[2.1.20 BUG]: Strange log messages

Aaron Tiensivu (root@lucretia)
Sat, 11 Jan 1997 12:58:48 -0500

I wake up every morning to these on my screen:
This is on a fairly inactive box overnight, no incoming or outgoing ethernet
packets except for POP.

lucretia:~# xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0
xmit_timer <= 0 - timer:8 when:0

Seems to be coming from net/ipv4/tcp_timers.c, and this might explain it:
Active Internet connections (including servers)
Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address Foreign Address (State)
User
tcp 0 0 *:6000 *:* LISTEN
tcp 100 29657 lucretia:1364 mailserv1.ferris.:smtp CLOSE_WAIT
tcp 0 0 *:smtp *:* LISTEN
udp 0 0 *:syslog *:*
raw 0 0 *:1 *:*

I think the mail might be stuck - the one to ferris.

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