I will rerun the test case to get the other two info: # cat /proc/net/sctp/assocs # cat /proc/net/sctp/remaddr msw12:~ # sysctl -a | grep max_retrans net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_tcp_timeout_max_retrans = 300 net.netfilter.nf_conntrack_tcp_max_retrans = 3 net.sctp.association_max_retrans = 10 net.sctp.path_max_retrans = 5 2011/2/16 Vasil Velichkov <vasil.velichkov@xxxxxxxxxxxx>: > On 15.02.2011 15:58, Mingyuan Zhu wrote: >> >> Hi, >> >> >> >> I have observed a problem while doing load testing on SCTP. The tested >> equipment is an open suse linux box with 2.6.34 kernel. The >> application of the equipment will send/receive messages through linux >> kernel sctp. The peer is an equipment using Aricent sctp stack. >> >> During the load testing, the peer equipment drops sctp chunks and >> reports gaps through SACK to the tested equipment. >> >> The tested equipment (Linux box) retransmitts the missing chunks. But >> it always retransmit the same #TSN only once even it receives more >> SACKs with the reporting gap. >> >> From the ethereal captures: >> >> - TSN 2254147468 is not received by the peer equipment, so it reports >> the gap by SACK. >> >> - Linux box retransmit TSN 2254147468. >> >> - The peer still does not get it. It reports the gap by SACK again and >> again. >> >> - Linux box never retransmit the missing chunk again. >> >> - Finally, neither linux box nor the peer can send/receive any more >> chunks. >> >> >> >> Could someone help to look at the problem? Any help would be highly >> appreciated! >> -- >> To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-sctp" in >> the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx >> More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html >> >> > > Hi Mingyuan Zhu, > > On the Linux box, check whether net.sctp.path_max_retrans(MAX_PATH_RTX) or > net.sctp.association_max_retrans(MAXRT) parameters are set to 1. > > # cat /proc/net/sctp/assocs > ASSOC SOCK STY SST ST HBKT ASSOC-ID TX_QUEUE RX_QUEUE UID INODE LPORT > RPORT LADDRS <-> RADDRS HBINT INS OUTS MAXRT T1X T2X RTXC > f2876000 f35ee1c0 2 1 4 38050 1 0 0 0 6429275 > 2975 2985 *127.0.0.1 <-> *127.0.0.1 5000 32 32 5 0 > 0 0 > f444c800 e8407c00 2 1 4 41620 2 0 0 500 6429276 > 2985 2975 *127.0.0.1 <-> *127.0.0.1 5000 32 32 5 0 > 0 0 > > # cat /proc/net/sctp/remaddr > ADDR ASSOC_ID HB_ACT RTO MAX_PATH_RTX REM_ADDR_RTX START > 127.0.0.1 1 1 1000 5 0 0 > 127.0.0.1 2 1 1000 5 0 0 > > # sysctl -a | grep max_retrans > net.sctp.association_max_retrans = 10 > net.sctp.path_max_retrans = 5 > > BR > Vasil Velichkov > -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-sctp" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html