On 2010-07-27, Jay Foster <j...@systech.com> wrote: > I don't know about the socket leak, per se, but I have had some > dealings with the original BSD network stack with regards to the > accept() call. From my memory, I remember there being two queues on > which the socket might be placed (so_comp, so_incomp). Depending on the > timing, the socket might be on the incomplete or the completed queue > when the RST arrives. Perhaps there is a bug in one of these code paths > when receiving a RST (probably the so_incomp queue).
Thanks for the clue. I've been looking at BSD code for a little while, and I'm afraid I'm completely lost. Can anybody point me to any docs on how the stack works? (e.g. what the normal flow is and where the new socket gets allocated.) -- Grant Edwards grant.b.edwards Yow! ... the HIGHWAY is at made out of LIME JELLO and gmail.com my HONDA is a barbequeued OYSTER! Yum! -- Before posting, please read the FAQ: http://ecos.sourceware.org/fom/ecos and search the list archive: http://ecos.sourceware.org/ml/ecos-discuss