2.6.32-longterm review patch. If anyone has any objections, please let me know.
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From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
[ Upstream commit ae62ca7b03217be5e74759dc6d7698c95df498b3 ]
commit 35f9c09fe9c72e (tcp: tcp_sendpages() should call tcp_push() once)
added an internal flag : MSG_SENDPAGE_NOTLAST meant to be set on all
frags but the last one for a splice() call.
The condition used to set the flag in pipe_to_sendpage() relied on
splice() user passing the exact number of bytes present in the pipe,
or a smaller one.
But some programs pass an arbitrary high value, and the test fails.
The effect of this bug is a lack of tcp_push() at the end of a
splice(pipe -> socket) call, and possibly very slow or erratic TCP
sessions.
We should both test sd->total_len and fact that another fragment
is in the pipe (pipe->nrbufs > 1)
Many thanks to Willy for providing very clear bug report, bisection
and test programs.
Reported-by: Willy Tarreau <w@xxxxxx>
Bisected-by: Willy Tarreau <w@xxxxxx>
Tested-by: Willy Tarreau <w@xxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Willy Tarreau <w@xxxxxx>
---
fs/splice.c | 4 +++-
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/fs/splice.c b/fs/splice.c
index f5d5a2b..cdad986 100644
--- a/fs/splice.c
+++ b/fs/splice.c
@@ -639,8 +639,10 @@ static int pipe_to_sendpage(struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
ret = buf->ops->confirm(pipe, buf);
if (!ret) {
more = (sd->flags & SPLICE_F_MORE) ? MSG_MORE : 0;
- if (sd->len < sd->total_len)
+
+ if (sd->len < sd->total_len && pipe->nrbufs > 1)
more |= MSG_SENDPAGE_NOTLAST;
+
if (file->f_op && file->f_op->sendpage)
ret = file->f_op->sendpage(file, buf->page, buf->offset,
sd->len, &pos, more);
--
1.7.12.2.21.g234cd45.dirty
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