Messages in this thread | | | Date | Tue, 12 Nov 1996 23:40:08 -0800 (PST) | From | "B. James Phillippe" <> | Subject | 2.1.8 -> silent death & net-errors |
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Hi,
I'm running a fresh 2.1.8 (with modules-2.1.8+Yuri-patch) and everything _seemed_ to be fine; not a single error, everything worked okie dokie. The machine was up for almost 24 hours. When I got home and checked my system, xdm was sitting there cold and dead. I mean, dead. No keyboard, mouse, SHIFT+PGUP, telnet in, etc. It was a goner. This is the first time this machine has ever locked running Linux, so I feel safe to say I think it's the kernel. There was nothing at all in any of my logs that looked like evidence. However, I did get some really hairy crap about networking. When I was accessing my machine from work, I noticed that my web server kept closing connections instantly (Connection reset my peer). There were a crapload of connections left in UNKNOWN state (http and ftp) and here is a sample of network log data:
Nov 12 03:40:55 earth kernel: IP fw-in deny ppp0 TCP 199.181.164.4:3900 204.157.220.226:111 L=44 S=0x00 I=29616 F=0x0000 T=51 Nov 12 03:41:01 earth kernel: IP fw-in deny ppp0 TCP 199.181.164.4:3900 204.157.220.226:111 L=44 S=0x00 I=29621 F=0x0000 T=51 Nov 12 04:26:10 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 04:26:16 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 04:36:57 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 08:58:09 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 10:14:45 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 10:14:53 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 10:19:08 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 10:19:11 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 10:19:20 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 10:19:20 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 10:19:32 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 10:45:56 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 11:14:39 earth kernel: IP fw-in deny lo ICMP/8 204.157.220.226 204.157.220.226 L=84 S=0x00 I=6459 F=0x0000 T=64 Nov 12 11:14:40 earth kernel: IP fw-in deny lo ICMP/8 204.157.220.226 204.157.220.226 L=84 S=0x00 I=6461 F=0x0000 T=64 Nov 12 11:14:41 earth kernel: IP fw-in deny lo ICMP/8 204.157.220.226 204.157.220.226 L=84 S=0x00 I=6462 F=0x0000 T=64 Nov 12 13:07:42 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:07:44 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:07:48 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:07:48 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:07:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:07:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:08:00 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:08:00 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:08:02 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:08:02 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:08:02 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:08:02 earth last message repeated 4 times Nov 12 13:08:24 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 4 Nov 12 13:08:24 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:08:26 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 4 Nov 12 13:08:26 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:08:26 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:08:26 earth last message repeated 4 times Nov 12 13:08:26 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:09:12 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 5 Nov 12 13:09:12 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 4 Nov 12 13:09:14 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 5 Nov 12 13:09:14 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 4 Nov 12 13:09:14 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:09:14 earth last message repeated 4 times Nov 12 13:09:14 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:09:14 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:09:14 earth last message repeated 2 times Nov 12 13:10:48 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 6 Nov 12 13:10:48 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 5 Nov 12 13:10:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 6 Nov 12 13:10:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 5 Nov 12 13:10:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 4 Nov 12 13:10:50 earth last message repeated 4 times Nov 12 