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Message-ID: <50ABE754.7060306@gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 20 Nov 2012 15:25:56 -0500
From:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
To:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sctp: send abort chunk when max_retrans exceeded

On 11/20/2012 03:14 PM, Neil Horman wrote:
> In the event that an association exceeds its max_retrans attempts, we should
> send an ABORT chunk indicating that we are closing the assocation as a result.
> Because of the nature of the error, its unlikely to be received, but its a nice
> clean way to close the association if it does make it through, and it will give
> anyone watching via tcpdump a clue as to what happened.
>
> Change notes:
> v2)
> 	* Removed erroneous changes from sctp_make_violation_parmlen
>
> Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
> CC: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>

Acked-by: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>

-vlad

> CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
> CC: linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org
> ---
>   include/net/sctp/sm.h    |  2 ++
>   net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++++
>   net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c |  9 ++++++++-
>   3 files changed, 29 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/net/sctp/sm.h b/include/net/sctp/sm.h
> index b5887e1..2a82d13 100644
> --- a/include/net/sctp/sm.h
> +++ b/include/net/sctp/sm.h
> @@ -234,6 +234,8 @@ struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_abort_violation(const struct sctp_association *,
>   struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_violation_paramlen(const struct sctp_association *,
>   				   const struct sctp_chunk *,
>   				   struct sctp_paramhdr *);
> +struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_violation_max_retrans(const struct sctp_association *,
> +						   const struct sctp_chunk *);
>   struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_heartbeat(const struct sctp_association *,
>   				  const struct sctp_transport *);
>   struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_heartbeat_ack(const struct sctp_association *,
> diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
> index fbe1636..e0f01a4 100644
> --- a/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
> +++ b/net/sctp/sm_make_chunk.c
> @@ -1090,6 +1090,25 @@ nodata:
>   	return retval;
>   }
>
> +struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_violation_max_retrans(
> +	const struct sctp_association *asoc,
> +	const struct sctp_chunk *chunk)
> +{
> +	struct sctp_chunk *retval;
> +	static const char error[] = "Association exceeded its max_retans count";
> +	size_t payload_len = sizeof(error) + sizeof(sctp_errhdr_t);
> +
> +	retval = sctp_make_abort(asoc, chunk, payload_len);
> +	if (!retval)
> +		goto nodata;
> +
> +	sctp_init_cause(retval, SCTP_ERROR_PROTO_VIOLATION, sizeof(error));
> +	sctp_addto_chunk(retval, sizeof(error), error);
> +
> +nodata:
> +	return retval;
> +}
> +
>   /* Make a HEARTBEAT chunk.  */
>   struct sctp_chunk *sctp_make_heartbeat(const struct sctp_association *asoc,
>   				  const struct sctp_transport *transport)
> diff --git a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
> index 6eecf7e..c076956 100644
> --- a/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
> +++ b/net/sctp/sm_sideeffect.c
> @@ -577,7 +577,7 @@ static void sctp_cmd_assoc_failed(sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands,
>   				  unsigned int error)
>   {
>   	struct sctp_ulpevent *event;
> -
> +	struct sctp_chunk *abort;
>   	/* Cancel any partial delivery in progress. */
>   	sctp_ulpq_abort_pd(&asoc->ulpq, GFP_ATOMIC);
>
> @@ -593,6 +593,13 @@ static void sctp_cmd_assoc_failed(sctp_cmd_seq_t *commands,
>   		sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_EVENT_ULP,
>   				SCTP_ULPEVENT(event));
>
> +	if (asoc->overall_error_count >= asoc->max_retrans) {
> +		abort = sctp_make_violation_max_retrans(asoc, chunk);
> +		if (abort)
> +			sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_REPLY,
> +					SCTP_CHUNK(abort));
> +	}
> +
>   	sctp_add_cmd_sf(commands, SCTP_CMD_NEW_STATE,
>   			SCTP_STATE(SCTP_STATE_CLOSED));
>
>

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