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Date:      Mon, 5 Apr 2021 23:24:04 +0000
From:      Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>
To:        "tuexen@freebsd.org" <tuexen@freebsd.org>
Cc:        "Scheffenegger, Richard" <Richard.Scheffenegger@netapp.com>, Youssef GHORBAL <youssef.ghorbal@pasteur.fr>, "freebsd-net@freebsd.org" <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>
Subject:   Re: NFS Mount Hangs
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tuexen@freebsd.org wrote:=0A=
[stuff snipped]=0A=
>OK. What is the FreeBSD version you are using?=0A=
main Dec. 23, 2020.=0A=
=0A=
>=0A=
>It seems that the TCP connection on the FreeBSD is still alive,=0A=
>Linux has decided to start a new TCP connection using the old=0A=
>port numbers. So it sends a SYN. The response is a challenge ACK=0A=
>and Linux responds with a RST. This looks good so far. However,=0A=
>FreeBSD should accept the RST and kill the TCP connection. The=0A=
>next SYN from the Linux side would establish a new TCP connection.=0A=
>=0A=
>So I'm wondering why the RST is not accepted. I made the timestamp=0A=
>checking stricter but introduced a bug where RST segments without=0A=
>timestamps were ignored. This was fixed.=0A=
>=0A=
>Introduced in main on 2020/11/09:=0A=
>  https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/367530=0A=
>Introduced in stable/12 on 2020/11/30:=0A=
>  https://svnweb.freebsd.org/changeset/base/36818=0A=
>Fix in main on 2021/01/13:=0A=
>  https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3Dcc3c34859eab1b317d0f38731355b5=
3f7d978c97=0A=
>Fix in stable/12 on 2021/01/24:=0A=
>  https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3Dd05d908d6d3c85479c84c707f93114=
8439ae826b=0A=
>=0A=
>Are you using a version which is affected by this bug?=0A=
I was. Now I've applied the patch.=0A=
Bad News. It did not fix the problem.=0A=
It still gets into an endless "ignore RST" and stay established when=0A=
the Send-Q is empty.=0A=
=0A=
If the Send-Q is non-empty when I partition, it recovers fine,=0A=
sometimes not even needing to see an RST.=0A=
=0A=
rick=0A=
ps: If you think there might be other recent changes that matter,=0A=
    just say the word and I'll upgrade to bits de jur.=0A=
=0A=
rick=0A=
=0A=
Best regards=0A=
Michael=0A=
>=0A=
> If I wait long enough before healing the partition, it will=0A=
> go to FIN_WAIT_1, and then if I plug it back in, it does not=0A=
> do battle (at least not for long).=0A=
>=0A=
> Btw, I have one running now that seems stuck really good.=0A=
> It has been 20minutes since I plugged the net cable back in.=0A=
> (Unfortunately, I didn't have tcpdump running until after=0A=
> I saw it was not progressing after healing.=0A=
> --> There is one difference. There was a 6minute timeout=0A=
>       enabled on the server krpc for "no activity", which is=0A=
>       now disabled like it is for NFSv4.1 in freebsd-current.=0A=
>       I had forgotten to re-disable it.=0A=
> So, when it does battle, it might have been the 6minute=0A=
> timeout, which would then do the soshutdown(..SHUT_WR)=0A=
> which kept it from getting "stuck" forever.=0A=
> -->This time I had to reboot the FreeBSD NFS server to=0A=
>     get the Linux client unstuck, so this one looked a lot=0A=
>     like what has been reported.=0A=
> The pcap for this one, started after the network was plugged=0A=
> back in and I noticed it was stuck for quite a while is here:=0A=
> fetch https://people.freebsd.org/~rmacklem/stuck.pcap=0A=
>=0A=
> In it, there is just a bunch of RST followed by SYN sent=0A=
> from client->FreeBSD and FreeBSD just keeps sending=0A=
> acks for the old segment back.=0A=
> --> It looks like FreeBSD did the "RST, ACK" after the=0A=
>       krpc did a soshutdown(..SHUT_WR) on the socket,=0A=
>       for the one you've been looking at.=0A=
> I'll test some more...=0A=
>=0A=
>> I would like to understand why the reestablishment of the connection=0A=
>> did not work...=0A=
> It is looking like it takes either a non-empty send-q or a=0A=
> soshutdown(..SHUT_WR) to get the FreeBSD socket=0A=
> out of established, where it just ignores the RSTs and=0A=
> SYN packets.=0A=
>=0A=
> Thanks for looking at it, rick=0A=
>=0A=
> Best regards=0A=
> Michael=0A=
>>=0A=
>> Have fun with it, rick=0A=
>>=0A=
>>=0A=
>> ________________________________________=0A=
>> From: tuexen@freebsd.org <tuexen@freebsd.org>=0A=
>> Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 12:41 PM=0A=
>> To: Rick Macklem=0A=
>> Cc: Scheffenegger, Richard; Youssef GHORBAL; freebsd-net@freebsd.org=0A=
>> Subject: Re: NFS Mount Hangs=0A=
>>=0A=
>> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the University of Guelph.=
 Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and=
 know the content is safe. If in doubt, forward suspicious emails to IThelp=
@uoguelph.ca=0A=
>>=0A=
>>=0A=
>>> On 4. Apr 2021, at 17:27, Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca> wrote:=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> Well, I'm going to cheat and top post, since this is elated info. and=
=0A=
>>> not really part of the discussion...=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> I've been testing network partitioning between a Linux client (5.2 kern=
el)=0A=
>>> and a FreeBSD-current NFS server. I have not gotten a solid hang, but=
=0A=
>>> I have had the Linux client doing "battle" with the FreeBSD server for=
=0A=
>>> several minutes after un-partitioning the connection.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> The battle basically consists of the Linux client sending an RST, follo=
wed=0A=
>>> by a SYN.=0A=
>>> The FreeBSD server ignores the RST and just replies with the same old a=
ck.=0A=
>>> --> This varies from "just a SYN" that succeeds to 100+ cycles of the a=
bove=0A=
>>>     over several minutes.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> I had thought that an RST was a "pretty heavy hammer", but FreeBSD seem=
s=0A=
>>> pretty good at ignoring it.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> A full packet capture of one of these is in /home/rmacklem/linuxtofreen=
fs.pcap=0A=
>>> in case anyone wants to look at it.=0A=
>> On freefall? I would like to take a look at it...=0A=
>>=0A=
>> Best regards=0A=
>> Michael=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> Here's a tcpdump snippet of the interesting part (see the *** comments)=
:=0A=
>>> 19:10:09.305775 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [P.], seq 202585:202749, ack 212293, win 29128, options [nop=
,nop,TS val 2073636037 ecr 2671204825], length 164: NFS reply xid 613153685=
 reply ok 160 getattr NON 4 ids 0/33554432 sz 0=0A=
>>> 19:10:09.305850 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [.], ack 202749, win 501, options [nop,nop,TS val 2671204825=
 ecr 2073636037], length 0=0A=
>>> *** Network is now partitioned...=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> 19:10:09.407840 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [P.], seq 212293:212525, ack 202749, win 501, options [nop,n=
op,TS val 2671204927 ecr 2073636037], length 232: NFS request xid 629930901=
 228 getattr fh 0,1/53=0A=
>>> 19:10:09.615779 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [P.], seq 212293:212525, ack 202749, win 501, options [nop,n=
op,TS val 2671205135 ecr 2073636037], length 232: NFS request xid 629930901=
 228 getattr fh 0,1/53=0A=
>>> 19:10:09.823780 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [P.], seq 212293:212525, ack 202749, win 501, options [nop,n=
op,TS val 2671205343 ecr 2073636037], length 232: NFS request xid 629930901=
 228 getattr fh 0,1/53=0A=
>>> *** Lots of lines snipped.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> 19:13:41.295783 ARP, Request who-has nfsv4-new3.home.rick tell nfsv4-li=
nux.home.rick, length 28=0A=
>>> 19:13:42.319767 ARP, Request who-has nfsv4-new3.home.rick tell nfsv4-li=
nux.home.rick, length 28=0A=
>>> 19:13:46.351966 ARP, Request who-has nfsv4-new3.home.rick tell nfsv4-li=
nux.home.rick, length 28=0A=
>>> 19:13:47.375790 ARP, Request who-has nfsv4-new3.home.rick tell nfsv4-li=
nux.home.rick, length 28=0A=
>>> 19:13:48.399786 ARP, Request who-has nfsv4-new3.home.rick tell nfsv4-li=
nux.home.rick, length 28=0A=
>>> *** Network is now unpartitioned...=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> 19:13:48.399990 ARP, Reply nfsv4-new3.home.rick is-at d4:be:d9:07:81:72=
 (oui Unknown), length 46=0A=
>>> 19:13:48.400002 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [S], seq 416692300, win 64240, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS v=
al 2671421871 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0=0A=
>>> 19:13:48.400185 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [.], ack 212293, win 29127, options [nop,nop,TS val 20738551=
37 ecr 2671204825], length 0=0A=
