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From: Anil Kaushik @ 2026-10-16 16:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mptcp; +Cc: Anil Kaushik
mptcp_connect treats any write() error as fatal. But write() can fail
with EAGAIN even after poll() said the socket was writable: the MPTCP
send buffer shrinks when a subflow is closed.
The tool then exits and the transfer fails on both sides. Instead, go
back to poll() and wait for more space. If a poll timeout is set, still
fail after as many retries, 1ms apart: poll() does not check every
cause of EAGAIN.
Fixes: 048d19d444be ("mptcp: add basic kselftest for mptcp")
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Anil Kaushik <anilkaushikwireless@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
v5:
- no change
v4:
- count the EAGAIN retries, not ms (Sashiko)
- no limit when there is no poll timeout, -t 0 (Sashiko)
v3:
- do not wait forever on EAGAIN (Sashiko)
- wrap lines over 80 columns
v2:
- Fixes tag
.../testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 17 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
index 178d98d91fea..b9fd0bdab748 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_connect.c
@@ -638,6 +638,7 @@ static int copyfd_io_poll(int infd, int peerfd, int outfd,
.events = POLLIN | POLLOUT,
};
unsigned int total_wlen = 0, total_rlen = 0;
+ int eagain_cnt = 0;
set_nonblock(peerfd, true);
@@ -711,6 +712,21 @@ static int copyfd_io_poll(int infd, int peerfd, int outfd,
bw = do_rnd_write(peerfd, winfo->buf + winfo->off, winfo->len);
if (bw < 0) {
+ /* POLLOUT does not guarantee that
+ * the next write will not block:
+ * the MPTCP send buffer can shrink
+ * in between, e.g. when a subflow
+ * is closed. Wait for more space,
+ * but not forever: poll() does not
+ * check every cause of EAGAIN.
+ */
+ if (errno == EAGAIN &&
+ (poll_timeout < 0 ||
+ ++eagain_cnt <= poll_timeout)) {
+ usleep(1000);
+ continue;
+ }
+
/* expected reset, continue to read */
if (cfg_rcv_trunc &&
(errno == ECONNRESET ||
@@ -723,6 +739,7 @@ static int copyfd_io_poll(int infd, int peerfd, int outfd,
return 111;
}
+ eagain_cnt = 0;
winfo->off += bw;
winfo->len -= bw;
total_wlen += bw;
--
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From: Anil Kaushik @ 2026-10-16 16:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mptcp; +Cc: Anil Kaushik
The subflow-retries limit added in a later patch does not have the same
maximum value as the other limits. Pass it to parse_limit().
No behaviour change.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Anil Kaushik <anilkaushikwireless@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
v5:
- new, split from the retry patch (Matthieu)
net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c | 14 ++++++++------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
index d3014bf57bf3..b662eb914958 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
@@ -1399,7 +1399,8 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_dump_addr(struct sk_buff *msg,
return msg->len;
}
-static int parse_limit(struct genl_info *info, int id, unsigned int *limit)
+static int parse_limit(struct genl_info *info, int id, unsigned int *limit,
+ unsigned int max)
{
struct nlattr *attr = info->attrs[id];
@@ -1407,10 +1408,9 @@ static int parse_limit(struct genl_info *info, int id, unsigned int *limit)
return 0;
*limit = nla_get_u32(attr);
- if (*limit > MPTCP_PM_SUBFLOWS_MAX) {
+ if (*limit > max) {
NL_SET_ERR_MSG_ATTR_FMT(info->extack, attr,
- "limit greater than maximum (%u)",
- MPTCP_PM_SUBFLOWS_MAX);
+ "limit greater than maximum (%u)", max);
return -EINVAL;
}
return 0;
@@ -1424,12 +1424,14 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_set_limits_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
spin_lock_bh(&pernet->lock);
rcv_addrs = pernet->limit_add_addr_accepted;
- ret = parse_limit(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_RCV_ADD_ADDRS, &rcv_addrs);
+ ret = parse_limit(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_RCV_ADD_ADDRS, &rcv_addrs,
+ MPTCP_PM_SUBFLOWS_MAX);
if (ret)
goto unlock;
subflows = pernet->limit_extra_subflows;
- ret = parse_limit(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS, &subflows);
+ ret = parse_limit(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS, &subflows,
+ MPTCP_PM_SUBFLOWS_MAX);
if (ret)
goto unlock;
--
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From: Anil Kaushik @ 2026-10-16 16:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mptcp; +Cc: Anil Kaushik
It will be used by the in-kernel PM to set the number of SYN
retransmissions of a subflow re-created after an error, with the other
limits: add it to the set-limits and get-limits commands.
The uapi header and the generated files are updated with ynl-regen.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Anil Kaushik <anilkaushikwireless@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
v5:
- new, split from the retry patch (Matthieu)
Documentation/netlink/specs/mptcp_pm.yaml | 9 +++++++++
include/uapi/linux/mptcp_pm.h | 1 +
net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.c | 10 ++++++----
net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.h | 4 ++--
4 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/Documentation/netlink/specs/mptcp_pm.yaml b/Documentation/netlink/specs/mptcp_pm.yaml
index 39f3facc38e5..1b481908980c 100644
--- a/Documentation/netlink/specs/mptcp_pm.yaml
+++ b/Documentation/netlink/specs/mptcp_pm.yaml
@@ -196,6 +196,12 @@ attribute-sets:
name: addr-remote
type: nest
nested-attributes: address
+ -
+ name: subflow-retries
+ type: u32
+ doc: |
+ SYN retransmissions of a subflow re-created after an error, 0 to
+ not re-create it.
