I also thought providing my kernel configuration(esp NETFILTER stuff) information would be a good idea. CONFIG_NETFILTER=y # CONFIG_NETFILTER_DEBUG is not set CONFIG_BRIDGE_NETFILTER=y # CONFIG_NETFILTER_NETLINK is not set # # IP: Netfilter Configuration # CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK=y CONFIG_IP_NF_CT_ACCT=y CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_MARK=y # CONFIG_IP_NF_CONNTRACK_EVENTS is not set # CONFIG_IP_NF_CT_PROTO_SCTP is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_FTP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_DOS=m CONFIG_IP_NF_IRC=y # CONFIG_IP_NF_NETBIOS_NS is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_TFTP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_AMANDA=y # CONFIG_IP_NF_PPTP is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_TPROXY=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TPROXY=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TPROXY=y CONFIG_IP_NF_QUEUE=m CONFIG_IP_NF_IPTABLES=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LIMIT=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_IPRANGE=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MAC=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_PKTTYPE=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MARK=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_MULTIPORT=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TOS=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_RECENT=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_ECN=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_DSCP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_AH_ESP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_LENGTH=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TTL=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_TCPMSS=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_HELPER=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STATE=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNTRACK=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_OWNER=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_PHYSDEV=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_ADDRTYPE=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_REALM=y # CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_SCTP is not set # CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_DCCP is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_COMMENT=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNMARK=y # CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_CONNBYTES is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_HASHLIMIT=y # CONFIG_IP_NF_MATCH_STRING is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_FILTER=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REJECT=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_LOG=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ULOG=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TCPMSS=y # CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_NFQUEUE is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT=y CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NEEDED=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MASQUERADE=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_REDIRECT=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_NETMAP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_SAME=y # CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_NRES is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_SNMP_BASIC=y CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_IRC=y CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_FTP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_TFTP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_NAT_AMANDA=y CONFIG_IP_NF_MANGLE=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TOS=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_ECN=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_DSCP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_MARK=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_CLASSIFY=y # CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_TTL is not set CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_CONNMARK=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_CLUSTERIP=y CONFIG_IP_NF_RAW=y CONFIG_IP_NF_TARGET_NOTRACK=y CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPTABLES=y CONFIG_IP_NF_ARPFILTER=y CONFIG_IP_NF_ARP_MANGLE=y Thanks
I am using a 2.6.14 kernel with the 2.0.3 patch. I am using a proxy server to connect transparently using tproxy. While the traffic is flowing I did a cat /proc/net/tproxy and I saw a kernel panic. The trace I could see was:
pipe_writev pipe_write vfs_write sys_write syscall_call
Sorry I do not get better informtion. But I was wondering if this is a known issue or something that is new.
Thanks Sai