kmalloc_node returns unaligned pointers on powerpc, when CONFIG_DEBUG_SLAB is enabled. This makes iptables very unhappy. It checks the alignment in net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c:check_entry_size_and_hooks(). __alignof__(struct ip6t_entry) returns 8. But returned pointers from xt_alloc_table_info() are unaligned:
Linux version 2.6.16-rc6-git1-default-iptables-slab ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) (gcc version 4.1.0 (SUSE Linux)) #2 Mon Mar 13 15:19:45 CET 2006 ... xt_alloc_table_info(250) modprobe(1687):c0,j4294904016 newinfo/size cfc82498/0x278 xt_alloc_table_info(265) modprobe(1687):c0,j4294904038 entries[0] c449611c ip_nat_init: can't setup rules. sys_init_module(1960) modprobe(1687):c0,j4294904071 iptable_nat returned -22 ... Any ideas how to fix that? - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