-
name: event-attr
enum-name: mptcp-event-attr
@@ -327,6 +333,7 @@ operations:
attributes:
- rcv-add-addrs
- subflows
+ - subflow-retries
-
name: get-limits
doc: Get protocol limits
@@ -337,10 +344,12 @@ operations:
attributes:
- rcv-add-addrs
- subflows
+ - subflow-retries
reply:
attributes:
- rcv-add-addrs
- subflows
+ - subflow-retries
-
name: set-flags
doc: Change endpoint flags
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mptcp_pm.h b/include/uapi/linux/mptcp_pm.h
index fe9863d75350..43e9643deda9 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/mptcp_pm.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/mptcp_pm.h
@@ -102,6 +102,7 @@ enum {
MPTCP_PM_ATTR_TOKEN,
MPTCP_PM_ATTR_LOC_ID,
MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR_REMOTE,
+ MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES,
__MPTCP_ATTR_AFTER_LAST
};
diff --git a/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.c b/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.c
index c180930a8e0e..127a1fadaac4 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.c
@@ -44,15 +44,17 @@ const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_flush_addrs_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ENDPOINT_ADDR +
};
/* MPTCP_PM_CMD_SET_LIMITS - do */
-const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_set_limits_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_set_limits_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES + 1] = {
[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_RCV_ADD_ADDRS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+ [MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
};
/* MPTCP_PM_CMD_GET_LIMITS - do */
-const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_get_limits_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS + 1] = {
+const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_get_limits_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES + 1] = {
[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_RCV_ADD_ADDRS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
+ [MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES] = { .type = NLA_U32, },
};
/* MPTCP_PM_CMD_SET_FLAGS - do */
@@ -127,7 +129,7 @@ const struct genl_ops mptcp_pm_nl_ops[11] = {
.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT,
.doit = mptcp_pm_nl_set_limits_doit,
.policy = mptcp_pm_set_limits_nl_policy,
- .maxattr = MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS,
+ .maxattr = MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES,
.flags = GENL_UNS_ADMIN_PERM,
},
{
@@ -135,7 +137,7 @@ const struct genl_ops mptcp_pm_nl_ops[11] = {
.validate = GENL_DONT_VALIDATE_STRICT,
.doit = mptcp_pm_nl_get_limits_doit,
.policy = mptcp_pm_get_limits_nl_policy,
- .maxattr = MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS,
+ .maxattr = MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES,
},
{
.cmd = MPTCP_PM_CMD_SET_FLAGS,
diff --git a/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.h b/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.h
index b9280bcb43f5..5b4dee8a0a34 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/mptcp_pm_gen.h
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ extern const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_get_addr_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_TOKEN +
extern const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_flush_addrs_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ENDPOINT_ADDR + 1];
-extern const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_set_limits_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_set_limits_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES + 1];
-extern const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_get_limits_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS + 1];
+extern const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_get_limits_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES + 1];
extern const struct nla_policy mptcp_pm_set_flags_nl_policy[MPTCP_PM_ATTR_ADDR_REMOTE + 1];
--
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From: Anil Kaushik @ 2026-10-16 16:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mptcp; +Cc: Anil Kaushik
A new limit for the in-kernel PM, set and read with the other limits:
the number of SYN retransmissions of a subflow re-created after an
error, 15 by default, about 20 minutes, and 0 to not re-create it.
MAX_TCP_SYNCNT is the maximum value.
It is also exposed in struct mptcp_info, in place of the reserved field.
The next patch uses it.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Anil Kaushik <anilkaushikwireless@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
v5:
- new, split from the retry patch (Matthieu)
- the limit is also in struct mptcp_info (Matthieu)
include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h | 2 +-
net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
net/mptcp/protocol.h | 1 +
net/mptcp/sockopt.c | 2 ++
4 files changed, 27 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h b/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h
index 72a5d030154e..d7e3f359773d 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/mptcp.h
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ struct mptcp_info {
__u8 mptcpi_subflows_total;
__u8 mptcpi_endp_laminar_max;
__u8 mptcpi_endp_fullmesh_max;
- __u8 reserved;
+ __u8 mptcpi_limit_subflow_retries;
__u32 mptcpi_last_data_sent;
__u32 mptcpi_last_data_recv;
__u32 mptcpi_last_ack_recv;
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
index b662eb914958..f4e23deda140 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ struct pm_nl_pernet {
u8 endp_fullmesh_max;
u8 limit_add_addr_accepted;
u8 limit_extra_subflows;
+ u8 limit_subflow_retries;
u8 next_id;
DECLARE_BITMAP(id_bitmap, MPTCP_PM_MAX_ADDR_ID + 1);
};
@@ -96,6 +97,14 @@ u8 mptcp_pm_get_limit_extra_subflows(const struct mptcp_sock *msk)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mptcp_pm_get_limit_extra_subflows);
+u8 mptcp_pm_get_limit_subflow_retries(const struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+{
+ struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet = pm_nl_get_pernet_from_msk(msk);
+
+ return READ_ONCE(pernet->limit_subflow_retries);
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(mptcp_pm_get_limit_subflow_retries);
+
static bool has_subflow_daddr(const struct mptcp_sock *msk,
const struct mptcp_addr_info *daddr)
{
@@ -1419,7 +1428,7 @@ static int parse_limit(struct genl_info *info, int id, unsigned int *limit,
int mptcp_pm_nl_set_limits_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
{
struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet = genl_info_pm_nl(info);
- unsigned int rcv_addrs, subflows;
+ unsigned int rcv_addrs, subflows, retries;
int ret;
spin_lock_bh(&pernet->lock);
@@ -1435,8 +1444,15 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_set_limits_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
if (ret)
goto unlock;
+ retries = pernet->limit_subflow_retries;
+ ret = parse_limit(info, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES, &retries,
+ MAX_TCP_SYNCNT);
+ if (ret)
+ goto unlock;
+
WRITE_ONCE(pernet->limit_add_addr_accepted, rcv_addrs);
WRITE_ONCE(pernet->limit_extra_subflows, subflows);
+ WRITE_ONCE(pernet->limit_subflow_retries, retries);
unlock:
spin_unlock_bh(&pernet->lock);
@@ -1466,6 +1482,10 @@ int mptcp_pm_nl_get_limits_doit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
READ_ONCE(pernet->limit_extra_subflows)))
goto fail;
+ if (nla_put_u32(msg, MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES,
+ READ_ONCE(pernet->limit_subflow_retries)))
+ goto fail;
+
genlmsg_end(msg, reply);
return genlmsg_reply(msg, info);
@@ -1620,6 +1640,8 @@ static int __net_init pm_nl_init_net(struct net *net)
/* Cit. 2 subflows ought to be enough for anybody. */
pernet->limit_extra_subflows = 2;
+ /* about 20 minutes with the default RTO values */
+ pernet->limit_subflow_retries = 15;
pernet->next_id = 1;
spin_lock_init(&pernet->lock);
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index ed2f363bb915..6d571328aca9 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -1264,6 +1264,7 @@ u8 mptcp_pm_get_endp_laminar_max(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
u8 mptcp_pm_get_endp_fullmesh_max(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
u8 mptcp_pm_get_limit_add_addr_accepted(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
u8 mptcp_pm_get_limit_extra_subflows(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
+u8 mptcp_pm_get_limit_subflow_retries(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
/* called under PM lock */
static inline void __mptcp_pm_close_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
diff --git a/net/mptcp/sockopt.c b/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
index 922f6ae5c80c..d3c4abf59ec5 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/sockopt.c
@@ -1075,6 +1075,8 @@ void mptcp_diag_fill_info(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct mptcp_info *info)
mptcp_pm_get_endp_laminar_max(msk);
info->mptcpi_endp_fullmesh_max =
mptcp_pm_get_endp_fullmesh_max(msk);
+ info->mptcpi_limit_subflow_retries =
+ mptcp_pm_get_limit_subflow_retries(msk);
}
if (__mptcp_check_fallback(msk))
--
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From: Anil Kaushik @ 2026-10-16 16:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mptcp; +Cc: Anil Kaushik
With the in-kernel PM, a subflow closed after an error, e.g. a timeout
when a path silently drops packets, is never re-created, even once the
path works again. For example, with a main link and a backup link,
connections move to the backup after an outage but never come back.
When TCP closes a subflow created by this side after an error, the PM
now creates a new one with the same addresses. Its SYN retransmissions,
set by the subflow-retries limit, space out the attempts. If this new
subflow cannot connect, it is not retried again, and it is closed if
the MPTCP socket is closed in the meantime. Once it is established, it
is handled like any other subflow. Re-creating the initial subflow uses
one of the additional subflows allowed by the limits.
Subflows refused by the peer, reset by the peer with an MP_RST without
the transient flag (RFC 8684 section 3.6), aborted locally, or whose
endpoint has been removed are not retried.
Closes: https://github.com/multipath-tcp/mptcp_net-next/issues/440
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Anil Kaushik <anilkaushikwireless@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
v5 (Matthieu):
- split in 4 patches
- reverse xmas tree in mptcp_pm_kernel_retry_check()
- "in-kernel" in the subject, like the other in-kernel PM patches
- close the re-created subflows still connecting when the socket is
closed (Matthieu: closing the socket during a retry)
v4 (Matthieu):
- netlink limit, on by default, instead of the sysctl
- one new subflow per failure, its SYN retries set from the limit: no
socket reuse, no attempts counter, no 60s check
- no MIB counter
- not retried if the endpoint was removed, instead of the pm.c change
- called through pm.c
- new bit in the subflow context, no new hole
- commit message: MP_RST, not any RST (Sashiko)
v3 (Sashiko):
- no retry after MP_RST without the T flag, local abort or EBADMSG
- no retry on a removed endpoint or address
- use only request_bkup for the backup flag
v2:
- use the subflow sockets, no list or timer
- code moved to pm_kernel.c
net/mptcp/pm.c | 20 +++++++
net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c | 119 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/mptcp/protocol.c | 23 ++++++++
net/mptcp/protocol.h | 18 +++++++
4 files changed, 180 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm.c b/net/mptcp/pm.c
index d7c5b50b34cc..1bea4012d7f1 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm.c
@@ -694,6 +694,26 @@ void mptcp_pm_subflow_check_next(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
spin_unlock_bh(&pm->lock);
}
+/* Called with the msk socket lock held, before closing a subflow: true if
+ * it has to be re-created once closed, see mptcp_pm_subflow_retry().