13:10:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:10:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:10:50 earth last message repeated 2 times Nov 12 13:10:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:10:50 earth last message repeated 8 times Nov 12 13:12:48 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 7 Nov 12 13:12:48 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 6 Nov 12 13:12:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 7 Nov 12 13:12:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 6 Nov 12 13:12:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 5 Nov 12 13:12:50 earth last message repeated 4 times Nov 12 13:12:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 4 Nov 12 13:12:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:12:50 earth last message repeated 2 times Nov 12 13:12:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:12:50 earth last message repeated 8 times Nov 12 13:12:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:12:51 earth last message repeated 4 times Nov 12 13:14:48 earth kernel: syn_recv: too many retransmits Nov 12 13:14:48 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 7 Nov 12 13:14:50 earth kernel: syn_recv: too many retransmits Nov 12 13:14:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 7 Nov 12 13:14:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 6 Nov 12 13:14:50 earth last message repeated 4 times Nov 12 13:14:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 5 Nov 12 13:14:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 4 Nov 12 13:14:50 earth last message repeated 2 times Nov 12 13:14:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:14:50 earth last message repeated 8 times Nov 12 13:14:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:14:50 earth last message repeated 3 times Nov 12 13:14:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:14:50 earth last message repeated 2 times Nov 12 13:16:48 earth kernel: syn_recv: too many retransmits Nov 12 13:16:50 earth kernel: syn_recv: too many retransmits Nov 12 13:16:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 7 Nov 12 13:16:50 earth last message repeated 4 times Nov 12 13:16:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 6 Nov 12 13:16:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 5 Nov 12 13:16:50 earth last message repeated 2 times Nov 12 13:16:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 4 Nov 12 13:16:50 earth last message repeated 8 times Nov 12 13:16:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:16:50 earth last message repeated 3 times Nov 12 13:16:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:16:50 earth last message repeated 2 times Nov 12 13:16:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:16:50 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:16:56 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:16:56 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 2 Nov 12 13:17:08 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 3 Nov 12 13:31:08 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:31:11 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 13:33:38 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 16:54:17 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1 Nov 12 20:40:39 earth kernel: syn_ack rtx 1
Excessive, eh...? BTW, this is the last entry in any of my logfiles. I rebooted about 23:18. These entries correspond with failed FTP and HTTP access attempts. I do use a lot of IP firewall filter rules and the printk's shown are accounted for. I'm going to give 2.1.9 (with CD-patch) a try and see what happens. Thanks to anyone who can provide any pointers (hopefully not NULL ones ;) and I hope this helps solve the kernel problem. I've included my .config for reference (and you can see what hardware I use at http://w3.terran.org).