>>> 19:13:48.400273 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [R], seq 964161458, win 0, length 0=0A=
>>> 19:13:49.423833 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [S], seq 416692300, win 64240, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS v=
al 2671424943 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0=0A=
>>> 19:13:49.424056 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [.], ack 212293, win 29127, options [nop,nop,TS val 20738561=
61 ecr 2671204825], length 0=0A=
>>> *** This "battle" goes on for 223sec...=0A=
>>>  I snipped out 13 cycles of this "Linux sends an RST, followed by SYN"=
=0A=
>>>  "FreeBSD replies with same old ACK". In another test run I saw this=0A=
>>>  cycle continue non-stop for several minutes. This time, the Linux=0A=
>>>  client paused for a while (see ARPs below).=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> 19:13:49.424101 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [R], seq 964161458, win 0, length 0=0A=
>>> 19:13:53.455867 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [S], seq 416692300, win 64240, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS v=
al 2671428975 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0=0A=
>>> 19:13:53.455991 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [.], ack 212293, win 29127, options [nop,nop,TS val 20738601=
93 ecr 2671204825], length 0=0A=
>>> *** Snipped a bunch of stuff out, mostly ARPs, plus one more RST.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> 19:16:57.775780 ARP, Request who-has nfsv4-new3.home.rick tell nfsv4-li=
nux.home.rick, length 28=0A=
>>> 19:16:57.775937 ARP, Reply nfsv4-new3.home.rick is-at d4:be:d9:07:81:72=
 (oui Unknown), length 46=0A=
>>> 19:16:57.980240 ARP, Request who-has nfsv4-new3.home.rick tell 192.168.=
1.254, length 46=0A=
>>> 19:16:58.555663 ARP, Request who-has nfsv4-new3.home.rick tell 192.168.=
1.254, length 46=0A=
>>> 19:17:00.104701 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [F.], seq 202749, ack 212293, win 29128, options [nop,nop,TS=
 val 2074046846 ecr 2671204825], length 0=0A=
>>> 19:17:15.664354 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [F.], seq 202749, ack 212293, win 29128, options [nop,nop,TS=
 val 2074062406 ecr 2671204825], length 0=0A=
>>> 19:17:31.239246 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [R.], seq 202750, ack 212293, win 0, options [nop,nop,TS val=
 2074077981 ecr 2671204825], length 0=0A=
>>> *** FreeBSD finally acknowledges the RST 38sec after Linux sent the las=
t=0A=
>>>  of 13 (100+ for another test run).=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> 19:17:51.535979 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [S], seq 4247692373, win 64240, options [mss 1460,sackOK,TS =
val 2671667055 ecr 0,nop,wscale 7], length 0=0A=
>>> 19:17:51.536130 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [S.], seq 661237469, ack 4247692374, win 65535, options [mss=
 1460,nop,wscale 6,sackOK,TS val 2074098278 ecr 2671667055], length 0=0A=
>>> *** Now back in business...=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> 19:17:51.536218 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [.], ack 1, win 502, options [nop,nop,TS val 2671667055 ecr =
2074098278], length 0=0A=
>>> 19:17:51.536295 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [P.], seq 1:233, ack 1, win 502, options [nop,nop,TS val 267=
1667056 ecr 2074098278], length 232: NFS request xid 629930901 228 getattr =
fh 0,1/53=0A=
>>> 19:17:51.536346 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [P.], seq 233:505, ack 1, win 502, options [nop,nop,TS val 2=
671667056 ecr 2074098278], length 272: NFS request xid 697039765 132 getatt=
r fh 0,1/53=0A=
>>> 19:17:51.536515 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [.], ack 505, win 29128, options [nop,nop,TS val 2074098279 =
ecr 2671667056], length 0=0A=
>>> 19:17:51.536553 IP nfsv4-linux.home.rick.apex-mesh > nfsv4-new3.home.ri=
ck.nfsd: Flags [P.], seq 505:641, ack 1, win 502, options [nop,nop,TS val 2=
671667056 ecr 2074098279], length 136: NFS request xid 730594197 132 getatt=
r fh 0,1/53=0A=
>>> 19:17:51.536562 IP nfsv4-new3.home.rick.nfsd > nfsv4-linux.home.rick.ap=
ex-mesh: Flags [P.], seq 1:49, ack 505, win 29128, options [nop,nop,TS val =
2074098279 ecr 2671667056], length 48: NFS reply xid 697039765 reply ok 44 =
