Server oops during startup in bonding

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Environment

SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 Service Pack 1

Situation

After applying kernel 2.6.32.59-0.3 the kernel will have an oops in bonding when starting.
After applying kernel 2.6.32.59-0.3 the kernel will have an oops when reconfiguring and restarting a bond.
VLAN is being used.

Resolution

Update the kernel to the latest available kernel.

Additional Information

/var/log/messages or dmesg will show the following:

[   24.688051] BUG: unable to handle kernel NULL pointer dereference at
00000000000001f0
[   24.688059] IP: [<ffffffffa02b8b06>] bond_send_gratuitous_arp_dev+0x16/0xd0
[bonding]
[   24.688071] PGD 0 
[   24.688074] Oops: 0000 [#1] SMP 
[   24.688077] last sysfs file: /sys/devices/virtual/net/vlan3/broadcast
[   24.688082] CPU 4 
[   24.688084] Modules linked in: af_packet 8021q garp stp llc bonding
microcode loop dm_mod sg bnx2 iTCO_wdt iTCO_vendor_support shpchp ipmi_si
sr_mod i5k_amb rtc_cmos hpilo i5000_edac rtc_core tpm_tis pci_hotplug hpwdt
ipmi_msghandler edac_core tpm pcspkr tpm_bios rtc_lib cdrom container button
usbhid hid uhci_hcd ehci_hcd usbcore edd ext3 mbcache jbd fan thermal processor
thermal_sys hwmon ide_pci_generic piix ide_core ata_generic ata_piix libata
hpsa cciss scsi_mod
[   24.688128] Supported: Yes
[   24.688131] Pid: 3918, comm: bond0 Not tainted 2.6.32.59-0.3-default #1
ProLiant DL380 G5
[   24.688135] RIP: 0010:[<ffffffffa02b8b06>]  [<ffffffffa02b8b06>]
bond_send_gratuitous_arp_dev+0x16/0xd0 [bonding]
[   24.688143] RSP: 0018:ffff880429bc3d30  EFLAGS: 00010286
[   24.688146] RAX: 0000000000000000 RBX: ffff88042b1e72c0 RCX:
0000000000000000
[   24.688149] RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000000000 RDI:
ffff8804241fc000
[   24.688152] RBP: ffff880428197780 R08: 0000000000000000 R09:
0000000000000000
[   24.688155] R10: 000000000000000e R11: 0000000000000000 R12:
ffff88042a18dc00
[   24.688162] R13: ffff880428197af0 R14: ffff88042a9d0140 R15:
ffff8804241fc000
[   24.688167] FS:  0000000000000000(0000) GS:ffff880028300000(0000)
knlGS:0000000000000000
[   24.688171] CS:  0010 DS: 0018 ES: 0018 CR0: 000000008005003b
[   24.688175] CR2: 00000000000001f0 CR3: 0000000001804000 CR4:
00000000000006e0
[   24.688179] DR0: 0000000000000000 DR1: 0000000000000000 DR2:
0000000000000000
[   24.688184] DR3: 0000000000000000 DR6: 00000000ffff0ff0 DR7:
0000000000000400
[   24.688188] Process bond0 (pid: 3918, threadinfo ffff880429bc2000, task
ffff88042a9d0140)
[   24.688192] Stack:
[   24.688195]  000088042a9d07a8 ffffffff812febf8 ffff8804299b9600
ffff88042b1e72c0
[   24.688199] <0> ffff880428197780 ffff88042a18dc00 ffff880428197af0
ffff88042a9d0140
[   24.688205] <0> ffff88042a9d07a8 ffffffffa02b8c88 ffff8804299b9600
ffff8804281977ac
[   24.688213] Call Trace:
[   24.688236]  [<ffffffffa02b8c88>] bond_send_gratuitous_arp+0xc8/0x120
[bonding]
[   24.688248]  [<ffffffffa02b8dba>] bond_change_active_slave+0xda/0x280
[bonding]
[   24.688260]  [<ffffffffa02b94d0>] bond_select_active_slave+0xb0/0x110
[bonding]
[   24.688271]  [<ffffffffa02b986d>] bond_miimon_commit+0x16d/0x280 [bonding]
[   24.688283]  [<ffffffffa02bb34e>] bond_mii_monitor+0xbe/0x170 [bonding]
[   24.688296]  [<ffffffff81061428>] run_workqueue+0xb8/0x140
[   24.688304]  [<ffffffff81061546>] worker_thread+0x96/0x110
[   24.688311]  [<ffffffff810655f6>] kthread+0x96/0xa0
[   24.688317]  [<ffffffff81003fba>] child_rip+0xa/0x20
[   24.688323] Code: 10 66 2c a0 e8 b7 2e 0e e1 e9 3f fe ff ff 0f 1f 80 00 00
00 00 41 57 49 89 ff 41 56 41 55 41 54 55 53 48 83 ec 18 66 89 54 24 06 <48> 8b
86 f0 01 00 00 48 85 c0 0f 84 82 00 00 00 48 89 44 24 10 
[   24.688359] RIP  [<ffffffffa02b8b06>] bond_send_gratuitous_arp_dev+0x16/0xd0
[bonding]
[   24.688367]  RSP <ffff880429bc3d30>
[   24.688370] CR2: 00000000000001f0

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