CMSG_FISTHDR() returns NULL

[Priyanshu Chatterjee]

Buddy,


>The issue is intermittent and happens on a loaded system with a lot of >network activities(TCP). Most of the times it works without any issue.

What kind of TCP activities are going on in the m/c? Please be specific.


>It appears to me that it is likely to be an OS issue.

The following combination
Redhat Linux 2.4.21-15.11.1.ELsmp #1 SMP
glibc version  2.3.2, release 95.27
has undergone the maximum stress tests.

Please cut-paste your programs and let us know. And specify under what **lot** of network activities ??? r u seeing this error intermittently?

Any specific setup required to simulate your test do mention.




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Hi,

OS details:
Redhat Linux 2.4.21-15.11.1.ELsmp #1 SMP
glibc version  2.3.2, release 95.27

I am facing a problem where the passed socket descriptor from one process is not received in the other process. sendmsg() and recvmsg() are successful, but CMSG_FIRSTHDR() returns NULL eventhough a valid socket descriptor was passed. The issue is intermittent and happens on a loaded system with a lot of network activities(TCP). Most of the times it works without any issue. The code that passes the file descriptor is copied from Richard Stevens Network Programming.

"struct msghdr" received from the kernel has the following data ,

msg_iovlen = 1, msg_control = 0xbfff5140, msg_controllen = 0, msg_flags = 0

Normal data is recevied correctly however the control data is missing.  The Unix domain socket used to pass the file descriptor is of the type SOCK_STREAM and there is no signifcant delay between the sendmsg() and recvmsg() calls. It appears to me that it is likely to be an OS issue. HenceI would like to know if this issue has been reported before.


Please reply to me directly as I am not a member of the mailiing list.

Thank you.
Prajeesh