+ */
+bool mptcp_pm_subflow_retry_check(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+ const struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
+ struct mptcp_pm_retry *retry)
+{
+ if (!mptcp_pm_is_kernel(msk))
+ return false;
+
+ return mptcp_pm_kernel_retry_check(msk, subflow, retry);
+}
+
+void mptcp_pm_subflow_retry(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+ const struct mptcp_pm_retry *retry)
+{
+ if (mptcp_pm_is_kernel(msk))
+ mptcp_pm_kernel_retry(msk, retry);
+}
+
void mptcp_pm_add_addr_received(const struct sock *ssk,
const struct mptcp_addr_info *addr)
{
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
index f4e23deda140..f49224377ade 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
@@ -1613,6 +1613,125 @@ bool mptcp_pm_nl_check_work_pending(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
return true;
}
+static bool mptcp_pm_retry_path_error(int err)
+{
+ switch (err) {
+ case ETIMEDOUT:
+ case EHOSTUNREACH:
+ case ENETUNREACH:
+ case EHOSTDOWN:
+ case ENETDOWN:
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+
+/* Called with the msk socket lock held, before the subflow is closed */
+bool mptcp_pm_kernel_retry_check(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+ const struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
+ struct mptcp_pm_retry *retry)
+{
+ struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet = pm_nl_get_pernet_from_msk(msk);
+ bool established = READ_ONCE(subflow->fully_established);
+ struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
+ struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+ int err = READ_ONCE(ssk->sk_err);
+ bool endp_found;
+ u8 id;
+
+ retry->syn_retries = mptcp_pm_get_limit_subflow_retries(msk);
+ if (!retry->syn_retries || !err || sk->sk_state != TCP_ESTABLISHED ||
+ __mptcp_check_fallback(msk))
+ return false;
+
+ /* mptcp_close_ssk() will not handle it again, e.g. the initial
+ * subflow, kept in the list once closed
+ */
+ if (subflow->close_event_done || READ_ONCE(subflow->local_id) < 0)
+ return false;
+
+ /* A single attempt: its SYN retransmissions space out the tries */
+ if (subflow->retry && !established)
+ return false;
+
+ /* The peer asked not to use this path again (MP_RST without the T
+ * flag), the subflow has been aborted locally, or it hit an MPTCP
+ * protocol error.
+ */
+ if ((subflow->reset_seen && !subflow->reset_transient) ||
+ err == ECONNABORTED || err == EBADMSG)
+ return false;
+
+ /* A subflow that never got established is retried only after network
+ * errors: if the peer rejected it, trying again will not help.
+ */
+ if (!established && !mptcp_pm_retry_path_error(err))
+ return false;
+
+ /* Only re-create subflows initiated by this side: MP_JOIN ones, or the
+ * initial one on the client side.
+ */
+ if (!subflow->request_join &&
+ (subflow->mp_join || READ_ONCE(msk->pm.server_side)))
+ return false;
+
+ /* not if its endpoint has been removed */
+ id = subflow_get_local_id(subflow);
+ if (id) {
+ rcu_read_lock();
+ endp_found = !!__lookup_addr_by_id(pernet, id);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+ if (!endp_found)
+ return false;
+ }
+
+ mptcp_remote_address((struct sock_common *)ssk, &retry->remote);
+ retry->remote.id = READ_ONCE(subflow->remote_id);
+ if (!retry->remote.id && READ_ONCE(msk->pm.remote_deny_join_id0))
+ return false;
+
+ mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)ssk, &retry->local.addr);
+ retry->local.addr.port = 0;
+ retry->local.addr.id = id;
+ retry->local.flags = subflow->request_bkup ?
+ MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_BACKUP : 0;
+ retry->local.ifindex = ssk->sk_bound_dev_if;
+
+ return true;
+}
+
+/* Called with the msk socket lock held, after the subflow has been closed */
+void mptcp_pm_kernel_retry(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+ const struct mptcp_pm_retry *retry)
+{
+ struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
+ struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
+ struct sock *ssk;
+ bool allowed;
+
+ spin_lock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
+ allowed = msk->pm.extra_subflows <
+ mptcp_pm_get_limit_extra_subflows(msk);
+ if (allowed)
+ msk->pm.extra_subflows++;
+ spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
+
+ if (!allowed ||
+ __mptcp_subflow_connect(sk, &retry->local, &retry->remote))
+ return;
+
+ /* the new subflow is the last one */
+ subflow = list_last_entry(&msk->conn_list, struct mptcp_subflow_context,
+ node);
+ ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
+
+ lock_sock_nested(ssk, SINGLE_DEPTH_NESTING);
+ WRITE_ONCE(inet_csk(ssk)->icsk_syn_retries, retry->syn_retries);
+ subflow->retry = 1;
+ release_sock(ssk);
+}
+
/* Called under PM lock */
void __mptcp_pm_kernel_worker(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
{
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index 60cbd91be632..354b80156bce 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -2816,6 +2816,8 @@ static void __mptcp_close_subflow(struct sock *sk)
mptcp_for_each_subflow_safe(msk, subflow, tmp) {
struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
int ssk_state = inet_sk_state_load(ssk);
+ struct mptcp_pm_retry retry;
+ bool do_retry;
if (ssk_state != TCP_CLOSE &&
(ssk_state != TCP_CLOSE_WAIT ||
@@ -2827,7 +2829,10 @@ static void __mptcp_close_subflow(struct sock *sk)
if (!skb_queue_empty_lockless(&ssk->sk_receive_queue))
continue;
+ do_retry = mptcp_pm_subflow_retry_check(msk, subflow, &retry);
mptcp_close_ssk(sk, ssk, subflow);
+ if (do_retry)
+ mptcp_pm_subflow_retry(msk, &retry);
}
}
@@ -3494,6 +3499,22 @@ static void mptcp_check_listen_stop(struct sock *sk)
release_sock(ssk);
}
+/* Re-created subflows still connecting are useless once the msk is closed,
+ * and their SYN retransmissions could keep them around for a long time.
