path.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Have any of you guys experienced this problem or am I the first. I am
>>>>>>> using debian linux by the way and what I did was that I got the diff
>>>>>>> between
>>>>>>> 2.6.30 kernel and 2.6.27 kernel and ported the mpl-linux 1.963 patch
>>>>>>> to the
>>>>>>> 2.6.30 kernel. Then I installed the mpls enabled ip-tables, eb-tables
>>>>>>> and
>>>>>>> iproute from the git repository.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Ahsan
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
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