netdev - Re: 2.6.23-rc8-mm2 - tcp_fastretrans

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Message-ID: <46FE6751.3050205@free.fr>
Date:	Sat, 29 Sep 2007 16:55:13 +0200
From:	Cedric Le Goater <legoater@...e.fr>
To:	Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi>
CC:	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: 2.6.23-rc8-mm2 - tcp_fastretrans_alert() WARNING

Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
> On Fri, 28 Sep 2007, Ilpo Järvinen wrote:
>> On Fri, 28 Sep 2007, Cedric Le Goater wrote:
>>
>>> I just found that warning in my logs. It seems that it's been 
>>> happening since rc7-mm1 at least. 
>>>
>>> WARNING: at /home/legoater/linux/2.6.23-rc8-mm2/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:2314 tcp_fastretrans_alert()
>>>
>>> Call Trace:
>>>  <IRQ>  [<ffffffff8040fdc3>] tcp_ack+0xcd6/0x1894
>>> ...snip...
>> ...Thanks for the report, I'll have look what could still break 
>> fackets_out...
> 
> I think this one is now clear to me, tcp_fragment/collapse adjusts 
> fackets_out (incorrectly) also for reno flow when there were some dupACKs 
> that made sacked_out != 0. Could you please try if patch below proves all 
> them to be of non-SACK origin... In case that's true, it's rather 
> harmless, I'll send a fix on Monday or so (this would anyway be needed)... 
> If you find out that them occur with SACK enabled flow, that would be
> more interesting and requires more digging...

I'm trying now to reproduce this WARNING. 

It seems that the n/w behaves differently during the week ends. Probably
taking a break. 

C.
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