With the sysctl net.ipv6.conf.all.disable_ipv6=1 we have still seen another kernel error as follows:
[97989.224382] ------------[ cut here ]------------ [97989.224395] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 19570 at /build/linux-lts-xenial-ep3zLI/linux-lts-xenial-4.4.0/net/ipv6/addrconf_core.c:159 in6_dev_finish_destroy+0x6b/0xb0() [97989.224456] CPU: 1 PID: 19570 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted 4.4.0-83-generic #106~14.04.1-Ubuntu [97989.224457] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 09/17/2015 [97989.224462] Workqueue: netns cleanup_net [97989.224463] 0000000000000000 ffff88011b75bbb8 ffffffff813ddefc 0000000000000000 [97989.224466] ffffffff81d7aa10 ffff88011b75bbf0 ffffffff8107ea36 ffff8800960e7c00 [97989.224467] ffff8800960e6c00 0000000000000006 ffff88011b75bcc0 0000000000000000 [97989.224469] Call Trace: [97989.224474] [<ffffffff813ddefc>] dump_stack+0x63/0x87 [97989.224478] [<ffffffff8107ea36>] warn_slowpath_common+0x86/0xc0 [97989.224479] [<ffffffff8107eb2a>] warn_slowpath_null+0x1a/0x20 [97989.224481] [<ffffffff817e886b>] in6_dev_finish_destroy+0x6b/0xb0 [97989.224487] [<ffffffff817be120>] ip6_route_dev_notify+0x110/0x130 [97989.224490] [<ffffffff8109dd89>] notifier_call_chain+0x49/0x70 [97989.224492] [<ffffffff8109dea6>] raw_notifier_call_chain+0x16/0x20 [97989.224495] [<ffffffff81701d25>] call_netdevice_notifiers_info+0x35/0x60 [97989.224498] [<ffffffff8170c017>] netdev_run_todo+0x157/0x300 [97989.224500] [<ffffffff817172be>] rtnl_unlock+0xe/0x10 [97989.224502] [<ffffffff81704d88>] default_device_exit_batch+0x138/0x150 [97989.224507] [<ffffffff810bf4e0>] ? __wake_up_sync+0x20/0x20 [97989.224509] [<ffffffff816fd242>] ops_exit_list.isra.4+0x52/0x60 [97989.224510] [<ffffffff816fe213>] cleanup_net+0x1b3/0x280 [97989.224514] [<ffffffff81096d30>] process_one_work+0x150/0x3f0 [97989.224516] [<ffffffff810974aa>] worker_thread+0x11a/0x470 [97989.224518] [<ffffffff81097390>] ? rescuer_thread+0x310/0x310 [97989.224520] [<ffffffff8109cd66>] kthread+0xd6/0xf0 [97989.224523] [<ffffffff81081865>] ? do_exit+0x655/0xae0 [97989.224525] [<ffffffff8109cc90>] ? kthread_park+0x60/0x60 [97989.224527] [<ffffffff8180cc0f>] ret_from_fork+0x3f/0x70 [97989.224529] [<ffffffff8109cc90>] ? kthread_park+0x60/0x60 [97989.224530] ---[ end trace dfb865796f5b5681 ]--- [97989.224531] ------------[ cut here ]------------
With the sysctl net.ipv6. conf.all. disable_ ipv6=1 we have still seen another kernel error as follows:
[97989.224382] ------------[ cut here ]------------ linux-lts- xenial- ep3zLI/ linux-lts- xenial- 4.4.0/net/ ipv6/addrconf_ core.c: 159 in6_dev_ finish_ destroy+ 0x6b/0xb0( ) efc>] dump_stack+ 0x63/0x87 a36>] warn_slowpath_ common+ 0x86/0xc0 b2a>] warn_slowpath_ null+0x1a/ 0x20 86b>] in6_dev_ finish_ destroy+ 0x6b/0xb0 120>] ip6_route_ dev_notify+ 0x110/0x130 d89>] notifier_ call_chain+ 0x49/0x70 ea6>] raw_notifier_ call_chain+ 0x16/0x20 d25>] call_netdevice_ notifiers_ info+0x35/ 0x60 017>] netdev_ run_todo+ 0x157/0x300 2be>] rtnl_unlock+ 0xe/0x10 d88>] default_ device_ exit_batch+ 0x138/0x150 4e0>] ? __wake_ up_sync+ 0x20/0x20 242>] ops_exit_ list.isra. 4+0x52/ 0x60 213>] cleanup_ net+0x1b3/ 0x280 d30>] process_ one_work+ 0x150/0x3f0 4aa>] worker_ thread+ 0x11a/0x470 390>] ? rescuer_ thread+ 0x310/0x310 d66>] kthread+0xd6/0xf0 865>] ? do_exit+0x655/0xae0 c90>] ? kthread_ park+0x60/ 0x60 c0f>] ret_from_ fork+0x3f/ 0x70 c90>] ? kthread_ park+0x60/ 0x60
[97989.224395] WARNING: CPU: 1 PID: 19570 at /build/
[97989.224456] CPU: 1 PID: 19570 Comm: kworker/u8:3 Not tainted 4.4.0-83-generic #106~14.04.1-Ubuntu
[97989.224457] Hardware name: VMware, Inc. VMware Virtual Platform/440BX Desktop Reference Platform, BIOS 6.00 09/17/2015
[97989.224462] Workqueue: netns cleanup_net
[97989.224463] 0000000000000000 ffff88011b75bbb8 ffffffff813ddefc 0000000000000000
[97989.224466] ffffffff81d7aa10 ffff88011b75bbf0 ffffffff8107ea36 ffff8800960e7c00
[97989.224467] ffff8800960e6c00 0000000000000006 ffff88011b75bcc0 0000000000000000
[97989.224469] Call Trace:
[97989.224474] [<ffffffff813dd
[97989.224478] [<ffffffff8107e
[97989.224479] [<ffffffff8107e
[97989.224481] [<ffffffff817e8
[97989.224487] [<ffffffff817be
[97989.224490] [<ffffffff8109d
[97989.224492] [<ffffffff8109d
[97989.224495] [<ffffffff81701
[97989.224498] [<ffffffff8170c
[97989.224500] [<ffffffff81717
[97989.224502] [<ffffffff81704
[97989.224507] [<ffffffff810bf
[97989.224509] [<ffffffff816fd
[97989.224510] [<ffffffff816fe
[97989.224514] [<ffffffff81096
[97989.224516] [<ffffffff81097
[97989.224518] [<ffffffff81097
[97989.224520] [<ffffffff8109c
[97989.224523] [<ffffffff81081
[97989.224525] [<ffffffff8109c
[97989.224527] [<ffffffff8180c
[97989.224529] [<ffffffff8109c
[97989.224530] ---[ end trace dfb865796f5b5681 ]---
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