getattr ERROR: unk 10063=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> This error 10063 after the partition heals is also "bad news". It indic=
ates the Session=0A=
>>> (which is supposed to maintain "exactly once" RPC semantics is broken).=
 I'll admit I=0A=
>>> suspect a Linux client bug, but will be investigating further.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> So, hopefully TCP conversant folk can confirm if the above is correct b=
ehaviour=0A=
>>> or if the RST should be ack'd sooner?=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> I could also see this becoming a "forever" TCP battle for other version=
s of Linux client.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> rick=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> ________________________________________=0A=
>>> From: Scheffenegger, Richard <Richard.Scheffenegger@netapp.com>=0A=
>>> Sent: Sunday, April 4, 2021 7:50 AM=0A=
>>> To: Rick Macklem; tuexen@freebsd.org=0A=
>>> Cc: Youssef GHORBAL; freebsd-net@freebsd.org=0A=
>>> Subject: Re: NFS Mount Hangs=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the University of Guelph=
. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender an=
d know the content is safe. If in doubt, forward suspicious emails to IThel=
p@uoguelph.ca=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> For what it=91s worth, suse found two bugs in the linux nfconntrack (st=
ateful firewall), and pfifo-fast scheduler, which could conspire to make tc=
p sessions hang forever.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> One is a missed updaten when the c=F6ient is not using the noresvport m=
oint option, which makes tje firewall think rsts are illegal (and drop them=
);=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> The fast scheduler can run into an issue if only a single packet should=
 be forwarded (note that this is not the default scheduler, but often recom=
mended for perf, as it runs lockless and lower cpu cost that pfq (default).=
 If no other/additional packet pushes out that last packet of a flow, it ca=
n become stuck forever...=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> I can try getting the relevant bug info next week...=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> ________________________________=0A=
>>> Von: owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org <owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org> im A=
uftrag von Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>=0A=
>>> Gesendet: Friday, April 2, 2021 11:31:01 PM=0A=
>>> An: tuexen@freebsd.org <tuexen@freebsd.org>=0A=
>>> Cc: Youssef GHORBAL <youssef.ghorbal@pasteur.fr>; freebsd-net@freebsd.o=
rg <freebsd-net@freebsd.org>=0A=
>>> Betreff: Re: NFS Mount Hangs=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> NetApp Security WARNING: This is an external email. Do not click links =
or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is=
 safe.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> tuexen@freebsd.org wrote:=0A=
>>>>> On 2. Apr 2021, at 02:07, Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca> wrote:=
=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> I hope you don't mind a top post...=0A=
>>>>> I've been testing network partitioning between the only Linux client=
=0A=
>>>>> I have (5.2 kernel) and a FreeBSD server with the xprtdied.patch=0A=
>>>>> (does soshutdown(..SHUT_WR) when it knows the socket is broken)=0A=
>>>>> applied to it.=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> I'm not enough of a TCP guy to know if this is useful, but here's wha=
t=0A=
>>>>> I see...=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> While partitioned:=0A=
>>>>> On the FreeBSD server end, the socket either goes to CLOSED during=0A=
>>>>> the network partition or stays ESTABLISHED.=0A=
>>>> If it goes to CLOSED you called shutdown(, SHUT_WR) and the peer also=
=0A=
>>>> sent a FIN, but you never called close() on the socket.=0A=
>>>> If the socket stays in ESTABLISHED, there is no communication ongoing,=
=0A=
>>>> I guess, and therefore the server does not even detect that the peer=
=0A=
>>>> is not reachable.=0A=
>>>>> On the Linux end, the socket seems to remain ESTABLISHED for a=0A=
>>>>> little while, and then disappears.=0A=
>>>> So how does Linux detect the peer is not reachable?=0A=
>>> Well, here's what I see in a packet capture in the Linux client once=0A=
>>> I partition it (just unplug the net cable):=0A=
