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Re: unexpected code 35 (if tcp listen backlog is full)

From: Michael Kilburn via curl-library <curl-library_at_cool.haxx.se>
Date: Sun, 14 Jan 2018 22:29:10 -0600

On Sun, Jan 14, 2018 at 4:02 PM, Daniel Stenberg <daniel_at_haxx.se> wrote:

> On Sun, 14 Jan 2018, Michael Kilburn wrote:
>
> this: http://veithen.github.io/2014/01/01/how-tcp-backlog-works-in
>> -linux.html suggests it is possible -- if accept queue is full, ACK gets
>> discarded while from client perspective connection is established and it
>> will start sending data (initiating TLS handshake). And eventual RST from
>> server (because it could not acknowledge resent ACKs due to full accept
>> queue) will cause connection drop while libcurl TLS logic waits for
>> response. Do you think this is what happens? Can code 35 be returned in
>> this situation?
>>
>
> It seems like a plausible scenario, yes!

Well, disregard my report then, please.

If I am to use my own cache of easy handles -- how it is going to work wrt
>> TLS? Afair, TLS handshake needs to be renewed/renegotiated on regular basis
>> -- what if my handle wasn't used for 10 mins? 2 hours?
>>
>
> libcurl will handle that for you transparently. You should always be able
> to re-use an existing easy handle for subsequent requests. Also, if you use
> the multi interface, the connection pool is actually owned/held by the
> multi handle so then re-using easy handles isn't that important.

Thank you, Daniel.

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