+++ This bug was initially created as a clone of Bug #462741 +++

Escalated to Bugzilla from IssueTracker

--- Additional comment from tao on 2008-09-18 13:04:17 EDT ---

---Problem Description---
getsockopt() is returning 0 when (u_char *) is passed as an argument and TTL =
255. This is happening in PPC platforms.

Contact Information = pramonag.com, anantyog.com

---uname output---
Linux linppc01.in.ibm.com 2.6.9-42.EL #1 SMP Wed Jul 12 23:22:51 EDT 2006 ppc64
ppc64 ppc64 GNU/Linux

Machine Type = PPC 64

---Debugger---
A debugger is not configured

---Steps to Reproduce---
Testcase which reproduces the problem:

#include <sys/types.h>
#include <sys/socket.h>
#include <arpa/inet.h>
#include <netinet/in.h>
#include <netdb.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <unistd.h>
#include <errno.h>
int main(int argc, char *argv[]){
int fd = socket(AF_INET,SOCK_DGRAM,getprotobyname("udp")->p_proto);
int ttl = 255;
char cttl = (char)ttl;
int uchar_getlen;
u_char uchar_getttl;
int int_getttl;
int int_getlen;
if(setsockopt(fd,IPPROTO_IP,IP_MULTICAST_TTL,(char *)&cttl,sizeof(cttl))<0){
printf("setsockopt failed::errno=%d\n",errno);
}
else{
uchar_getttl = 0;
uchar_getlen = sizeof(uchar_getttl);
int_getttl = 0;
int_getlen = sizeof(int_getttl);
if(getsockopt(fd,IPPROTO_IP,IP_MULTICAST_TTL,(u_char
*)&uchar_getttl,&uchar_getlen)<0){
printf("getsockopt failed::errno=%d\n",errno);
}
if(getsockopt(fd,IPPROTO_IP,IP_MULTICAST_TTL,(int
*)&int_getttl,&int_getlen)<0){
printf("getsockopt failed::errno=%d\n",errno);
}

printf("setTTL=%d,getTTL with u_char=%d,getTTL with int
=%d\n",ttl,uchar_getttl,int_getttl);
}
}


---Kernel - Network Drivers Component Data---
Stack trace output:
no

Oops output:
no

Userspace tool common name: na

The userspace tool has the following bit modes: Both

System Dump Info:
The system is not configured to capture a system dump.

Userspace rpm: na

*Additional Instructions for pramonag.com, anantyog.com:
-Post a private note with access information to the machine that the bug is
occuring on.
-Attach sysctl -a output output to the bug.
-Attach ltrace and strace of userspace application.
=Comment: #1=================================================
Anoop V. Chakkalakkal <anoop.vijayan.com> - 2008-08-29 01:32 EDT
The issue is discussed at http://lists.openwall.net/netdev/2008/04/10/20 where
David Miller has provided a patch.
=Comment: #2=================================================
Anoop V. Chakkalakkal <anoop.vijayan.com> - 2008-08-29 01:34 EDT

ip_getsockopt.patch

Patch for applying against RHEL 4.7 kernel
=Comment: #9=================================================
Yogananth Subramanian1 <anantyog.com> - 2008-09-01 12:09 EDT
Hi
I ran the test with the patch in comment #2 , the test works fine now.
This bug can be closed.This patch can be sent to Redhat.
The bug was initially found on the RHEL 5.1 kernel. I had tested the patch on
RHEL 5.1 Kerenel.

Anoop do u want me to test it on RHEL 5.2 kernel too.

Thanks
Yogi
=Comment: #10=================================================
Anoop V. Chakkalakkal <anoop.vijayan.com> - 2008-09-02 00:52 EDT
(In reply to comment #9)
> Anoop do u want me to test it on RHEL 5.2 kernel too.
This bug needs to be tested against RHEL 4.7-PPC.
Also see #47564, which needs to be tested against RHEL 5.2-S390
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--- Additional comment from tao on 2008-09-18 13:04:19 EDT ---

File uploaded: ip_getsockopt.patch

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--- Additional comment from tao on 2008-09-18 13:04:20 EDT ---

So... has this patch, in fact, been backported and applied to, and tested
with, the RHEL 4.7 kernel?

Internal Status set to 'Waiting on Customer'

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--- Additional comment from tao on 2008-09-18 13:04:22 EDT ---

------- Comment From anoop.vijayan.com 2008-09-16 05:44 EDT-------
(In reply to comment #19)
> ------- Comment #2342557 from balkov at 2008/09/15 16:04:05 EDT -------
> So... has this patch, in fact, been backported and applied to, and
tested
with, the RHEL 4.7 kernel?

Yes.


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--- Additional comment from balkov on 2008-09-18 13:06:26 EDT ---

I realize this is coming in very late, and I may end up nominating it for either 4.7.z or 4.8, depending on the content of IBM's business impact statement.

--- Additional comment from balkov on 2008-09-18 13:08:32 EDT ---

Created an attachment (id=317097)
One-liner to fix ip_getsockopt()

--- Additional comment from balkov on 2008-09-18 13:09:30 EDT ---

One-line patch for ip_getsockopt backported from 5.1. Fixes problem, tested, etc.

--- Additional comment from tao on 2008-09-23 08:41:41 EDT ---

------- Comment From pramonag.com 2008-09-23 08:38 EDT-------
Hi,

The bug is breaking a Java functionality ::
java.net.MulticastSocket.getTTL,java.net.MulticastSocket.setTTL,java.net.MulticastSocket.getTimeToLive
and java.net.MulticastSocket.SetTimeToLive methods are failing. As such
any Java
based Applications using these methods will also fail.It is also causing a
JCK
failure for IBM Java and IBM Java cannot be JCK certified.


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--- Additional comment from jpirko on 2008-10-23 04:44:45 EDT ---

Upstream commit for this:
http://git.kernel.org/?p=linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux-2.6.git;a=commitdiff;h=951e07c930f5f66b676eaa4c32a1b0d8e2d7d06a