>>> - lots of retransmits of the same segment (with ACK) for 54sec=0A=
>>> - then only ARP queries=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> Once I plug the net cable back in:=0A=
>>> - ARP works=0A=
>>> - one more retransmit of the same segement=0A=
>>> - receives RST from FreeBSD=0A=
>>> ** So, is this now a "new" TCP connection, despite=0A=
>>>  using the same port#.=0A=
>>>  --> It matters for NFS, since "new connection"=0A=
>>>         implies "must retry all outstanding RPCs".=0A=
>>> - sends SYN=0A=
>>> - receives SYN, ACK from FreeBSD=0A=
>>> --> connection starts working again=0A=
>>> Always uses same port#.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> On the FreeBSD server end:=0A=
>>> - receives the last retransmit of the segment (with ACK)=0A=
>>> - sends RST=0A=
>>> - receives SYN=0A=
>>> - sends SYN, ACK=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> I thought that there was no RST in the capture I looked at=0A=
>>> yesterday, so I'm not sure if FreeBSD always sends an RST,=0A=
>>> but the Linux client behaviour was the same. (Sent a SYN, etc).=0A=
>>> The socket disappears from the Linux "netstat -a" and I=0A=
>>> suspect that happens after about 54sec, but I am not sure=0A=
>>> about the timing.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> After unpartitioning:=0A=
>>>>> On the FreeBSD server end, you get another socket showing up at=0A=
>>>>> the same port#=0A=
>>>>> Active Internet connections (including servers)=0A=
>>>>> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address          Foreign Address        (st=
ate)=0A=
>>>>> tcp4       0      0 nfsv4-new3.nfsd        nfsv4-linux.678        EST=
ABLISHED=0A=
>>>>> tcp4       0      0 nfsv4-new3.nfsd        nfsv4-linux.678        CLO=
SED=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> The Linux client shows the same connection ESTABLISHED.=0A=
>>> But disappears from "netstat -a" for a while during the partitioning.=
=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>>> (The mount sometimes reports an error. I haven't looked at packet=0A=
>>>>> traces to see if it retries RPCs or why the errors occur.)=0A=
>>> I have now done so, as above.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>>> --> However I never get hangs.=0A=
>>>>> Sometimes it goes to SYN_SENT for a while and the FreeBSD server=0A=
>>>>> shows FIN_WAIT_1, but then both ends go to ESTABLISHED and the=0A=
>>>>> mount starts working again.=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> The most obvious thing is that the Linux client always keeps using=0A=
>>>>> the same port#. (The FreeBSD client will use a different port# when=
=0A=
>>>>> it does a TCP reconnect after no response from the NFS server for=0A=
>>>>> a little while.)=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> What do those TCP conversant think?=0A=
>>>> I guess you are you are never calling close() on the socket, for with=
=0A=
>>>> the connection state is CLOSED.=0A=
>>> Ok, that makes sense. For this case the Linux client has not done a=0A=
>>> BindConnectionToSession to re-assign the back channel.=0A=
>>> I'll have to bug them about this. However, I'll bet they'll answer=0A=
>>> that I have to tell them the back channel needs re-assignment=0A=
>>> or something like that.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> I am pretty certain they are broken, in that the client needs to=0A=
>>> retry all outstanding RPCs.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> For others, here's the long winded version of this that I just=0A=
>>> put on the phabricator review:=0A=
>>> In the server side kernel RPC, the socket (struct socket *) is in a=0A=
>>> structure called SVCXPRT (normally pointed to by "xprt").=0A=
>>> These structures a ref counted and the soclose() is done=0A=
>>> when the ref. cnt goes to zero. My understanding is that=0A=
>>> "struct socket *" is free'd by soclose() so this cannot be done=0A=
>>> before the xprt ref. cnt goes to zero.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> For NFSv4.1/4.2 there is something called a back channel=0A=
>>> which means that a "xprt" is used for server->client RPCs,=0A=
>>> although the TCP connection is established by the client=0A=
>>> to the server.=0A=
>>> --> This back channel holds a ref cnt on "xprt" until the=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>>   client re-assigns it to a different TCP connection=0A=
