[PATCH] tcp: Reset tcp connections in SYN-SENT state

Subsystems: networking [general], networking [tcp], the rest

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2 messages, 2 authors, 2021-04-09 · open the first message on its own page

[PATCH] tcp: Reset tcp connections in SYN-SENT state

From: Manoj Basapathi <hidden>
Date: 2021-04-05 17:03:20

Userspace sends tcp connection (sock) destroy on network switch
i.e switching the default network of the device between multiple
networks(Cellular/Wifi/Ethernet).

Kernel though doesn't send reset for the connections in SYN-SENT state
and these connections continue to remain.
Even as per RFC 793, there is no hard rule to not send RST on ABORT in
this state.

Modify tcp_abort and tcp_disconnect behavior to send RST for connections
in syn-sent state to avoid lingering connections on network switch.

Signed-off-by: Manoj Basapathi <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Sauvik Saha <redacted>
---
 net/ipv4/tcp.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index e14fd0c50c10..627a472161fb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ static inline bool tcp_need_reset(int state)
 {
 	return (1 << state) &
 	       (TCPF_ESTABLISHED | TCPF_CLOSE_WAIT | TCPF_FIN_WAIT1 |
-		TCPF_FIN_WAIT2 | TCPF_SYN_RECV);
+		TCPF_FIN_WAIT2 | TCPF_SYN_RECV | TCPF_SYN_SENT);
 }
 
 static void tcp_rtx_queue_purge(struct sock *sk)
@@ -2954,8 +2954,7 @@ int tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 		 */
 		tcp_send_active_reset(sk, gfp_any());
 		sk->sk_err = ECONNRESET;
-	} else if (old_state == TCP_SYN_SENT)
-		sk->sk_err = ECONNRESET;
+	}
 
 	tcp_clear_xmit_timers(sk);
 	__skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
-- 
2.29.0

Re: [PATCH] tcp: Reset tcp connections in SYN-SENT state

From: Eric Dumazet <hidden>
Date: 2021-04-09 16:52:25


On 4/5/21 7:02 PM, Manoj Basapathi wrote:
quoted hunk
Userspace sends tcp connection (sock) destroy on network switch
i.e switching the default network of the device between multiple
networks(Cellular/Wifi/Ethernet).

Kernel though doesn't send reset for the connections in SYN-SENT state
and these connections continue to remain.
Even as per RFC 793, there is no hard rule to not send RST on ABORT in
this state.

Modify tcp_abort and tcp_disconnect behavior to send RST for connections
in syn-sent state to avoid lingering connections on network switch.

Signed-off-by: Manoj Basapathi <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Sauvik Saha <redacted>
---
 net/ipv4/tcp.c | 5 ++---
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp.c b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
index e14fd0c50c10..627a472161fb 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp.c
@@ -2888,7 +2888,7 @@ static inline bool tcp_need_reset(int state)
 {
 	return (1 << state) &
 	       (TCPF_ESTABLISHED | TCPF_CLOSE_WAIT | TCPF_FIN_WAIT1 |
-		TCPF_FIN_WAIT2 | TCPF_SYN_RECV);
+		TCPF_FIN_WAIT2 | TCPF_SYN_RECV | TCPF_SYN_SENT);
 }
 
 static void tcp_rtx_queue_purge(struct sock *sk)
@@ -2954,8 +2954,7 @@ int tcp_disconnect(struct sock *sk, int flags)
 		 */
 		tcp_send_active_reset(sk, gfp_any());
 		sk->sk_err = ECONNRESET;
-	} else if (old_state == TCP_SYN_SENT)
-		sk->sk_err = ECONNRESET;
+	}
 
 	tcp_clear_xmit_timers(sk);
 	__skb_queue_purge(&sk->sk_receive_queue);
This is a completely buggy patch.

This has been sent to many people but _not_ to TCP maintainers ????

I will send a revert.
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