Gergely Magyarosi wrote: > > I have noticed a strange behavior with heavy traffic. > Linux TCP stack resets connection, after exchanging 3 ACKs with zero > advertised window size. > That is: > > 1. ACK, win=0,len=0 received from peer > ACK, win=0, len=0 sent to peer > > 2. same as 1. > > 3. ACK, win=0,len=0 received from peer > RST, ACK, win >0, len=0 sent to peer > > The sequence numbers remain the same, because neither side can send. > 3rd ACK received frequently triggers a RST. (It shouldn't IMHO, > according to RFC.) > > Is this a feature for conserving resources, or a bug? > > the kernel version: 2.6.5 > Does the same happen with newer kernels? 2.6.24? Regards, Varun > Thanks. > Best Regards, Gergely Magyarosi. > - > To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in > the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-net" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