+ */
+static void mptcp_close_retry_subflows(struct sock *sk)
+{
+ struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow, *tmp;
+ struct mptcp_sock *msk = mptcp_sk(sk);
+
+ mptcp_for_each_subflow_safe(msk, subflow, tmp) {
+ struct sock *ssk = mptcp_subflow_tcp_sock(subflow);
+
+ if (subflow->retry && inet_sk_state_load(ssk) == TCP_SYN_SENT)
+ mptcp_close_ssk(sk, ssk, subflow);
+ }
+}
+
bool __mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
{
struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow;
@@ -3520,6 +3541,8 @@ bool __mptcp_close(struct sock *sk, long timeout)
__mptcp_wr_shutdown(sk);
}
+ mptcp_close_retry_subflows(sk);
+
sk_stream_wait_close(sk, timeout);
cleanup:
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 6d571328aca9..b82de84d7543 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -621,6 +621,7 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_context {
u8 reset_seen:1;
u8 reset_transient:1;
u8 reset_reason:4;
+ u8 retry:1; /* re-created after an error */
u8 stale_count; /* Protected by the msk socket lock */
u8 stale; /* Protected by the msk socket lock,
* if set the subflow is unable to snd/rcv
@@ -1137,6 +1138,18 @@ void mptcp_pm_subflow_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
bool mptcp_pm_nl_check_work_pending(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
void mptcp_pm_subflow_check_next(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
const struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow);
+
+struct mptcp_pm_retry {
+ struct mptcp_pm_local local;
+ struct mptcp_addr_info remote;
+ u8 syn_retries;
+};
+
+bool mptcp_pm_subflow_retry_check(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+ const struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
+ struct mptcp_pm_retry *retry);
+void mptcp_pm_subflow_retry(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+ const struct mptcp_pm_retry *retry);
void mptcp_pm_add_addr_received(const struct sock *ssk,
const struct mptcp_addr_info *addr);
void mptcp_pm_add_addr_echoed(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
@@ -1258,6 +1271,11 @@ void __init mptcp_pm_userspace_register(void);
void __init mptcp_pm_nl_init(void);
void mptcp_pm_worker(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
void __mptcp_pm_kernel_worker(struct mptcp_sock *msk);
+bool mptcp_pm_kernel_retry_check(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+ const struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
+ struct mptcp_pm_retry *retry);
+void mptcp_pm_kernel_retry(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+ const struct mptcp_pm_retry *retry);
u8 mptcp_pm_get_endp_signal_max(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
u8 mptcp_pm_get_endp_subflow_max(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
u8 mptcp_pm_get_endp_laminar_max(const struct mptcp_sock *msk);
--
2.25.1
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2026-10-16 16:09 ` [PATCH mptcp-next v5 7/7] selftests: mptcp: join: validate subflow retry after link failure Anil Kaushik
6 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Anil Kaushik @ 2026-10-16 16:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mptcp; +Cc: Anil Kaushik
'pm_nl_ctl limits' can now set the subflow-retries limit with a third
value, and shows it when the kernel supports it.
pm_netlink.sh checks its default value, that a value above the maximum
is refused, and that it can be set. This is only done with pm_nl_ctl
for the moment: iproute2 does not support this limit yet.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Anil Kaushik <anilkaushikwireless@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
v5:
- new (Matthieu)
.../testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh | 42 ++++++++++++++++++-
tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c | 34 +++++++++++----
2 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
index 21bfe1311f11..ddf2899e4830 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.sh
@@ -46,15 +46,20 @@ trap cleanup EXIT
mptcp_lib_ns_init ns1
+# $3: subflow retries, only shown by pm_nl_ctl, if supported
format_limits() {
local accept="${1}"
local subflows="${2}"
+ local retries="${3}"
if mptcp_lib_is_ip_mptcp; then
# with a space at the end
printf "add_addr_accepted %d subflows %d \n" "${accept}" "${subflows}"
else
printf "accept %d\nsubflows %d\n" "${accept}" "${subflows}"
+ if [ -n "${retries}" ]; then
+ printf "subflow_retries %d\n" "${retries}"
+ fi
fi
}
@@ -75,6 +80,22 @@ get_limits_nb() {
fi
}
+# The subflow retries limit is only set and shown with pm_nl_ctl for now.
+# Prints its default value if it is supported.
+get_default_retries() {
+ if mptcp_lib_is_ip_mptcp; then
+ return
+ fi
+
+ if ip netns exec "${ns1}" ./pm_nl_ctl limits |
+ grep -q "^subflow_retries"; then
+ echo 15
+ elif mptcp_lib_expect_all_features; then
+ # missing feature: the defaults limits check will fail
+ echo 15
+ fi
+}
+
format_endpoints() {
mptcp_lib_pm_nl_format_endpoints "${@}"
}
@@ -154,8 +175,10 @@ mptcp_lib_subtests_last_ts_reset
check "show_endpoints" "" "defaults addr list"
default_limits="$(get_limits)"
+default_retries="$(get_default_retries)"
if mptcp_lib_expect_all_features; then
- check "get_limits" "$(format_limits 0 2)" "defaults limits"
+ check "get_limits" "$(format_limits 0 2 "${default_retries}")" \
+ "defaults limits"
fi
add_endpoint 10.0.1.1
@@ -224,7 +247,22 @@ check "get_limits" "${default_limits}" "subflows above hard limit"
set_limits ${max_limits} ${max_limits}
flush_endpoint ## to make sure it doesn't affect the limits
-check "get_limits" "$(format_limits ${max_limits} ${max_limits})" "set limits"
+max_limits_out="$(format_limits ${max_limits} ${max_limits} \
+ "${default_retries}")"
+check "get_limits" "${max_limits_out}" "set limits"
+
+if [ -n "${default_retries}" ]; then
+ ip netns exec "${ns1}" ./pm_nl_ctl limits ${max_limits} ${max_limits} \
+ 128 2>/dev/null
+ check "get_limits" "${max_limits_out}" \
+ "subflow retries above hard limit"
+
+ ip netns exec "${ns1}" ./pm_nl_ctl limits ${max_limits} ${max_limits} 0
+ check "get_limits" "$(format_limits ${max_limits} ${max_limits} 0)" \
+ "set subflow retries"
+ ip netns exec "${ns1}" ./pm_nl_ctl limits ${max_limits} ${max_limits} \
+ "${default_retries}"
+fi
flush_endpoint
add_endpoint 10.0.1.1
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
index 78180da1efcc..41467b997018 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/pm_nl_ctl.c
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ static void syntax(char *argv[])
fprintf(stderr, "\tset [<ip>] [id <nr>] flags [no]backup|[no]fullmesh [port <nr>] [token <token>] [rip <ip>] [rport <port>]\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\tflush\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\tdump\n");
- fprintf(stderr, "\tlimits [<rcv addr max> <subflow max>]\n");
+ fprintf(stderr, "\tlimits [<rcv addr max> <subflow max> [<retry>]]\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\tevents\n");
fprintf(stderr, "\tlisten <local-ip> <local-port>\n");
exit(0);
@@ -1217,6 +1217,7 @@ int flush_addrs(int fd, int pm_family, int argc, char *argv[])
static void print_limits(struct nlmsghdr *nh, int pm_family, int total_len)
{
struct rtattr *attrs;
+ const char *name;
uint32_t max;
for (; NLMSG_OK(nh, total_len); nh = NLMSG_NEXT(nh, total_len)) {
@@ -1235,13 +1236,22 @@ static void print_limits(struct nlmsghdr *nh, int pm_family, int total_len)
while (RTA_OK(attrs, len)) {
int type = attrs->rta_type;
- if (type != MPTCP_PM_ATTR_RCV_ADD_ADDRS &&
- type != MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS)
+ switch (type) {
+ case MPTCP_PM_ATTR_RCV_ADD_ADDRS:
+ name = "accept";
+ break;
+ case MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS:
+ name = "subflows";
+ break;
+ case MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES:
+ name = "subflow_retries";
+ break;
+ default:
goto next;
+ }
memcpy(&max, RTA_DATA(attrs), 4);
- printf("%s %u\n", type == MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOWS ?