# # Automatically generated make config: don't edit #
# # Code maturity level options # CONFIG_EXPERIMENTAL=y
# # Loadable module support # CONFIG_MODULES=y # CONFIG_MODVERSIONS is not set CONFIG_KERNELD=y
# # General setup # # CONFIG_MATH_EMULATION is not set CONFIG_NET=y # CONFIG_MAX_16M is not set CONFIG_PCI=y CONFIG_PCI_OPTIMIZE=y CONFIG_SYSVIPC=y CONFIG_BINFMT_AOUT=m CONFIG_BINFMT_ELF=y CONFIG_BINFMT_JAVA=m CONFIG_M686=y CONFIG_CYRIX=y CONFIG_CYRIX_VSPM=y
# # Floppy, IDE, and other block devices # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_FD=m CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDE=y
# # Please see Documentation/ide.txt for help/info on IDE drives # # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD_IDE is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEDISK=y CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDECD=m # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDETAPE is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_IDEFLOPPY is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_CMD640 is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RZ1000 is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_TRITON=y # CONFIG_IDE_CHIPSETS is not set
# # Additional Block Devices # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_LOOP=m # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_MD is not set CONFIG_BLK_DEV_RAM=m # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_XD is not set # CONFIG_BLK_DEV_HD is not set
# # Networking options # CONFIG_FIREWALL=y CONFIG_NET_ALIAS=y CONFIG_INET=y CONFIG_IP_FORWARD=y # CONFIG_IP_MULTICAST is not set CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL=y CONFIG_IP_FIREWALL_VERBOSE=y CONFIG_IP_MASQUERADE=y
# # Protocol-specific masquerading support will be built as modules. # # CONFIG_IP_TRANSPARENT_PROXY is not set CONFIG_IP_ALWAYS_DEFRAG=y CONFIG_IP_ACCT=y # CONFIG_IP_ROUTER is not set # CONFIG_NET_IPIP is not set CONFIG_IP_ALIAS=m
# # (it is safe to leave these untouched) # # CONFIG_INET_PCTCP is not set # CONFIG_INET_RARP is not set # CONFIG_NO_PATH_MTU_DISCOVERY is not set CONFIG_IP_NOSR=y CONFIG_SKB_LARGE=y # CONFIG_IPV6 is not set
# # # # CONFIG_IPX is not set # CONFIG_ATALK is not set # CONFIG_AX25 is not set # CONFIG_BRIDGE is not set # CONFIG_NETLINK is not set
# # SCSI support # # CONFIG_SCSI is not set
# # Network device support # CONFIG_NETDEVICES=y CONFIG_DUMMY=m # CONFIG_EQUALIZER is not set # CONFIG_DLCI is not set # CONFIG_PLIP is not set CONFIG_PPP=m
# # CCP compressors for PPP are only built as modules. # # CONFIG_SLIP is not set # CONFIG_NET_RADIO is not set CONFIG_NET_ETHERNET=y # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_3COM is not set # CONFIG_LANCE is not set # CONFIG_NET_VENDOR_SMC is not set CONFIG_NET_ISA=y # CONFIG_AT1700 is not set # CONFIG_E2100 is not set # CONFIG_DEPCA is not set # CONFIG_EWRK3 is not set # CONFIG_EEXPRESS is not set # CONFIG_EEXPRESS_PRO is not set # CONFIG_FMV18X is not set # CONFIG_HPLAN_PLUS is not set # CONFIG_HPLAN is not set # CONFIG_HP100 is not set # CONFIG_ETH16I is not set CONFIG_NE2000=m # CONFIG_NI52 is not set # CONFIG_NI65 is not set # CONFIG_SEEQ8005 is not set # CONFIG_SK_G16 is not set # CONFIG_NET_EISA is not set # CONFIG_NET_POCKET is not set # CONFIG_TR is not set # CONFIG_ARCNET is not set
# # ISDN subsystem # # CONFIG_ISDN is not set
# # CD-ROM drivers (not for SCSI or IDE/ATAPI drives) # # CONFIG_CD_NO_IDESCSI is not set
# # Filesystems # CONFIG_QUOTA=y CONFIG_MINIX_FS=m CONFIG_EXT_FS=m CONFIG_EXT2_FS=y CONFIG_XIA_FS=m CONFIG_FAT_FS=m CONFIG_MSDOS_FS=m CONFIG_VFAT_FS=m CONFIG_UMSDOS_FS=m CONFIG_PROC_FS=y CONFIG_NFS_FS=m CONFIG_SMB_FS=m # CONFIG_SMB_LONG is not set CONFIG_ISO9660_FS=m # CONFIG_HPFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_SYSV_FS is not set # CONFIG_AFFS_FS is not set # CONFIG_UFS_FS is not set
# # Character devices # CONFIG_SERIAL=y # CONFIG_DIGI is not set # CONFIG_CYCLADES is not set # CONFIG_STALDRV is not set # CONFIG_RISCOM8 is not set CONFIG_PRINTER=m # CONFIG_MOUSE is not set # CONFIG_UMISC is not set # CONFIG_QIC02_TAPE is not set CONFIG_FTAPE=m
# # Set IObase/IRQ/DMA for ftape in ./drivers/char/ftape/Makefile # # CONFIG_APM is not set # CONFIG_WATCHDOG is not set CONFIG_RTC=y
# # Sound # CONFIG_SOUND=m # CONFIG_PAS is not set CONFIG_SB=y CONFIG_ADLIB=y # CONFIG_GUS is not set # CONFIG_MPU401 is not set # CONFIG_UART6850 is not set # CONFIG_PSS is not set # CONFIG_GUS16 is not set # CONFIG_GUSMAX is not set # CONFIG_MSS is not set # CONFIG_SSCAPE is not set # CONFIG_TRIX is not set # CONFIG_MAD16 is not set # CONFIG_CS4232 is not set # CONFIG_MAUI is not set CONFIG_YM3812=y SBC_BASE=220 SBC_IRQ=5 SBC_DMA=1 SB_DMA2=5 SB_MPU_BASE=330
# # MPU401 IRQ is only required with Jazz16, SM Wave and ESS1688. #
# # Enter -1 to the following question if you have something else such as SB16/32. # SB_MPU_IRQ=-1 # CONFIG_LOWLEVEL_SOUND is not set
# # Kernel hacking # # CONFIG_PROFILE is not set
-bp -- # B. James Phillippe # System Administrator <Terran.ORG> # <bryan@terran.org> # http://w3.terran.org/~bryan # Finger for PGP key # Pro-Linux circa 1.1.59
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