netdev - Re: scp stalls mysteriously

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Message-ID: <alpine.DEB.2.00.0911280026230.11977@melkinpaasi.cs.helsinki.fi>
Date:	Sat, 28 Nov 2009 00:28:55 +0200 (EET)
From:	"Ilpo Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi>
To:	Frederic Leroy <fredo@...rox.org>
cc:	Netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, Asdo <asdo@...ftmail.org>
Subject: Re: scp stalls mysteriously

On Fri, 27 Nov 2009, Frederic Leroy wrote:

> Le Fri, 27 Nov 2009 22:35:45 +0100,
> Frederic Leroy <fredo@...rox.org> a écrit :
> > openssh versions : 
> > 
> > houba tmp # equery l openssh
> > [ Searching for package 'openssh' in all categories among: ]
> >  * installed packages
> > [I--] [  ] net-misc/openssh-5.2_p1-r3 (0)
> > 
> > fredo@sg:~$ dpkg -l | grep ssh
> > ii  libssh2-1                         0.18-1                    SSH2
> > client-side library ii  openssh-blacklist
> > 0.4.1                     list of default blacklisted OpenSSH RSA and
> > ii  openssh-client                    1:5.1p1-5
> > secure shell client, an rlogin/rsh/rcp repla ii
> > openssh-server                    1:5.1p1-5                 secure
> > shell server, an rshd replacement ii
> > ssh                               1:5.1p1-5                 secure
> > shell client and server (metapackage)
> > 
> > I will downgrade gentoo ssh and give another try ...
> 
> Argh !!! 
> 
> I emerged openssh-5.1_p1-r2 on houba.
> Restarted ssh server (/etc/init.d/sshd restart)
> Log on sg and make a scp as usual. 
> It worked fine.
> Make a second copy, and It worked fine also.
> 
> Then, I emerged openssh-5.2_p1-r3 on houba, restarted sshd, make three
> big copies ... and finally it worked fine. 
> 
> The bug mysteriously escaped from the dungeon !

...You probably just lacked the losses which are crucial so it certainly 
hasn't escaped anywhere (I guess that due to some random factor you didn't 
get the losses this time and all of course will then work).

-- 
 i.