- "subflows" : "accept", max);
+ printf("%s %u\n", name, max);
next:
attrs = RTA_NEXT(attrs, len);
@@ -1254,15 +1264,17 @@ int get_set_limits(int fd, int pm_family, int argc, char *argv[])
char data[NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct nlmsghdr)) +
NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct genlmsghdr)) +
1024];
- uint32_t rcv_addr = 0, subflows = 0;
+ uint32_t rcv_addr = 0, subflows = 0, retries = 0;
int cmd, len = sizeof(data);
struct nlmsghdr *nh;
int off = 0;
/* limit */
- if (argc == 4) {
+ if (argc == 4 || argc == 5) {
rcv_addr = atoi(argv[2]);
subflows = atoi(argv[3]);
+ if (argc == 5)
+ retries = atoi(argv[4]);
cmd = MPTCP_PM_CMD_SET_LIMITS;
} else {
cmd = MPTCP_PM_CMD_GET_LIMITS;
@@ -1287,6 +1299,14 @@ int get_set_limits(int fd, int pm_family, int argc, char *argv[])
memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &subflows, 4);
off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+ if (argc == 5) {
+ rta = (void *)(data + off);
+ rta->rta_type = MPTCP_PM_ATTR_SUBFLOW_RETRIES;
+ rta->rta_len = RTA_LENGTH(4);
+ memcpy(RTA_DATA(rta), &retries, 4);
+ off += NLMSG_ALIGN(rta->rta_len);
+ }
+
/* do not expect a reply */
len = 0;
}
--
2.25.1
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@ 2026-10-16 16:09 ` Anil Kaushik
2026-10-16 16:34 ` sashiko-bot
6 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Anil Kaushik @ 2026-10-16 16:09 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: mptcp; +Cc: Anil Kaushik
Test the subflow-retries limit, with its default value, and a long
connection in the background: drop the packets the client sends from
the additional subflow address with netfilter, without bringing the link
down, until the subflow is closed and re-created. Let them through again
once the SYN of the new subflow has been retransmitted more times than
tcp_syn_retries allows, and check the subflow comes back from the same
address. Then do the same with the initial subflow.
Finally, close the connection while a subflow is being re-created, and
check the netlink events. The big files used for the long connection
are removed at the end.
The test is skipped if pm_nl_ctl does not show the new limit.
Assisted-by: LLM
Signed-off-by: Anil Kaushik <anilkaushikwireless@gmail.com>
---
Notes:
v5 (Matthieu):
- skipped if pm_nl_ctl does not show the new limit
- wait for the SYN retransmissions instead of a sleep, with
tcp_syn_linear_timeouts=0
- helper for the check after the close
- slower links with short queues, so the transfer lasts the whole
test on any machine, longer timeout (killed at the end)
v4:
- default limit, no sysctl or MIB counter
- more SYN retransmissions than tcp_syn_retries
- close the connection while a subflow is re-created
- check the netlink events
- check the waits and the new subflow port, remove the big files at
the end (Sashiko)
v3:
- check the subflow address, create the files before the background job
v2:
- one test, with netfilter
.../testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh | 152 ++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 152 insertions(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
index f4d8afaeda4f..521f95d3027f 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
@@ -2151,6 +2151,102 @@ wait_attempt_fail()
return 1
}
+# $1: ns ; $2: counter ; $3: expected minimum value
+wait_counter()
+{
+ local cnt
+
+ for _ in $(seq $((timeout_poll * 10))); do
+ cnt=$(mptcp_lib_get_counter "${1}" "${2}")
+ [ "${cnt:-0}" -ge "${3}" ] && return 0
+ sleep 0.1
+ done
+
+ return 1
+}
+
+# $1: client address ; prints the local address and port of its subflow
+sf_from()
+{
+ ip netns exec $ns2 ss -tnH state established src "${1}" |
+ awk '{ print $3; exit }'
+}
+
+has_subflow_retries()
+{
+ ip netns exec $ns2 ./pm_nl_ctl limits | grep -q "^subflow_retries"
+}
+
+# $1: client address to block
+#
+# The link stays up, but the client packets from this address are dropped:
+# the subflow using it is closed after a few retransmissions, and re-created.
