linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tcp: Modify the condition for the first skb to collapse

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Date:	Mon, 17 Jun 2013 03:29:22 -0700
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Jun Chen <jun.d.chen@...el.com>
Cc:	ycheng@...gle.com, ncardwell@...gle.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Linux Kernel <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: Modify the condition for the first skb to collapse

On Mon, 2013-06-17 at 13:29 -0400, Jun Chen wrote:
> > 
> hi,
> When the condition of tcp_win_from_space(skb->truesize) > skb->len is
> true but the before(start, TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq) is also true, the final
> condition will be true. The follow line:
> int offset = start - TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->seq;
> BUG_ON(offset < 0);
> this BUG_ON will be triggered.
> 

Really this should never happen, we must track what's happening here.

Are you using a pristine kernel, without any patches ?

Are you able to reproduce this bug in a short amount of time ?

What kind of driver is in use ? (your stack trace was truncated)



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