ipv6: Warn users if maximum number of routes is reached.

This gives users at least some clue as to what the problem
might be and how to go about fixing it.

Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <greearb@candelatech.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>

diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index fc328339be99f5c0c1fe5ffcb484e72b51b63e90..96455ffb76fb8b92aa90c3a711aa6635d45b91fa 100644 (file)
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -1945,8 +1945,12 @@ struct rt6_info *addrconf_dst_alloc(struct inet6_dev *idev,
        struct rt6_info *rt = ip6_dst_alloc(&net->ipv6.ip6_dst_ops);
        struct neighbour *neigh;
 
-       if (rt == NULL)
+       if (rt == NULL) {
+               if (net_ratelimit())
+                       pr_warning("IPv6:  Maximum number of routes reached,"
+                                  " consider increasing route/max_size.\n");
                return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+       }
 
        dev_hold(net->loopback_dev);
        in6_dev_hold(idev);