Re: bgpd: "send_rtmsg: action foo, prefix bar/baz: (some error)"

[Henning Brauer <lists-openbsd_(_at_)_bsws_(_dot_)_de>]

* Arvid Grøtting <arvidg_(_at_)_netfonds_(_dot_)_no> [2004-08-10 16:38]:
> I'm trying the nice, new bgpd on for size, because I'm having trouble
> with Zebra's routing tables falling out of sync with the kernel's, and
> I'm getting some error messages that could indicate that the same
> thing still happens.  e.g.:
> 
> Aug 10 14:04:41 btn-gw bgpd[5238]: send_rtmsg: action 1, prefix 132.203.0.0/16: 
> No such process
> Aug 10 14:04:41 btn-gw bgpd[5238]: send_rtmsg: action 1, prefix 206.167.100.0/24
> : No buffer space available

you are running out of kernel memory.

> As far as I can see, the error message comes from the piece of code
> where bgpd passes its routes off via an AF_ROUTE socket to the kernel.

correct.

> Ideas, anyone?

is this -current? arch? how many routes (bgpctl show fib | wc -l)? 
compare with netstat -rnf inet | wc -l

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