[PATCH 0/2] rpc: resolve softlockup in presence of iptables drop rule

[Jason Baron <jbaron@akamai.com>]

Hi,

We've found a softlockup on the nfsv3 client (udp), while testing an iptables
rule, which simply drops traffic destined for the nfs server. The softlockup
occurs because xs_sendpages() returns a positive result (resulting in an
-EAGAIN), masking out the -EPERM that the lower level ip code returns.

The first patch restructures xs_sendpages() such that it can return a 'sent'
value in addition to an error value. It no longer over-loads the return value
as both a 'sent' and 'error' value. In this way the 'higher' level code can
make more informed decisions. This patch is intended to be a no-op.

The second patch makes use of the new return value to propagate the -EPERM
up instead of the -EAGAIN.

Thanks,

-Jason


Jason Baron (2):
  rpc: return sent and err from xs_sendpages()
  rpc: Add -EPERM processing for xs_udp_send_request()

 net/sunrpc/clnt.c     |  2 ++
 net/sunrpc/xprtsock.c | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------------
 2 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 39 deletions(-)

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