+# The packets go through again once the SYN has been retransmitted more times
+# than tcp_syn_retries allows: the new subflow still connects thanks to the
+# subflow-retries limit.
+sf_retry_after_block()
+{
+ local syn_tx syn_rtx ack_rx before after
+
+ syn_tx=$(mptcp_lib_get_counter $ns2 "MPTcpExtMPJoinSynTx")
+ syn_rtx=$(mptcp_lib_get_counter $ns2 "TcpExtTCPSynRetrans")
+ ack_rx=$(mptcp_lib_get_counter $ns1 "MPTcpExtMPJoinAckRx")
+ before=$(sf_from "${1}")
+
+ print_check "subflow from ${1}"
+ if [ -z "${before}" ]; then
+ fail_test "no established subflow from ${1} before the block"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ ip netns exec $ns2 nft add rule ip filter OUTPUT ip saddr "${1}" drop
+ if ! wait_counter $ns2 "MPTcpExtMPJoinSynTx" $((${syn_tx:-0} + 1)); then
+ ip netns exec $ns2 nft flush chain ip filter OUTPUT
+ fail_test "subflow from ${1} not re-created"
+ return
+ fi
+ # tcp_syn_retries=1: one more retransmission than allowed
+ if ! wait_counter $ns2 "TcpExtTCPSynRetrans" $((syn_rtx + 2)); then
+ ip netns exec $ns2 nft flush chain ip filter OUTPUT
+ fail_test "SYN from ${1} not retransmitted enough"
+ return
+ fi
+ ip netns exec $ns2 nft flush chain ip filter OUTPUT
+
+ if ! wait_counter $ns1 "MPTcpExtMPJoinAckRx" $((${ack_rx:-0} + 1)); then
+ fail_test "re-created subflow from ${1} not established"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ after=$(sf_from "${1}")
+ if [ -z "${after}" ] || [ "${after}" = "${before}" ]; then
+ fail_test "no new subflow from ${1}: ${before} -> ${after}"
+ else
+ print_ok
+ fi
+}
+
+# $1: result of the wait for the subflow being re-created before the close
+chk_no_sf_connecting()
+{
+ print_check "no subflow connecting after close"
+ if [ "${1}" -ne 0 ]; then
+ fail_test "no subflow re-created before the close"
+ return
+ fi
+
+ # closed with the MPTCP socket
+ for _ in $(seq $((timeout_poll * 10))); do
+ if ! ip netns exec $ns2 ss -tnH state syn-sent | grep -q .; then
+ print_ok
+ return
+ fi
+ sleep 0.1
+ done
+
+ fail_test "subflow still connecting after close"
+}
+
set_userspace_pm()
{
local ns=$1
@@ -2585,6 +2681,62 @@ link_failure_tests()
chk_stale_nr $ns2 1 -1 2
chk_link_usage $ns2 ns2eth3 $cinsent 50
fi
+
+ # subflows closed after a silent link failure, then re-created: the
+ # additional one, then the initial one. Then close the connection
+ # while a subflow is being re-created.
+ if reset_with_events "subflow retry after link failure" &&
+ continue_if has_subflow_retries; then
+ init_nftables
+ # slow links, short queues: the transfer lasts the whole test on
+ # any machine, and the blocked subflow always has data in flight
+ local i
+ for i in 1 3; do
+ tc -n $ns1 qdisc add dev ns1eth$i root netem \
+ rate 4mbit limit 30 delay 1ms
+ tc -n $ns2 qdisc add dev ns2eth$i root netem \
+ rate 4mbit limit 30 delay 1ms
+ done
+ ip netns exec $ns2 sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_retries2=3
+ ip netns exec $ns2 sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_syn_retries=1
+ ip netns exec $ns2 sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_syn_linear_timeouts=0
+ pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 4
+ pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 2
+ pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 dev ns2eth3 flags subflow
+ # created here, not in the background job, for cleanup()
+ if [ -z "$cinfail" ]; then
+ cinfail=$(mktemp)
+ fi
+ if [ -z "$sinfail" ]; then
+ sinfail=$(mktemp)
+ fi
+ # killed at the end: the timeout only stops a stuck test
+ { timeout_test=600 test_linkfail=131072 \
+ run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
+ local tests_pid=$!
+
+ wait_counter $ns1 "MPTcpExtMPJoinAckRx" 1
+ sf_retry_after_block 10.0.3.2
+ sf_retry_after_block 10.0.1.2
+
+ ip netns exec $ns2 nft add rule ip filter OUTPUT \
+ ip saddr 10.0.3.2 drop
+ wait_counter $ns2 "MPTcpExtMPJoinSynTx" 4
+ local retrying=$?
+ mptcp_lib_kill_group_wait $tests_pid
+ chk_no_sf_connecting ${retrying}
+ ip netns exec $ns2 nft flush chain ip filter OUTPUT
+ kill_events_pids
+
+ join_syn_tx=4 chk_join_nr 3 3 3
+ chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_ESTABLISHED 3
+ chk_evt_nr ns2 MPTCP_LIB_EVENT_SUB_CLOSED 3 error 3
+
+ # big files: do not keep them, the next tests create their own
+ rm -f "$cinfail" "$sinfail"
+ cinfail=""
+ sinfail=""
+ fi
}
add_addr_timeout_tests()
--
2.25.1
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2026-10-16 16:09 ` [PATCH mptcp-next v5 7/7] selftests: mptcp: join: validate subflow retry after link failure Anil Kaushik
@ 2026-10-16 16:34 ` sashiko-bot
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From: sashiko-bot @ 2026-10-16 16:34 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Anil Kaushik, mptcp
Thank you for your contribution! Sashiko AI review found 3 potential issue(s) to consider:
- [Medium] selftests/mptcp: sf_from() extracts Send-Q instead of local address and port
- [Medium] selftests/mptcp: hand-rolled busy-wait polling loops instead of shared helpers
- [Medium] selftests: mptcp: background file generation race causes flaky timeout
--
commit f8121441934e1bbc20d48bed94f57afe881c5d82
Author: Anil Kaushik <anilkaushikwireless@gmail.com>
selftests: mptcp: join: validate subflow retry after link failure
Test the subflow-retries limit, with its default value, and a long
connection in the background.
> diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
> index f4d8afaeda4f3..521f95d3027fa 100755
> --- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
> +++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/mptcp/mptcp_join.sh
> @@ -2151,6 +2151,102 @@ wait_attempt_fail()
> return 1
> }
>
> +# $1: ns ; $2: counter ; $3: expected minimum value
> +wait_counter()
> +{
> + local cnt
> +
> + for _ in $(seq $((timeout_poll * 10))); do
> + cnt=$(mptcp_lib_get_counter "${1}" "${2}")
> + [ "${cnt:-0}" -ge "${3}" ] && return 0
> + sleep 0.1
> + done
> +
> + return 1
> +}
[Severity: Medium]
Does this hand-roll a busy-wait polling loop instead of using the shared
helpers?
The networking selftests library (tools/testing/selftests/net/lib.sh) already
provides busywait_for_counter specifically to handle this pattern robustly.
> +
> +# $1: client address ; prints the local address and port of its subflow
> +sf_from()
> +{
> + ip netns exec $ns2 ss -tnH state established src "${1}" |
> + awk '{ print $3; exit }'
> +}
[Severity: Medium]
Does this extract the Send-Q column instead of the Local Address:Port column?
The command ss -tnH state established outputs columns: State, Recv-Q, Send-Q,
Local Address:Port, Peer Address:Port. So the 3rd column is Send-Q, rather than
Local Address:Port.
Because the previously blocked subflow has queued, dropped packets, its Send-Q
is non-zero. The newly created subflow has an empty Send-Q (0). The test logic
later evaluates [ "${after}" = "${before}" ] as [ "0" = "<non-zero>" ],
which evaluates to false, causing the test to pass by coincidence without ever
verifying that the new subflow originated from a different port.
[ ... ]
> +
> +# $1: result of the wait for the subflow being re-created before the close
> +chk_no_sf_connecting()
> +{
> + print_check "no subflow connecting after close"
> + if [ "${1}" -ne 0 ]; then
> + fail_test "no subflow re-created before the close"
> + return
> + fi
> +
> + # closed with the MPTCP socket
> + for _ in $(seq $((timeout_poll * 10))); do
> + if ! ip netns exec $ns2 ss -tnH state syn-sent | grep -q .; then
> + print_ok
> + return
> + fi
> + sleep 0.1
> + done
> +
> + fail_test "subflow still connecting after close"
> +}
[Severity: Medium]
Does this hand-roll a busy-wait polling loop instead of using the shared
helpers?
The networking selftests library (tools/testing/selftests/net/lib.sh) already
provides busywait to handle this pattern robustly.
[ ... ]
> @@ -2585,6 +2681,62 @@ link_failure_tests()
> chk_stale_nr $ns2 1 -1 2
> chk_link_usage $ns2 ns2eth3 $cinsent 50
> fi
> +
> + # subflows closed after a silent link failure, then re-created: the
> + # additional one, then the initial one. Then close the connection
> + # while a subflow is being re-created.
> + if reset_with_events "subflow retry after link failure" &&
> + continue_if has_subflow_retries; then
> + init_nftables
> + # slow links, short queues: the transfer lasts the whole test on
> + # any machine, and the blocked subflow always has data in flight
> + local i
> + for i in 1 3; do
> + tc -n $ns1 qdisc add dev ns1eth$i root netem \
> + rate 4mbit limit 30 delay 1ms
> + tc -n $ns2 qdisc add dev ns2eth$i root netem \
> + rate 4mbit limit 30 delay 1ms
> + done
> + ip netns exec $ns2 sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_retries2=3
> + ip netns exec $ns2 sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_syn_retries=1
> + ip netns exec $ns2 sysctl -q net.ipv4.tcp_syn_linear_timeouts=0
> + pm_nl_set_limits $ns1 0 4
> + pm_nl_set_limits $ns2 0 2
> + pm_nl_add_endpoint $ns2 10.0.3.2 dev ns2eth3 flags subflow
> + # created here, not in the background job, for cleanup()
> + if [ -z "$cinfail" ]; then
> + cinfail=$(mktemp)
> + fi
> + if [ -z "$sinfail" ]; then
> + sinfail=$(mktemp)
> + fi
> + # killed at the end: the timeout only stops a stuck test
> + { timeout_test=600 test_linkfail=131072 \
> + run_tests $ns1 $ns2 10.0.1.1 & } 2>/dev/null
> + local tests_pid=$!
> +
> + wait_counter $ns1 "MPTcpExtMPJoinAckRx" 1
[Severity: Medium]
Could this foreground polling loop time out before the background file
generation completes?
The test case sets test_linkfail=131072 and launches run_tests in the
background. Inside run_tests, it sequentially generates 128MB of random data
per file via dd, blocking the network transfer from starting until both files
are fully generated.
Meanwhile, the foreground script immediately calls wait_counter, which polls
for the MPTcpExtMPJoinAckRx counter to increment with a 30-second timeout.
If the dd commands take longer than 30 seconds on a slow test runner, the
foreground script will time out and fail the test before the actual connection
has even started.
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Sashiko AI review · https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261016160926.1155262-1-anilkaushikwireless@gmail.com?part=7
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