netdev - [PATCH net-next] tipc: fix a link reset issue due to retransmission failures

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Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2015 18:09:40 +0800
From:	Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>
To:	<davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<jon.maloy@...csson.com>, <Paul.Gortmaker@...driver.com>,
	<erik.hugne@...csson.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] tipc: fix a link reset issue due to retransmission failures

When a node joins a cluster while we are transmitting a fragment
stream over the broadcast link, it's missing the preceding fragments
needed to build a meaningful message. As a result, the node has to
drop it. However, as the fragment message is not acknowledged to
its sender before it's dropped, it accidentally causes link reset
of retransmission failure on the node.

Reported-by: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>
Signed-off-by: Ying Xue <ying.xue@...driver.com>
Reviewed-by: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>
Tested-by: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>
---
 net/tipc/bcast.c |    8 +++++---
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/tipc/bcast.c b/net/tipc/bcast.c
index 403aee7..7935553 100644
--- a/net/tipc/bcast.c
+++ b/net/tipc/bcast.c
@@ -523,11 +523,13 @@ receive:
 			tipc_bclink_unlock(net);
 			tipc_node_unlock(node);
 		} else if (msg_user(msg) == MSG_FRAGMENTER) {
-			tipc_buf_append(&node->bclink.reasm_buf, &buf);
-			if (unlikely(!buf && !node->bclink.reasm_buf))
-				goto unlock;
 			tipc_bclink_lock(net);
 			bclink_accept_pkt(node, seqno);
+			tipc_buf_append(&node->bclink.reasm_buf, &buf);
+			if (unlikely(!buf && !node->bclink.reasm_buf)) {
+				tipc_bclink_unlock(net);
+				goto unlock;
+			}
 			bcl->stats.recv_fragments++;
 			if (buf) {
 				bcl->stats.recv_fragmented++;
-- 
1.7.9.5

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