On Wed, 2009-03-18 at 11:52 +0000, Robert Watson wrote: > On Sun, 15 Mar 2009, Nick Withers wrote: > > >> I'll need to think a bit about a proper fix for this, but you'll find the > >> problem likely goes away if you eliminate all uid/gid/jail rules from your > >> firewall. You could also tweak the syncache logic not to use a retransmit > >> timer, which might slightly extend the time it takes for systems to > >> connect > >> to your host in the presence of packet loss, but would eliminate this > >> transmission path entirely. We'll need a real and more general fix, > >> however, to commit, and I'll look and see what I can come up with. > > > > Brilliant, thanks very much. I'll work without uid rules for the time > > being, > > then. > > Could I ask you to file a PR on this problem, btw, with the two traces I > singled out as interesting included, then forward me the PR receipt? That > will make the problem easier to keep track of.
Done - Please see newborn kern/132774! > We're currently pondering ways to fix the problem that don't disturb the > stability of the ABI, and may have a workaround patch available shortly > that's > appropriate for MFC. Wow! Must admit I'd assumed this one was going to take a while to sort out, so I'm certainly happy to hear this. Cheers very much! > Robert N M Watson > Computer Laboratory > University of Cambridge -- Nick Withers email: [email protected] Web: http://www.nickwithers.com Mobile: +61 414 397 446
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