Re: [REGRESSION] Warning in tcp_fastretrans_alert() of net/ipv4/tcp_input.c

[Roman Gushchin]

> On Wed, Sep 20, 2017 at 6:46 PM, Roman Gushchin <guro@xxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > Hello.
> > >
> > > Since, IIRC, v4.11, there is some regression in TCP stack resulting in the
> > > warning shown below. Most of the time it is harmless, but rarely it just
> > > causes either freeze or (I believe, this is related too) panic in
> > > tcp_sacktag_walk() (because sk_buff passed to this function is NULL).
> > > Unfortunately, I still do not have proper stacktrace from panic, but will try
> > > to capture it if possible.
> > >
> > > Also, I have custom settings regarding TCP stack, shown below as well. ifb is
> > > used to shape traffic with tc.
> > >
> > > Please note this regression was already reported as BZ [1] and as a letter to
> > > ML [2], but got neither attention nor resolution. It is reproducible for (not
> > > only) me on my home router since v4.11 till v4.13.1 incl.
> > >
> > > Please advise on how to deal with it. I'll provide any additional info if
> > > necessary, also ready to test patches if any.
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > [1] https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=195835
> > > [2] https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.spinics.net_lists_netdev_msg436158.html&d=DwIBaQ&c=5VD0RTtNlTh3ycd41b3MUw&r=jJYgtDM7QT-W-Fz_d29HYQ&m=MDDRfLG5DvdOeniMpaZDJI8ulKQ6PQ6OX_1YtRsiTMA&s=-n3dGZw-pQ95kMBUfq5G9nYZFcuWtbTDlYFkcvQPoKc&e= 
> >
> > We're experiencing the same problems on some machines in our fleet.
> > Exactly the same symptoms: tcp_fastretrans_alert() warnings and
> > sometimes panics in tcp_sacktag_walk().
> >
> > Here is an example of a backtrace with the panic log:

Hi Yuchung!

> do you still see the panics if you disable RACK?
> sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_recovery=0?

No, we haven't seen any crash since that.

> 
> also have you experience any sack reneg? could you post the output of
> ' nstat |grep -i TCP' thanks

hostname	TcpActiveOpens                  2289680            0.0
hostname	TcpPassiveOpens                 3592758            0.0
hostname	TcpAttemptFails                 746910             0.0
hostname	TcpEstabResets                  154988             0.0
hostname	TcpInSegs                       16258678255        0.0
hostname	TcpOutSegs                      46967011611        0.0
hostname	TcpRetransSegs                  13724310           0.0
hostname	TcpInErrs                       2                  0.0
hostname	TcpOutRsts                      9418798            0.0
hostname	TcpExtEmbryonicRsts             2303               0.0
hostname	TcpExtPruneCalled               90192              0.0
hostname	TcpExtOfoPruned                 57274              0.0
hostname	TcpExtOutOfWindowIcmps          3                  0.0
hostname	TcpExtTW                        1164705            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTWRecycled                2                  0.0
hostname	TcpExtPAWSEstab                 159                0.0
hostname	TcpExtDelayedACKs               209207209          0.0
hostname	TcpExtDelayedACKLocked          508571             0.0
hostname	TcpExtDelayedACKLost            1713248            0.0
hostname	TcpExtListenOverflows           625                0.0
hostname	TcpExtListenDrops               625                0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPHPHits                 9341188489         0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPPureAcks               1434646465         0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPHPAcks                 5733614672         0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSackRecovery           3261698            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSACKReneging           12203              0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSACKReorder            433189             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPTSReorder              22694              0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPFullUndo               45092              0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPPartialUndo            22016              0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPLossUndo               2150040            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPLostRetransmit         60119              0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSackFailures           2626782            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPLossFailures           182999             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPFastRetrans            4334275            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSlowStartRetrans       3453348            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPTimeouts               1070997            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPLossProbes             2633545            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPLossProbeRecovery      941647             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSackRecoveryFail       336302             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPRcvCollapsed           461354             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPAbortOnData            349196             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPAbortOnClose           3395               0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPAbortOnTimeout         51201              0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPMemoryPressures        2                  0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSpuriousRTOs           2120503            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSackShifted            2613736            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSackMerged             21358743           0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSackShiftFallback      8769387            0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPBacklogDrop            5                  0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPRetransFail            843                0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPRcvCoalesce            949068035          0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPOFOQueue               470118             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPOFODrop                9915               0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPOFOMerge               9                  0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPChallengeACK           90                 0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSYNChallenge           3                  0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPFastOpenActive         2089               0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSpuriousRtxHostQueues  896596             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPAutoCorking            547386735          0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPFromZeroWindowAdv      28757              0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPToZeroWindowAdv        28761              0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPWantZeroWindowAdv      322431             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPSynRetrans             3026               0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPOrigDataSent           40976870977        0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPHystartTrainDetect     453920             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPHystartTrainCwnd       11586273           0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPHystartDelayDetect     10943              0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPHystartDelayCwnd       763554             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPACKSkippedPAWS         30                 0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPACKSkippedSeq          218                0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPWinProbe               2408               0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPKeepAlive              213768             0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPMTUPFail               69                 0.0
hostname	TcpExtTCPMTUPSuccess            8811               0.0

Thanks!