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** Package changed: linux-lts-trusty (Ubuntu) => linux (Ubuntu) ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Changed in: linux (Ubuntu) Status: New => Incomplete -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Kernel Packages, which is subscribed to linux in Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/1525324 Title: kernel/bonding: wrong netlink messages when deleting a bonding interface Status in linux package in Ubuntu: Incomplete Bug description: Here is the bug: root@ubuntu1404:~# modprobe bonding root@ubuntu1404:~# modprobe dummy root@ubuntu1404:~# ip link set dummy0 master bond0 root@ubuntu1404:~# ip monitor link& [1] 1065 root@ubuntu1404:~# ip link del bond0 Deleted 6: bond0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,MASTER> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default link/ether c2:46:53:08:ee:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 7: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP,SLAVE,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default link/ether c2:46:53:08:ee:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 7: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP,UP,LOWER_UP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state UNKNOWN group default link/ether c2:46:53:08:ee:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 6: bond0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,MASTER> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default link/ether e6:49:16:3b:17:fe brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 6: bond0: <BROADCAST,MULTICAST,MASTER> mtu 1500 qdisc noop state DOWN group default root@ubuntu1404:~# link/ether e6:49:16:3b:17:fe brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 7: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default link/ether c2:46:53:08:ee:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff 7: dummy0: <BROADCAST,NOARP> mtu 1500 qdisc noqueue state DOWN group default link/ether c2:46:53:08:ee:50 brd ff:ff:ff:ff:ff:ff ^C root@ubuntu1404:~# uname -a Linux ubuntu1404 3.13.0-71-generic #114-Ubuntu SMP Tue Dec 1 02:34:22 UTC 2015 x86_64 x86_64 x86_64 GNU/Linux root@ubuntu1404:~# A netlink message advertise that bond0 is deleted and after that two netlink messages are sent telling that bond0 exists again. This bug has been fixed by these upstream commits: 56bfa7ee7c88 unregister_netdevice : move RTM_DELLINK to until after ndo_uninit http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=56bfa7ee7c88 395eea6ccf2b rtnetlink: delay RTM_DELLINK notification until after ndo_uninit() http://git.kernel.org/cgit/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/commit/?id=395eea6ccf2b To manage notifications about this bug go to: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/linux/+bug/1525324/+subscriptions -- Mailing list: https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages Post to : kernel-packages@lists.launchpad.net Unsubscribe : https://launchpad.net/~kernel-packages More help : https://help.launchpad.net/ListHelp