On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 01:00:34 +0200 "Alon Bar-Lev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, > > When executing the following command using unprivileged users there is > an infinite loop... > /sbin/ip route flush dev eth1 > > Execution with -s produces: > *** Round 28153, deleting 2 entries *** > > *** Round 28154, deleting 2 entries *** > > *** Round 28155, deleting 2 entries *** > > *** Round 28156, deleting 2 entries *** > > *** Round 28157, deleting 2 entries *** > > *** Round 28158, deleting 2 entries *** > > *** Round 28159, deleting 2 entries *** > > I do not fully understand the sequence, but it may be kernel fault, as > it should have returned EPERM for this request stopping the netlink > request. > > Anyway... A simple solution is to store the filter.flushed and fail if > it keeps its value during loop iteration at > ip/ipaddress.c::ipaddr_list_or_flush(), but this is only a > workaround... > > Please CC as I am not in netdev list. > Thanks! > Alon. Non privileged users can't delete routes, but command keeps trying. The correct way to handle it is to teach flush loop to look at error code. -- Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- 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
