RE: dst cache overflow 2.2.x; x>=16

[jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Sun, 14 Apr 2002, Milam, Chad wrote:

> /proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/max_size=16384 (default 4096)

Ok, i meant:
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/route/gc_thresh

> Also, based on the code from route.c:
> --
> if (atomic_read(&ipv4_dst_ops.entries) < ip_rt_max_size)
>         return 0;
> if (net_ratelimit())
>       printk("dst cache overflow\n");
> return 1;
> --
>

0 typically means the gc was succesful

> Looks to me like gc_thresh has nothing to do with it. Did I read that wrong?
>

I just remembered an old problem that used to cause this; do you
have lo configured?
make sure it is IP address 127.0.0.1 and it is up.

cheers,
jamal