[REG][4.8] Multicast frames sent on a VLAN interface/ethX.Y cause panic. (Regression of BZ#555070/BZ#580842 fix)
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Update 8
- x86_64
- 2.6.9-89.0.26.ELlargesmp
Issue
- Kernel panics on the system linux-2.6.9-net-fixup-problems-with-vlan-tagging-and-bonding-dr.patch
(BZ#555070/BZ#580842) is applied to when multicast frames are sent on a VLAN interface/ethX.Y.
Resolution
- 4.8.z released: RHSA-2010-0936
Root Cause
- linux-2.6.9-net-fixup-problems-with-vlan-tagging-and-bonding-dr.patch has a bug.
Diagnostic Steps
- No steps to reproduce the issue.
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