Re: FIN_WAIT2 backoff on 1.3.92
Alan Cox (alan@cymru.net)
Tue, 23 Apr 1996 10:25:37 +0100 (BST)
> >I think this is an old problem, and not due to something recent; I
> >recall it happening with much earlier kernels.
>
> I've been having this problem since about 1.3.72, maybe earlier.
> But not in 1.2.13.
>
> I would love to know what it is, and how to kill the dead
> sockets.
You can't. Don't use 1.3.x test kernels for busy web sites, they currently have
bugs that cause sockets to get stuck. I have no idea why but since various
changes have been made to the TCP layer I'm not actually suprised they are
still there and in need of fixing.
Alan