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Gerd Rausch 9d27a0fb12 net/rds: Trigger rds_send_ping() more than once
Even though a peer may have already received a
non-zero value for "RDS_EXTHDR_NPATHS" from a node in the past,
the current peer may not.

Therefore it is important to initiate another rds_send_ping()
after a re-connect to any peer:
It is unknown at that time if we're still talking to the same
instance of RDS kernel modules on the other side.

Otherwise, the peer may just operate on a single lane
("c_npaths == 0"), not knowing that more lanes are available.

However, if "c_with_sport_idx" is supported,
we also need to check that the connection we accepted on lane#0
meets the proper source port modulo requirement, as we fan out:

Since the exchange of "RDS_EXTHDR_NPATHS" and "RDS_EXTHDR_SPORT_IDX"
is asynchronous, initially we have no choice but to accept an incoming
connection (via "accept") in the first slot ("cp_index == 0")
for backwards compatibility.

But that very connection may have come from a different lane
with "cp_index != 0", since the peer thought that we already understood
and handled "c_with_sport_idx" properly, as indicated by a previous
exchange before a module was reloaded.

In short:
If a module gets reloaded, we recover from that, but do *not*
allow a downgrade to support fewer lanes.

Downgrades would require us to merge messages from separate lanes,
which is rather tricky with the current RDS design.
Each lane has its own sequence number space and all messages
would need to be re-sequenced as we merge, all while
handling "RDS_FLAG_RETRANSMITTED" and "cp_retrans" properly.

Signed-off-by: Gerd Rausch <gerd.rausch@oracle.com>
Signed-off-by: Allison Henderson <allison.henderson@oracle.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260203055723.1085751-9-achender@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
2026-02-04 20:46:39 -08:00
arch Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2026-01-29 17:28:54 -08:00
block block-6.19-20260122 2026-01-23 12:53:56 -08:00
certs sign-file,extract-cert: use pkcs11 provider for OPENSSL MAJOR >= 3 2024-09-20 19:52:48 +03:00
crypto crypto: authencesn - reject too-short AAD (assoclen<8) to match ESP/ESN spec 2026-01-20 14:38:48 +08:00
Documentation Some more changes, including pulls from drivers: 2026-02-04 20:31:05 -08:00
drivers ovpn: Replace use of system_wq with system_percpu_wq 2026-02-04 20:41:38 -08:00
fs for-6.19-rc7-tag 2026-01-29 09:07:17 -08:00
include net/iucv: clean up iucv kernel-doc warnings 2026-02-04 20:39:58 -08:00
init Significant patch series in this pull request: 2025-12-06 14:01:20 -08:00
io_uring io_uring-6.19-20260122 2026-01-23 12:51:00 -08:00
ipc Significant patch series in this pull request: 2025-12-06 14:01:20 -08:00
kernel tracing fixes for v6.19: 2026-01-24 17:18:57 -08:00
lib lib/crypto: sha1: Remove low-level functions from API 2026-01-27 15:47:41 -08:00
LICENSES LICENSES: Add modern form of the LGPL-2.1 tags to the usage guide section 2025-10-22 07:58:19 +02:00
mm slab fix for 6.19-rc7 2026-01-21 09:19:15 -08:00
net net/rds: Trigger rds_send_ping() more than once 2026-02-04 20:46:39 -08:00
rust Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net 2026-01-29 17:28:54 -08:00
samples samples/ftrace: Adjust LoongArch register restore order in direct calls 2025-12-31 15:19:25 +08:00
scripts tracing fixes for v6.19: 2026-01-24 17:18:57 -08:00
security keys/trusted_keys: fix handle passed to tpm_buf_append_name during unseal 2026-01-25 19:03:45 +02:00
sound ALSA: hda/realtek: ALC269 fixup for Lenovo Yoga Book 9i 13IRU8 audio 2026-01-22 13:33:41 +01:00
tools selftests: mptcp: join: no SKIP mark for group checks 2026-02-04 18:45:34 -08:00
usr initramfs: add gen_init_cpio to hostprogs unconditionally 2025-11-26 21:55:40 +01:00
virt KVM fixes for 6.19-rc1 2025-12-18 18:38:45 +01:00
.clang-format s390/pci: Fix cyclic dead-lock in zpci_zdev_put() and zpci_scan_devices() 2025-12-14 11:03:58 +01:00
.clippy.toml rust: clean Rust 1.88.0's warning about clippy::disallowed_macros configuration 2025-05-07 00:11:47 +02:00
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.get_maintainer.ignore MAINTAINERS: remove Alyssa Rosenzweig 2025-09-18 21:17:31 +02:00
.gitattributes .gitattributes: set diff driver for Rust source code files 2023-05-31 17:48:25 +02:00
.gitignore rust: kbuild: add proc macro library support 2025-11-24 17:15:36 +01:00
.mailmap soc: fixes for 6.19, part 2 2026-01-21 09:34:45 -08:00
.pylintrc docs: Move the python libraries to tools/lib/python 2025-11-18 09:22:40 -07:00
.rustfmt.toml rust: add .rustfmt.toml 2022-09-28 09:02:20 +02:00
COPYING COPYING: state that all contributions really are covered by this file 2020-02-10 13:32:20 -08:00
CREDITS net: ethernet: neterion: s2io: remove unused driver 2026-01-28 20:08:07 -08:00
Kbuild sched: Make migrate_{en,dis}able() inline 2025-09-25 09:57:16 +02:00
Kconfig io_uring: Rename KConfig to Kconfig 2025-02-19 14:53:27 -07:00
MAINTAINERS dt-bindings: ptp: Add amazon,vmclock 2026-02-02 18:06:00 -08:00
Makefile Linux 6.19-rc7 2026-01-25 14:11:24 -08:00
README README: restructure with role-based documentation and guidelines 2025-11-29 08:40:33 -07:00

Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
* Build the kernel: See Documentation/admin-guide/quickly-build-trimmed-linux.rst
* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

All users should be familiar with:

* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

Documentation can be built with make htmldocs or viewed online at:
https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/


Who Are You?
============

Find your role below:

* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
* Academic Researcher - Studying kernel internals and architecture
* Security Expert - Hardening and vulnerability analysis
* Backport/Maintenance Engineer - Maintaining stable kernels
* System Administrator - Configuring and troubleshooting
* Maintainer - Leading subsystems and reviewing patches
* Hardware Vendor - Writing drivers for new hardware
* Distribution Maintainer - Packaging kernels for distros


For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

Welcome! Start your kernel development journey here:

* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
* Your First Patch: Documentation/process/submitting-patches.rst
* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

Explore the kernel's architecture and internals:

* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
* RCU (Read-Copy Update): Documentation/RCU/index.rst
* Locking Primitives: Documentation/locking/index.rst
* Power Management: Documentation/power/index.rst

Security Expert
---------------

Security documentation and hardening guides:

* Security Documentation: Documentation/security/index.rst
* LSM Development: Documentation/security/lsm-development.rst
* Self Protection: Documentation/security/self-protection.rst
* Reporting Vulnerabilities: Documentation/process/security-bugs.rst
* CVE Procedures: Documentation/process/cve.rst
* Embargoed Hardware Issues: Documentation/process/embargoed-hardware-issues.rst
* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

Backport/Maintenance Engineer
-----------------------------

Maintain and stabilize kernel versions:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

Maintainer
----------

Lead kernel subsystems and manage contributions:

* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
* Pull Requests: Documentation/maintainer/pull-requests.rst
* Managing Patches: Documentation/maintainer/modifying-patches.rst
* Rebasing and Merging: Documentation/maintainer/rebasing-and-merging.rst
* Development Process: Documentation/process/maintainer-handbooks.rst
* Maintainer Entry Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

Hardware Vendor
---------------

Write drivers and support new hardware:

* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst



Communication and Support
=========================

* Mailing Lists: https://lore.kernel.org/
* IRC: #kernelnewbies on irc.oftc.net
* Bugzilla: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/
* MAINTAINERS file: Lists subsystem maintainers and mailing lists
* Email Clients: Documentation/process/email-clients.rst