Bug 212325

Summary: [PATCH][RHEL4U4] Backported udp_poll() function (Fix the problem that select() returns in RHEL4 though select() must not return essentially when kernel receives broken UDP packet(s))
Product: Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 Reporter: Masaki MAENO <maeno.masaki>
Component: kernelAssignee: Red Hat Kernel Manager <kernel-mgr>
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE QA Contact: Brian Brock <bbrock>
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kernel-2.6.9-42.EL-udp_poll.patch - backported udp_poll() for fixing select() problem none

Description Masaki MAENO 2006-10-26 10:03:33 UTC 
Description of problem:
Essentially, when kernel receives broken UDP packet(s), select() function must 
not return.
But, select() returns in any RHEL4 (RHEL4U0 - RHEL4U4).

We made udp_poll() backport patch for not returning even if kernel receives 
broken UDP packet.
This patch is for kernel-2.6.9-42.0.3.EL (and kernel-2.6.9-42.EL).

It was no problem for us though had verified with our business system.

Please take it by the following update! (=> RHEL4U5)


Version-Release number of selected component (if applicable):
RHEL4U4: kernel-2.6.9-42.0.3.EL (and kernel-2.6.9-42.EL)


How reproducible:
When select() observes incoming UDP packet by server, clinent sends broken UDP 
packet.
Then, select() returns normally by positive value.

Therefore, recvfrom() (= the functions that acquire packet) freezes until 
kernel receives next normal packet.


Actual results:
select() returns normally when receives broken UDP packet(s)


Expected results:
select() doesn't return when receives broken UDP packet(s)


Additional info:
- It was in the broken IP telephone terminal that sent a broken packet. 
- man 2 select
- http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/old-2.6-
bkcvs.git;a=summary (but git is down now)
Comment 1 Masaki MAENO 2006-10-26 10:03:34 UTC 
Created attachment 139450 [details]
kernel-2.6.9-42.EL-udp_poll.patch - backported udp_poll() for fixing select() problem
Comment 2 Neil Horman 2006-11-07 21:40:47 UTC 

*** This bug has been marked as a duplicate of 212321 ***