Re: Problem on SCTP

From: Xin Long
Date: Tue Feb 21 2017 - 22:04:05 EST


On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 10:29 AM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Hi Xin
>
> do you mean we need to patch the kernel?
Yups, pls comment on that bz if it's really needed for your env.
A z-stream kernel may be available for that issue soon.

Thanks.

>
>
>
> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 10:00 AM, Xin Long <lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On Wed, Feb 22, 2017 at 9:12 AM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> the router is actually is a linux running on RHEL6.8
>>> (2.6.32-642.4.2.el6.x86_64). it uses iptables to do SNAT aand DNAT
>>> forward.
>> https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1412038
>>
>> sctp_manip_pkt->sctp_compute_cksum:
>> struct sctphdr *sh = sctp_hdr(sub);
>>
>> But in rhel6, skb->transport_header is not yet set at that time.
>> This patch should be backported into rhel6.
>>
>> commit 21d1196a35f5686c4323e42a62fdb4b23b0ab4a3
>> Author: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> Date: Mon Jul 15 20:03:19 2013 -0700
>>
>> ipv4: set transport header earlier
>>
>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 11:53 PM, Xin Long <lucien.xin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>> On Tue, Feb 21, 2017 at 12:26 PM, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> sorry to get back late, the platform is running on KVM. and this
>>>>> problem is resolved by moving to VMware environment, however, a new
>>>>> problem is coming out, we noticed that the HB REQ is being ABORT from
>>>>> client.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> 03:32:35.233572 IP 10.165.250.22.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1)
>>>>> [HB REQ] (from server to sctp router)
>>>>> 03:32:35.233603 IP 192.168.2.14.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1)
>>>>> [HB REQ] (from sctp router to client)
>>>>> 03:32:35.233852 IP 192.168.2.13.40001 > 192.168.2.14.3868: sctp (1)
>>>>> [ABORT] (from client to sctp router)
>>>>>
>>>>> 03:32:37.928679 IP 10.165.250.22.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1) [HB REQ]
>>>>> 03:32:37.928717 IP 192.168.2.14.3868 > 192.168.2.13.40001: sctp (1) [HB REQ]
>>>>> 03:32:37.929247 IP 192.168.2.13.40001 > 192.168.2.14.3868: sctp (1) [ABORT]
>>>>>
>>>>> For the above packet flow, 10.165.250.22 is the server and
>>>>> 192.168.2.13 is the client, the server 10.165.250.22 sends HB REQ to
>>>>> client 192.168.2.13 through 192.168.2.14 (the SCTP router), and the
>>>>> SCTP router change the src address before forward the HB REQ to the
>>>>> client.
>>>>>
>>>>> But somehow the client is ABORT the HB REQ, any idea? is it related to
>>>>> the HEARTBEAT information? or the checksum again>?
>>>> The incorrect checksum won't cause ABORT, but the abnormal HB REQ
>>>> could be, if HB information was modified when calculating the checksum
>>>> on router, the ABORT may be caused in client process.
>>>>
>>>> is your SCTP router linux ? if yes, what's the kernel version ?
>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> On Fri, Jan 13, 2017 at 9:19 PM, Michael Tuexen
>>>>> <Michael.Tuexen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>> On 13 Jan 2017, at 10:43, Michael Tuexen <Michael.Tuexen@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Your router does NOT change any field in the SCTP packet, but the
>>>>>>> SCTP checksum was modified from
>>>>>>> Checksum: 0xbaea49e5 (not verified)
>>>>>>> to
>>>>>>> Checksum: 0xa9a86d3f (not verified)
>>>>>>> At least one of these is wrong. Read the tracefiles in wireshark and
>>>>>>> enable checksum validation and wireshark will tell you which one is
>>>>>>> correct. (That is why I asked for .pcap file instead of a .txt).
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> My guess is that the initial checksum is correct and your box middlebox
>>>>>>> not only changes the destination address and ttl field and header
>>>>>>> checksum in the IP-header (which is expected) but also incorrectly the
>>>>>>> SCTP checksum. Since no field in the SCTP packet has changed, the checksum
>>>>>>> must be the same.
>>>>>> At the server have a look at the SNMP counters:
>>>>>> cat /proc/net/sctp/snmp
>>>>>> You should find a line staring with
>>>>>> SctpChecksumErrors
>>>>>> If the number reported there is positive, the node received packets
>>>>>> with checksum errors.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>> Michael
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Best regards
>>>>>>> Michael
>>>>>>>> On 13 Jan 2017, at 04:29, Sun Paul <paulrbk@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Frame 2: 98 bytes on wire (784 bits), 98 bytes captured (784 bits)