>>>   via an operation called BindConnectionToSession=0A=
>>>   and the Linux client is not doing this soon enough,=0A=
>>>  it appears.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> So, the soclose() is delayed, which is why I think the=0A=
>>> TCP connection gets stuck in CLOSE_WAIT and that is=0A=
>>> why I've added the soshutdown(..SHUT_WR) calls,=0A=
>>> which can happen before the client gets around to=0A=
>>> re-assigning the back channel.=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> Thanks for your help with this Michael, rick=0A=
>>>=0A=
>>> Best regards=0A=
>>> Michael=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> rick=0A=
>>>> ps: I can capture packets while doing this, if anyone has a use=0A=
>>>>   for them.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> ________________________________________=0A=
>>>> From: owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org <owner-freebsd-net@freebsd.org> on=
 behalf of Youssef  GHORBAL <youssef.ghorbal@pasteur.fr>=0A=
>>>> Sent: Saturday, March 27, 2021 6:57 PM=0A=
>>>> To: Jason Breitman=0A=
>>>> Cc: Rick Macklem; freebsd-net@freebsd.org=0A=
>>>> Subject: Re: NFS Mount Hangs=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> CAUTION: This email originated from outside of the University of Guelp=
h. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender a=
nd know the content is safe. If in doubt, forward suspicious emails to IThe=
lp@uoguelph.ca=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> On 27 Mar 2021, at 13:20, Jason Breitman <jbreitman@tildenparkcapital.=
com<mailto:jbreitman@tildenparkcapital.com>> wrote:=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> The issue happened again so we can say that disabling TSO and LRO on t=
he NIC did not resolve this issue.=0A=
>>>> # ifconfig lagg0 -rxcsum -rxcsum6 -txcsum -txcsum6 -lro -tso -vlanhwts=
o=0A=
>>>> # ifconfig lagg0=0A=
>>>> lagg0: flags=3D8943<UP,BROADCAST,RUNNING,PROMISC,SIMPLEX,MULTICAST> me=
tric 0 mtu 1500=0A=
>>>>     options=3D8100b8<VLAN_MTU,VLAN_HWTAGGING,JUMBO_MTU,VLAN_HWCSUM,VLA=
N_HWFILTER>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> We can also say that the sysctl settings did not resolve this issue.=
=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> # sysctl net.inet.tcp.fast_finwait2_recycle=3D1=0A=
>>>> net.inet.tcp.fast_finwait2_recycle: 0 -> 1=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> # sysctl net.inet.tcp.finwait2_timeout=3D1000=0A=
>>>> net.inet.tcp.finwait2_timeout: 60000 -> 1000=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> I don=92t think those will do anything in your case since the FIN_WAIT=
2 are on the client side and those sysctls are for BSD.=0A=
>>>> By the way it seems that Linux recycles automatically TCP sessions in =
FIN_WAIT2 after 60 seconds (sysctl net.ipv4.tcp_fin_timeout)=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> tcp_fin_timeout (integer; default: 60; since Linux 2.2)=0A=
>>>>           This specifies how many seconds to wait for a final FIN=0A=
>>>>           packet before the socket is forcibly closed.  This is=0A=
>>>>           strictly a violation of the TCP specification, but=0A=
>>>>           required to prevent denial-of-service attacks.  In Linux=0A=
>>>>           2.2, the default value was 180.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> So I don=92t get why it stucks in the FIN_WAIT2 state anyway.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> You really need to have a packet capture during the outage (client and=
 server side) so you=92ll get over the wire chat and start speculating from=
 there.=0A=
>>>> No need to capture the beginning of the outage for now. All you have t=
o do, is run a tcpdump for 10 minutes or so when you notice a client stuck.=
=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> * I have not rebooted the NFS Server nor have I restarted nfsd, but do=
 not believe that is required as these settings are at the TCP level and I =
would expect new sessions to use the updated settings.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> The issue occurred after 5 days following a reboot of the client machi=
nes.=0A=
>>>> I ran the capture information again to make use of the situation.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> #!/bin/sh=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> while true=0A=
>>>> do=0A=
>>>> /bin/date >> /tmp/nfs-hang.log=0A=
