[flow-tools] Problems on sparc linux

Mark Fullmer maf@eng.oar.net
Sun, 8 Dec 2002 20:06:04 -0500


Okay, that was a workaround though.  Are there any web sites with Sparc/Linux
man pages and header files available?

mark

On Wed, Dec 04, 2002 at 11:41:45AM -0000, Matt Foster wrote:
> Mark,
> 
> That seems to have done the trick,
> it's been running happily now for a couple of days.
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Matt Foster
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Mark Fullmer" <maf@eng.oar.net>
> To: "Matt Foster" <Matt.Foster@Unilever.com>
> Cc: <flow-tools@splintered.net>
> Sent: Sunday, December 01, 2002 3:49 AM
> Subject: Re: [flow-tools] Problems on sparc linux
> 
> 
> > I'm going to gess that your implementation of IP_PKTINFO requires
> > more than just a struct in_pktinfo pktinfo allocated at the end of the
> > msgip struct.
> >
> > Try removing the following chunk of code in flow-capture.c and see
> > if that helps.  This breaks the ability for flow-capture to know
> > the destination IP of the exports...
> >
> > #ifdef IP_RECVDSTADDR
> >   one = 1;
> >   /* return the destination IP address */
> >   if (setsockopt(ftnet.fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_RECVDSTADDR, (char *)&one,
> >     sizeof(one)) < 0)
> >     fterr_err(1, "setsockopt(IP_RECVDSTADDR)");
> > #else
> > #ifdef IP_PKTINFO
> >   one = 1;
> >   /* return the destination IP address */
> >   if (setsockopt(ftnet.fd, IPPROTO_IP, IP_PKTINFO, (char *)&one,
> >     sizeof(one)) < 0)
> >     fterr_err(1, "setsockopt(IP_PKTINFO)");
> > #endif /* else */
> > #endif /* IP_RECVDSTADDR */
> >
> > mark
> >
> > On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 09:52:42AM -0000, Matt Foster wrote:
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Under i386 linux we have in <bits/socket.h>
> > > struct msghdr
> > >   {
> > >     void *msg_name;             /* Address to send to/receive from.  */
> > >     socklen_t msg_namelen;      /* Length of address data.  */
> > >
> > >     struct iovec *msg_iov;      /* Vector of data to send/receive into.
> */
> > >     int msg_iovlen;             /* Number of elements in the vector.  */
> > >
> > >     void *msg_control;          /* Ancillary data (eg BSD filedesc
> passing).
> > > */
> > >     socklen_t msg_controllen;   /* Ancillary data buffer length.  */
> > >
> > >     int msg_flags;              /* Flags on received message.  */
> > >   };
> > >
> > > And under sparc we have:
> > > /* Structure describing messages sent by
> > >    `sendmsg' and received by `recvmsg'.  */
> > > struct msghdr
> > >   {
> > >     void *msg_name;             /* Address to send to/receive from.  */
> > >     socklen_t msg_namelen;      /* Length of address data.  */
> > >
> > >     struct iovec *msg_iov;      /* Vector of data to send/receive into.
> */
> > > #if __WORDSIZE == 32
> > >     int msg_iovlen;             /* Number of elements in the vector.  */
> > >
> > >     void *msg_control;          /* Ancillary data (eg BSD filedesc
> passing).
> > > */
> > >     socklen_t msg_controllen;   /* Ancillary data buffer length.  */
> > > #else
> > >     size_t msg_iovlen;          /* Number of elements in the vector.  */
> > >
> > >     void *msg_control;          /* Ancillary data (eg BSD filedesc
> passing).
> > > */
> > >     size_t msg_controllen;      /* Ancillary data buffer length.  */
> > > #endif
> > >     int msg_flags;              /* Flags on received message.  */
> > >   };
> > >
> > > As I'm running on a 64 bit system, I've changed the definition in
> ftlib.h to
> > > look like this:
> > > struct mymsghdr {
> > >         void            *msg_name;             /* optional address */
> > >         socklen_t       msg_namelen;           /* size of address */
> > >         struct iovec    *msg_iov;              /* scatter/gather array
> */
> > >         size_t          msg_iovlen;            /* # elements in msg_iov
> */
> > >         void            *msg_control;          /* ancillary data, see
> below
> > > */
> > >         size_t          msg_controllen;        /* ancillary data buffer
> len
> > > */
> > >         int             msg_flags;             /* flags on received
> message
> > > */
> > > };
> > >
> > > This seems to have the effect that we now capture 92 bytes before
> crashing
> > > in the same way, rather than the 84 we captured before.
> > >
> > > Any further clues?
> > >
> > > Rgds,
> > >
> > >
> > > Matt Foster
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Mark Fullmer" <maf@eng.oar.net>
> > > To: "Matt Foster" <Matt.Foster@Unilever.com>
> > > Cc: <flow-tools@splintered.net>
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 26, 2002 3:40 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [flow-tools] Problems on sparc linux
> > >
> > >
> > > > Any luck with this?  I don't have a Sparc/Linux platform to test on.
> > > >
> > > > Someplace to start looking is if the struct mymsghdr in ftlib.h
> > > > is the same as your system include file.  The way I did this is
> > > > probably not portable if the system struct msghdr changes.
> > > >
> > > > mark
> > > >
> > > > On Mon, Nov 11, 2002 at 05:08:42PM -0000, Matt Foster wrote:
> > > > > Hi,
> > > > >
> > > > > We are in the process of moving our flow-capture system from
> > > > > Solaris7 on sparc (which works well) to Linux on Sparc.
> > > > >
> > > > > Both 0.62 and 0.59 compile fine, but neither seems to work:
> > > > >
> > > > > statto flow-capture[4521]: New exporter: time=1037030360
> src_ip=X.X.X.X
> > > > > dst_ip=Y.Y.Y.Y d_version=5
> > > > >  statto flow-capture[4521]: New exporter: time=1037030386
> src_ip=X.X.X.X
> > > > > dst_ip=Y.Y.Y.Y d_version=5
> > > > > statto flow-capture[4521]: ftpdu_seq_check(): src_ip=X.X.X.X
> > > dst_ip=Y.Y.Y.Y
> > > > > d_version=5 expecting=787403 received=787414 lost=11
> > > > > statto flow-capture[4521]: recvmsg(): Bad address
> > > > >
> > > > > and then the flow-capture exits. The flow export is from a Cisco
> 2621
> > > 12.2.5
> > > > > and also from 7200 and 7600s.
> > > > >
> > > > > [root@statto src]# netstat -s --udp
> > > > > Udp:
> > > > >     198 packets received
> > > > >     353 packets to unknown port received.
> > > > >     0 packet receive errors
> > > > >     193 packets sent
> > > > >
> > > > > The system is a twin CPU 280R, with no load on it with a 2.4.20-pre1
> > > kernel.
> > > > > The distribution is Aurora (Redhat 7.3 clone).  An Intel RedHat 7.3
> > > system
> > > > > has no problems at all.
> > > > >
> > > > > I suspect it's some kind of architecture wierdness, but am at a loss
> as
> > > to
> > > > > what.
> > > > > I've tried with both qfe0 and eri0 interfaces, the result is the
> same.
> > > > >
> > > > > Does anyone have and ideas/hints?
> > > > >
> > > > > Thanks,
> > > > >
> > > > > Matt Foster
> > > > >
> > > > >
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