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Revision 2cc6d2bf3d6195fabcf0febc192c01f99519a8f3 authored by Neil Horman on 24 September 2010, 09:55:52 UTC, committed by David S. Miller on 27 September 2010, 02:09:25 UTC 
ipv6: add a missing unregister_pernet_subsys call
 
Clean up a missing exit path in the ipv6 module init routines.  In
addrconf_init we call ipv6_addr_label_init which calls register_pernet_subsys
for the ipv6_addr_label_ops structure.  But if module loading fails, or if the
ipv6 module is removed, there is no corresponding unregister_pernet_subsys call,
which leaves a now-bogus address on the pernet_list, leading to oopses in
subsequent registrations.  This patch cleans up both the failed load path and
the unload path.  Tested by myself with good results.

Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>

 include/net/addrconf.h |    1 +
 net/ipv6/addrconf.c    |   11 ++++++++---
 net/ipv6/addrlabel.c   |    5 +++++
 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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memory.txt 
There are several classic problems related to memory on Linux
systems.

	1) There are some motherboards that will not cache above
	   a certain quantity of memory.  If you have one of these
	   motherboards, your system will be SLOWER, not faster
	   as you add more memory.  Consider exchanging your 
           motherboard.

All of these problems can be addressed with the "mem=XXXM" boot option
(where XXX is the size of RAM to use in megabytes).  
It can also tell Linux to use less memory than is actually installed.
If you use "mem=" on a machine with PCI, consider using "memmap=" to avoid
physical address space collisions.

See the documentation of your boot loader (LILO, grub, loadlin, etc.) about
how to pass options to the kernel.

There are other memory problems which Linux cannot deal with.  Random
corruption of memory is usually a sign of serious hardware trouble.
Try:

	* Reducing memory settings in the BIOS to the most conservative 
          timings.

	* Adding a cooling fan.

	* Not overclocking your CPU.

	* Having the memory tested in a memory tester or exchanged
	  with the vendor. Consider testing it with memtest86 yourself.
	
	* Exchanging your CPU, cache, or motherboard for one that works.
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