nf_conntrack: falling back to vmalloc?
 

From the kernel log

4 Time(s): nf_conntrack: falling back to vmalloc.

anybody know what this means?

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nf_conntrack: falling back to vmalloc?
 

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Knute Johnson <ubuntu@knutejohnson.com> wrote:
> From the kernel log
>
> *4 Time(s): nf_conntrack: falling back to vmalloc
>
> anybody know what this means?

It's a C function. I think you can safely ignore that message.


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nf_conntrack: falling back to vmalloc?
 

On 12-01-15 07:32 PM, Ioannis Vranos wrote:

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Knute Johnson<ubuntu@knutejohnson.com> wrote:

From the kernel log

4 Time(s): nf_conntrack: falling back to vmalloc

anybody know what this means?


It's a C function. I think you can safely ignore that message.




To play devils advocate here; vmalloc is a memory allocation call, if
nf_conntrack (netfilter connection tracker) is using up more memory than
usual maybe this machine is getting hammered by someone. Internet facing
machine? Seeing high traffic packet wise? port wise?


Complete WAG here as I have no idea how nf_conntrack works or in fact
what it really does.




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nf_conntrack: falling back to vmalloc?
 

On 1/15/2012 7:59 PM, David C. Curtis wrote:

On 12-01-15 07:32 PM, Ioannis Vranos wrote:

On Sun, Jan 15, 2012 at 11:29 PM, Knute
Johnson<ubuntu@knutejohnson.com> wrote:

From the kernel log

4 Time(s): nf_conntrack: falling back to vmalloc

anybody know what this means?


It's a C function. I think you can safely ignore that message.




To play devils advocate here; vmalloc is a memory allocation call, if
nf_conntrack (netfilter connection tracker) is using up more memory than
usual maybe this machine is getting hammered by someone. Internet facing
machine? Seeing high traffic packet wise? port wise?

Complete WAG here as I have no idea how nf_conntrack works or in fact
what it really does.


I pretty sure nf_conntrack is used to keep track of established
connections coming through the iptables firewall. What I don't know is
what is the result of it falling back to vmalloc. The error doesn't say
what it was using prior to falling back.


This shows up on my server machine that is connected to the wild. I
haven't been having any more than the usual attempts at hacking that a
server in the wild gets.


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