>>>> /bin/ps axHl | grep nfsd | grep -v grep >> /tmp/nfs-hang.log=0A=
>>>> /usr/bin/procstat -kk 2947 >> /tmp/nfs-hang.log=0A=
>>>> /usr/bin/procstat -kk 2944 >> /tmp/nfs-hang.log=0A=
>>>> /bin/sleep 60=0A=
>>>> done=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> On the NFS Server=0A=
>>>> Active Internet connections (including servers)=0A=
>>>> Proto Recv-Q Send-Q Local Address          Foreign Address        (sta=
te)=0A=
>>>> tcp4       0      0 NFS.Server.IP.X.2049      NFS.Client.IP.X.48286   =
  CLOSE_WAIT=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> On the NFS Client=0A=
>>>> tcp        0      0 NFS.Client.IP.X:48286      NFS.Server.IP.X:2049   =
    FIN_WAIT2=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> You had also asked for the output below.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> # nfsstat -E -s=0A=
>>>> BackChannelCtBindConnToSes=0A=
>>>>         0            0=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> # sysctl vfs.nfsd.request_space_throttle_count=0A=
>>>> vfs.nfsd.request_space_throttle_count: 0=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> I see that you are testing a patch and I look forward to seeing the re=
sults.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> Jason Breitman=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> On Mar 21, 2021, at 6:21 PM, Rick Macklem <rmacklem@uoguelph.ca<mailto=
:rmacklem@uoguelph.ca>> wrote:=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> Youssef GHORBAL <youssef.ghorbal@pasteur.fr<mailto:youssef.ghorbal@pas=
teur.fr>> wrote:=0A=
>>>>> Hi Jason,=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>>> On 17 Mar 2021, at 18:17, Jason Breitman <jbreitman@tildenparkcapita=
l.com<mailto:jbreitman@tildenparkcapital.com>> wrote:=0A=
>>>>>>=0A=
>>>>>> Please review the details below and let me know if there is a settin=
g that I should apply to my FreeBSD NFS Server or if there is a bug fix tha=
t I can apply to resolve my issue.=0A=
>>>>>> I shared this information with the linux-nfs mailing list and they b=
elieve the issue is on the server side.=0A=
>>>>>>=0A=
>>>>>> Issue=0A=
>>>>>> NFSv4 mounts periodically hang on the NFS Client.=0A=
>>>>>>=0A=
>>>>>> During this time, it is possible to manually mount from another NFS =
Server on the NFS Client having issues.=0A=
>>>>>> Also, other NFS Clients are successfully mounting from the NFS Serve=
r in question.=0A=
>>>>>> Rebooting the NFS Client appears to be the only solution.=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> I had experienced a similar weird situation with periodically stuck L=
inux NFS clients >mounting Isilon NFS servers (Isilon is FreeBSD based but =
they seem to have there >own nfsd)=0A=
>>>> Yes, my understanding is that Isilon uses a proprietary user space nfs=
d and=0A=
>>>> not the kernel based RPC and nfsd in FreeBSD.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>> We=92ve had better luck and we did manage to have packet captures on =
both sides >during the issue. The gist of it goes like follows:=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> - Data flows correctly between SERVER and the CLIENT=0A=
>>>>> - At some point SERVER starts decreasing it's TCP Receive Window unti=
l it reachs 0=0A=
>>>>> - The client (eager to send data) can only ack data sent by SERVER.=
=0A=
>>>>> - When SERVER was done sending data, the client starts sending TCP Wi=
ndow >Probes hoping that the TCP Window opens again so he can flush its buf=
fers.=0A=
>>>>> - SERVER responds with a TCP Zero Window to those probes.=0A=
>>>> Having the window size drop to zero is not necessarily incorrect.=0A=
>>>> If the server is overloaded (has a backlog of NFS requests), it can st=
op doing=0A=
>>>> soreceive() on the socket (so the socket rcv buffer can fill up and th=
e TCP window=0A=
>>>> closes). This results in "backpressure" to stop the NFS client from fl=
ooding the=0A=
>>>> NFS server with requests.=0A=
>>>> --> However, once the backlog is handled, the nfsd should start to sor=
eceive()=0A=
>>>> again and this shouls cause the window to open back up.=0A=
>>>> --> Maybe this is broken in the socket/TCP code. I quickly got lost in=
=0A=
>>>> tcp_output() when it decides what to do about the rcvwin.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>> - After 6 minutes (the NFS server default Idle timeout) SERVER racefu=
