sosreport loads the bridge kernel module unintentionally, which sets net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 1
Issue
- When sosreport is run, some kernel modules are loaded as a side effect; the loading of unwanted kernel modules consumes memory and may cause other issues
- The output of
sysctl -a
changes after a run of sosreport due to the bridge kernel module being loaded - The bridge module's sysctls are initialized to their defaults, instead of being properly initialized via
/etc/sysctl.conf
-
Despite not having any bridge interfaces configured, you find you have these set in
sysctl -a
output:net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-arptables = 1 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-iptables = 1 net.bridge.bridge-nf-call-ip6tables = 1
Environment
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
Subscriber exclusive content
A Red Hat subscription provides unlimited access to our knowledgebase, tools, and much more.