keepalived using genhash keeps getting "zombied" and using CPU to a 100%

With 1.1.13 from debian unstable works ok, this does not happen.

Hardy has been synced with 1.1.15 on 9-1-08

Im having this same probem with latest 1.1.15 package in hardy...

Do you still have this error? Have you try it in jaunty? Would you provide steps to reproduce it, and sample config?

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I have the same problem.

Keepalived v1.1.17 (02/10,2010)

Config:
****
virtual_server localhost 8443 {

    delay_loop 5
    protocol TCP

    real_server localhost 8443 {

        notify_up "logger -p daemon.warn -t Keepalived 'Proxy UP';"
        notify_down "logger -p daemon.err -t Keepalived 'Proxy DOWN, restarting...'; service vrrp restart; service nginx restart"

        SSL_GET {
            url {
              path /stub
              status_code 200
            }
            connect_port 8443
            connect_timeout 3
            delay_before_retry 3
        }
    }

    real_server localhost 8443 {

        notify_up "logger -p daemon.warn -t Keepalived 'VRRPd UP';"
        notify_down "logger -p daemon.err -t Keepalived 'VRRPd DOWN, restarting...'; service vrrp restart"

****

The problem is reproduced after rebooting the computer. It is writing the following messages to log:
May 31 18:24:36 int-top-lb2 Keepalived: Remove a zombie pid file /var/run/checkers.pid
May 31 18:24:36 int-top-lb2 Keepalived: Starting Healthcheck child process, pid=3738
May 31 18:24:36 int-top-lb2 Keepalived: Healthcheck child process(3738) died: Respawning
May 31 18:24:36 int-top-lb2 Keepalived: Remove a zombie pid file /var/run/checkers.pid
May 31 18:24:36 int-top-lb2 Keepalived: Starting Healthcheck child process, pid=3740
May 31 18:24:36 int-top-lb2 Keepalived: Healthcheck child process(3740) died: Respawning
May 31 18:24:36 int-top-lb2 Keepalived: Remove a zombie pid file /var/run/checkers.pid
May 31 18:24:36 int-top-lb2 Keepalived: Starting Healthcheck child process, pid=3742
and so on

As we have found after execution of "modprob ip_vs" keepalived become to normal work

Hi there,

Does this problem only happens right after a reboot? IIRC, this might be related to having keepalived after networking is started.

 it is up to upstart/sysvinit to start the daemon, and then this happens?
Are you obtaining an IP address with DHCP or is it statically configured?

Could you try to stop and restart the service and see if the issue is seen again?

Thank you in advance!

Regards

Yes, this porblem happens right after a reboot and if I try to restart the service result the same.

I'm obtaining an IP dynamically by VRRP. It has one statically configured IP and additionally gets second if this computer becomes master router.

Setting Importance to Medium. 5 year old bug that has only one reporter, so the scope of the impact seems fairly limited.

There is clearly more than one reporter (I'm one of them).

I worked around it by compiling from source.

Keepalived IF you are using it is liking to be a HIGHLY critical service (I am not currently but will again).

Maybe it's still a medium but just to put a counterpoint to your comment Clint.

Adam, thanks for the response! With that, I'll mark it as Confirmed.

The symptoms all seem to center around the order that modules are loaded and perhaps how networking is handled. Perhaps keepalived needs to be delayed until after all networking. I have to wonder if this still affects 12.04, since runlevel 2 is now delayed until all interfaces in /etc/network/interfaces have been brought up.