(In reply to comment #0)
> when client_ping_cbk() is called not because of timer getting expired but
> because of socket fd error (in case of tcpip) or ib error, we need to clean up
> the associated timer, else timer will be called after 42 secs which will
> disconnect a valid active connectoin.
> 
> client_ping_cbk():
>         if (op_ret == -1) {
>                 /* timer expired and transport bailed out */
>                 gf_log (this->name, GF_LOG_DEBUG, "timer must have expired");
>                 goto out;
>         }
> 
> if op_ret is -1 the do:
> 
> if (conn->ping_timer != NULL) {
>         gf_timer_call_cancel (trans->xl->ctx, conn->ping_timer);


// and also
          conn->ping_timer = NULL;


> }