>>>>>>>> Encapsulation type: Ethernet (1)
>>>>>>>> Arrival Time: Jan 6, 2017 16:52:49.662321000 Malay Peninsula Standard Time
>>>>>>>> [Time shift for this packet: 0.000000000 seconds]
>>>>>>>> Epoch Time: 1483692769.662321000 seconds
>>>>>>>> [Time delta from previous captured frame: 0.000179000 seconds]
>>>>>>>> [Time delta from previous displayed frame: 0.000179000 seconds]
>>>>>>>> [Time since reference or first frame: 0.000179000 seconds]
>>>>>>>> Frame Number: 2
>>>>>>>> Frame Length: 98 bytes (784 bits)
>>>>>>>> Capture Length: 98 bytes (784 bits)
>>>>>>>> [Frame is marked: False]
>>>>>>>> [Frame is ignored: False]
>>>>>>>> [Protocols in frame: eth:ethertype:ip:sctp]
>>>>>>>> Ethernet II, Src: Vmware_81:41:6b (00:50:56:81:41:6b), Dst:
>>>>>>>> Vmware_81:a6:a3 (00:50:56:81:a6:a3)
>>>>>>>> Destination: Vmware_81:a6:a3 (00:50:56:81:a6:a3)
>>>>>>>> Address: Vmware_81:a6:a3 (00:50:56:81:a6:a3)
>>>>>>>> .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique
>>>>>>>> address (factory default)
>>>>>>>> .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
>>>>>>>> Source: Vmware_81:41:6b (00:50:56:81:41:6b)
>>>>>>>> Address: Vmware_81:41:6b (00:50:56:81:41:6b)
>>>>>>>> .... ..0. .... .... .... .... = LG bit: Globally unique
>>>>>>>> address (factory default)
>>>>>>>> .... ...0 .... .... .... .... = IG bit: Individual address (unicast)
>>>>>>>> Type: IPv4 (0x0800)
>>>>>>>> Internet Protocol Version 4, Src: 192.168.206.83, Dst: 192.168.206.66
>>>>>>>> 0100 .... = Version: 4
>>>>>>>> .... 0101 = Header Length: 20 bytes (5)
>>>>>>>> Differentiated Services Field: 0x02 (DSCP: CS0, ECN: ECT(0))
>>>>>>>> 0000 00.. = Differentiated Services Codepoint: Default (0)
>>>>>>>> .... ..10 = Explicit Congestion Notification: ECN-Capable
>>>>>>>> Transport codepoint '10' (2)
>>>>>>>> Total Length: 84
>>>>>>>> Identification: 0x0000 (0)
>>>>>>>> Flags: 0x02 (Don't Fragment)
>>>>>>>> 0... .... = Reserved bit: Not set
>>>>>>>> .1.. .... = Don't fragment: Set
>>>>>>>> ..0. .... = More fragments: Not set
>>>>>>>> Fragment offset: 0
>>>>>>>> Time to live: 63
>>>>>>>> Protocol: SCTP (132)
>>>>>>>> Header checksum: 0x1d3d [validation disabled]
>>>>>>>> [Good: False]
>>>>>>>> [Bad: False]
>>>>>>>> Source: 192.168.206.83
>>>>>>>> Destination: 192.168.206.66
>>>>>>>> [Source GeoIP: Unknown]
>>>>>>>> [Destination GeoIP: Unknown]
>>>>>>>> Stream Control Transmission Protocol, Src Port: 50001 (50001), Dst
>>>>>>>> Port: 3868 (3868)
>>>>>>>> Source port: 50001
>>>>>>>> Destination port: 3868
>>>>>>>> Verification tag: 0x00000000
>>>>>>>> [Assocation index: 0]
>>>>>>>> Checksum: 0xa9a86d3f (not verified)
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> INIT chunk (Outbound streams: 3000, inbound streams: 3000)
>>>>>>>> Chunk type: INIT (1)
>>>>>>>> 0... .... = Bit: Stop processing of the packet
>>>>>>>> .0.. .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>> Chunk flags: 0x00
>>>>>>>> Chunk length: 52
>>>>>>>> Initiate tag: 0xe79f40cb
>>>>>>>> Advertised receiver window credit (a_rwnd): 62464
>>>>>>>> Number of outbound streams: 3000
>>>>>>>> Number of inbound streams: 3000
>>>>>>>> Initial TSN: 176990880
>>>>>>>> IPv4 address parameter (Address: 192.168.206.83)
>>>>>>>> Parameter type: IPv4 address (0x0005)
>>>>>>>> 0... .... .... .... = Bit: Stop processing of chunk
>>>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 8
>>>>>>>> IP Version 4 address: 192.168.206.83
>>>>>>>> IPv4 address parameter (Address: 192.168.1.83)
>>>>>>>> Parameter type: IPv4 address (0x0005)
>>>>>>>> 0... .... .... .... = Bit: Stop processing of chunk
>>>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 8
>>>>>>>> IP Version 4 address: 192.168.1.83
>>>>>>>> Supported address types parameter (Supported types: IPv6, IPv4)
>>>>>>>> Parameter type: Supported address types (0x000c)
>>>>>>>> 0... .... .... .... = Bit: Stop processing of chunk
>>>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 8
>>>>>>>> Supported address type: IPv6 address (6)
>>>>>>>> Supported address type: IPv4 address (5)
>>>>>>>> ECN parameter
>>>>>>>> Parameter type: ECN (0x8000)
>>>>>>>> 1... .... .... .... = Bit: Skip parameter and continue
>>>>>>>> processing of the chunk
>>>>>>>> .0.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do not report
>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 4
>>>>>>>> Forward TSN supported parameter
>>>>>>>> Parameter type: Forward TSN supported (0xc000)
>>>>>>>> 1... .... .... .... = Bit: Skip parameter and continue
>>>>>>>> processing of the chunk
>>>>>>>> .1.. .... .... .... = Bit: Do report
>>>>>>>> Parameter length: 4
>>>>>>>
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