linux-kernel - ipReasmTimeout in /proc/net/snmp is wrong

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Date:	Mon, 27 Jul 2009 19:39:45 +0000
From:	"Marty Leisner" <leisner@...hester.rr.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
cc:	martyleisner@...oo.com
Subject: ipReasmTimeout in /proc/net/snmp is wrong

In RFC1213/2011, it says:

ipReasmTimeout OBJECT-TYPE
    SYNTAX      Integer32
    MAX-ACCESS  read-only
    STATUS      current
    DESCRIPTION
            "The maximum number of seconds which received fragments are
            held while they are awaiting reassembly at this entity."
    ::= { ip 13 }

This is correctly reflected in
/proc/sys/net/ipv4/ipfrag_time

>From /proc/net/snmp:
IP:ReasmTimeout is a counter -- incremented in net/ipv4/ip_fragment/ip_expire.

I think this is incorrect.
(this is in all kernels from 2.6.20-30).

Note sure what will be the most expedient way to rectify this.


marty
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