Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2010 02:23:45 -0700 From: Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com> To: Marcin <nickson@interia.pl> Cc: freebsd-stable@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Problem with security log Message-ID: <20101013092345.GA54174@icarus.home.lan> In-Reply-To: <AANLkTikngP9Gdx_5-r2eVU8va-UExFmL8mG42nTWP4jG@mail.gmail.com> References: <AANLkTimy6anK4VGnUzhw=YyiNrKjki-H8qruvh4Dfq%2BT@mail.gmail.com> <20101013081758.GA52870@icarus.home.lan> <AANLkTikngP9Gdx_5-r2eVU8va-UExFmL8mG42nTWP4jG@mail.gmail.com>
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On Wed, Oct 13, 2010 at 11:03:36AM +0200, Marcin wrote: > 2010/10/13 Jeremy Chadwick <freebsd@jdc.parodius.com>: > > On Tue, Oct 12, 2010 at 10:50:28PM +0200, Marcin wrote: > >> Hi folks, > >> > >> For some time in the file / var / log / security appear illegible entries: > >> kernel: ipfw: 200 Deny UDiPp f1w9:2 .168.10.5:5230503 D22e4n.y0 > >> .U0D.P25 1:15923.5136 o8.u10t. 5va5 3r5e03 224.0.0.251:5353 in via re0 > >> > >> How to get rid of it? Please help... > > > > There isn't a 100% reliable way to get rid of this problem. I've been > > harping about this for years (sorry to sound like a jerk, but this > > really is a major problem that keeps coming up and annoys users/admins > > to no end. There are solutions -- Linux solved it by implementing a > > lockless circular ring buffer[1] used by kmsg). > > > > The """workaround""" -- which again, does not solve the problem, only > > decreases the regularity of it happening (and when it does happen, can > > sometimes decrease how much interspersed output there is) -- is to add > > the following line to your kernel config and rebuild/reinstall your > > kernel: > > > > options PRINTF_BUFR_SIZE=128 # Prevent printf output being interspersed. > > > > This option became part of the GENERIC kernel configuration file at the > > following times: > > > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/amd64/conf/GENERIC#rev1.529 > > http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/i386/conf/GENERIC#rev1.517 > > > > Depending on what release/tag you follow, you may or may not find the > > above commit/change in your GENERIC file. I can't be bothered to track > > down what time the CVS tagging was done, for multiple architectures, > > etc... > > > > [1]: http://www.mjmwired.net/kernel/Documentation/trace/ring-buffer-design.txt > > Hi Jeremy, > I have compiled kernel with this option and unfortunately problem still exist... > Do you have another idea how can i improve my log file? :) I was incorrect in my understanding/prognosis, so as Andriy pointed out, the option won't solve your problem. It sounds like the only way to solve this issue is to improve/fix the msgbuf code. Alternatively, you could consider moving from ipfw to pf(4) and use pflog(4) / pflogd(8). -- | Jeremy Chadwick jdc@parodius.com | | Parodius Networking http://www.parodius.com/ | | UNIX Systems Administrator Mountain View, CA, USA | | Making life hard for others since 1977. PGP: 4BD6C0CB |
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