lly closes the >TCP connection sending a FIN Packet (and still a TCP Window=
 0)=0A=
>>>> This probably does not happen for Jason's case, since the 6minute time=
out=0A=
>>>> is disabled when the TCP connection is assigned as a backchannel (most=
 likely=0A=
>>>> the case for NFSv4.1).=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>>> - CLIENT ACK that FIN.=0A=
>>>>> - SERVER goes in FIN_WAIT_2 state=0A=
>>>>> - CLIENT closes its half part part of the socket and goes in LAST_ACK=
 state.=0A=
>>>>> - FIN is never sent by the client since there still data in its SendQ=
 and receiver TCP >Window is still 0. At this stage the client starts sendi=
ng TCP Window Probes again >and again hoping that the server opens its TCP =
Window so it can flush it's buffers >and terminate its side of the socket.=
=0A=
>>>>> - SERVER keeps responding with a TCP Zero Window to those probes.=0A=
>>>>> =3D> The last two steps goes on and on for hours/days freezing the NF=
S mount bound >to that TCP session.=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> If we had a situation where CLIENT was responsible for closing the TC=
P Window (and >initiating the TCP FIN first) and server wanting to send dat=
a we=92ll end up in the same >state as you I think.=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> We=92ve never had the root cause of why the SERVER decided to close t=
he TCP >Window and no more acccept data, the fix on the Isilon part was to =
recycle more >aggressively the FIN_WAIT_2 sockets (net.inet.tcp.fast_finwai=
t2_recycle=3D1 & >net.inet.tcp.finwait2_timeout=3D5000). Once the socket re=
cycled and at the next >occurence of CLIENT TCP Window probe, SERVER sends =
a RST, triggering the >teardown of the session on the client side, a new TC=
P handchake, etc and traffic >flows again (NFS starts responding)=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> To avoid rebooting the client (and before the aggressive FIN_WAIT_2 w=
as >implemented on the Isilon side) we=92ve added a check script on the cli=
ent that detects >LAST_ACK sockets on the client and through iptables rule =
enforces a TCP RST, >Something like: -A OUTPUT -p tcp -d $nfs_server_addr -=
-sport $local_port -j REJECT >--reject-with tcp-reset (the script removes t=
his iptables rule as soon as the LAST_ACK >disappears)=0A=
>>>>>=0A=
>>>>> The bottom line would be to have a packet capture during the outage (=
client and/or >server side), it will show you at least the shape of the TCP=
 exchange when NFS is >stuck.=0A=
>>>> Interesting story and good work w.r.t. sluething, Youssef, thanks.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> I looked at Jason's log and it shows everything is ok w.r.t the nfsd t=
hreads.=0A=
>>>> (They're just waiting for RPC requests.)=0A=
>>>> However, I do now think I know why the soclose() does not happen.=0A=
>>>> When the TCP connection is assigned as a backchannel, that takes a ref=
erence=0A=
>>>> cnt on the structure. This refcnt won't be released until the connecti=
on is=0A=
>>>> replaced by a BindConnectiotoSession operation from the client. But th=
at won't=0A=
>>>> happen until the client creates a new TCP connection.=0A=
>>>> --> No refcnt release-->no refcnt of 0-->no soclose().=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> I've created the attached patch (completely different from the previou=
s one)=0A=
>>>> that adds soshutdown(SHUT_WR) calls in the three places where the TCP=
=0A=
>>>> connection is going away. This seems to get it past CLOSE_WAIT without=
 a=0A=
>>>> soclose().=0A=
>>>> --> I know you are not comfortable with patching your server, but I do=
 think=0A=
>>>> this change will get the socket shutdown to complete.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> There are a couple more things you can check on the server...=0A=
>>>> # nfsstat -E -s=0A=
>>>> --> Look for the count under "BindConnToSes".=0A=
>>>> --> If non-zero, backchannels have been assigned=0A=
>>>> # sysctl -a | fgrep request_space_throttle_count=0A=
>>>> --> If non-zero, the server has been overloaded at some point.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> I think the attached patch might work around the problem.=0A=
>>>> The code that should open up the receive window needs to be checked.=
=0A=
>>>> I am also looking at enabling the 6minute timeout when a backchannel i=
s=0A=
>>>> assigned.=0A=
>>>>=0A=
>>>> rick=0A=
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