linux-kernel - Re: [TCP bug, regression] stuck distcc connections in latest -git

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Date:	Thu, 24 Jul 2008 11:25:18 +0200
From:	Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu>
To:	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Cc:	w@....eu, davem@...emloft.net, davidn@...idnewall.com,
	torvalds@...ux-foundation.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	stefanr@...6.in-berlin.de, rjw@...k.pl, ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi
Subject: Re: [TCP bug, regression] stuck distcc connections in latest -git


* Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au> wrote:

> Ingo Molnar <mingo@...e.hu> wrote:
> >
> > the client (running 2.6.24) does periodic 120 seconds retransmits:
> > 
> > 07:40:48.255452 IP dione.39201 > phoenix.distcc: . 1608:2144(536) ack 1 win 584007:40:48.255547 IP phoenix.distcc > dione.39201: . ack 2144 win 65535
> > 07:40:48.255564 IP dione.39201 > phoenix.distcc: . 67143:67679(536) ack 1 win 5840
> > 07:40:48.255648 IP phoenix.distcc > dione.39201: . ack 2144 win 65535
> > 07:42:48.255440 IP dione.39201 > phoenix.distcc: . 2144:2680(536) ack 1 win 5840
> > 07:42:48.255559 IP phoenix.distcc > dione.39201: . ack 2680 win 65535
> > 07:42:48.255570 IP dione.39201 > phoenix.distcc: . 67679:68215(536) ack 1 win 5840
> > 07:42:48.255659 IP phoenix.distcc > dione.39201: . ack 2680 win 65535
> > 07:44:48.255436 IP dione.39201 > phoenix.distcc: . 2680:3216(536) ack 1 win 584007:44:48.255570 IP phoenix.distcc > dione.39201: . ack 3216 win 65535
> > 07:44:48.255585 IP dione.39201 > phoenix.distcc: . 68215:68751(536) ack 1 win 5840
> > 07:44:48.255669 IP phoenix.distcc > dione.39201: . ack 3216 win 65535
> 
> OK, something's seriously screwed up on dione's kernel.  Could you 
> please disable syncookies (which should enable SACK for you) and see 
> if the problem goes away?
> 
> I think our Reno code may have been broken.

ok, i've booted the latest kernel on dione and the builds are running on 
it now. It's using these settings currently:

 # cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies
 0
 # cat /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_sack
 1

Just to make sure i have the right test-plan: assuming this 
suspected-good kernel is trouble-free for say 48 hours, i should be able 
to switch back to the suspected-broken variant, by doing:

   echo 1 > /proc/sys/net/ipv4/tcp_syncookies

without rebooting the kernel, right? And then if the bug comes back 
again we've nailed it down to the area you suspect, correct?

	Ingo
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