Re: failure due to swapper and inet_sock_destruct

[Melkor Ainur <melkorainur@yahoo.com>]

Hello,

Thanks for the suggestion. I will try it. However,
examining the change, I could only see how it could
lead to a sock_put(child) but not how it could lead to
a sk_free(parent). Could you help me understand?

Melkor

--- James Morris <jmorris@intercode.com.au> wrote:
> On Sat, 5 Apr 2003, Melkor Ainur wrote:
> 
> > Hello,
> > 
> > I am using the 2.4.20 kernel in a fairly high
> stress
> > bursty network environment. Every so often, I see
> the
> > following error message from the kernel:
> > 
> > Attempt to release TCP socket in state 10 cfbfd540
> > 
> 
> Could you please try the patch from Dave Miller
> below (which is already in
> 2.4.21-pre).
> 
> 
> - James
> -- 
> James Morris 
> <jmorris@intercode.com.au>
> 
> # This is a BitKeeper generated patch for the
> following project:
> # Project Name: Linux kernel tree
> # This patch format is intended for GNU patch
> command version 2.5 or higher.
> # This patch includes the following deltas:
> #	           ChangeSet	1.930.3.3 -> 1.930.3.4
> #	net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c	1.12    -> 1.13   
> #
> # The following is the BitKeeper ChangeSet Log
> # --------------------------------------------
> # 03/01/30	davem@nuts.ninka.net	1.930.3.4
> # [TCP]: In tcp_check_req, handle ACKless packets
> properly.
> # --------------------------------------------
> #
> diff -Nru a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
> b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c
> --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c	Sun Apr  6 21:41:32
> 2003
> +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_minisocks.c	Sun Apr  6 21:41:32
> 2003
> @@ -938,6 +938,12 @@
>  	if (flg & (TCP_FLAG_RST|TCP_FLAG_SYN))
>  		goto embryonic_reset;
>  
> +	/* ACK sequence verified above, just make sure ACK
> is
> +	 * set.  If ACK not set, just silently drop the
> packet.
> +	 */
> +	if (!(flg & TCP_FLAG_ACK))
> +		return NULL;
> +
>  	/* If TCP_DEFER_ACCEPT is set, drop bare ACK. */
>  	if (tp->defer_accept && TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->end_seq
> == req->rcv_isn+1) {
>  		req->acked = 1;
> 


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