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4965 nlm null rpc returns RPC_TIMEDOUT with shorter timeout value
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* Zero timeout for asynchronous NLM RPC operations
*/
static const struct timeval nlm_rpctv_zero = { 0, 0 };
/*
+ * Initial timeout for NLM NULL RPC
+ */
+ static volatile struct timeval nlm_nullrpc_wait = { 0, 200000 };
+
+ /*
* List of all Zone globals nlm_globals instences
* linked together.
*/
static struct nlm_globals_list nlm_zones_list; /* (g) */
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*/
if (procnum >= NLM_TEST_RES && procnum <= NLM_GRANTED_RES)
wait = nlm_rpctv_zero;
/*
+ * Default timeout value of 25 seconds can take
+ * nlm_null_rpc() 150 seconds to return RPC_TIMEDOUT
+ * if it uses UDP and the destination port is
+ * unreachable.
+ *
+ * A shorter timeout value, e.g. 200 milliseconds,
+ * will cause nlm_null_rpc() to time out after
+ * 200 * (1 + 2 + 4 + 8 + 16 + 32) = 12.6 seconds
+ * (with retries set to 5)
+ */
+ if (procnum == NLM_NULL)
+ wait = nlm_nullrpc_wait;
+
+ /*
* We need to block signals in case of NLM_CANCEL RPC
* in order to prevent interruption of network RPC
* calls.
*/
if (procnum == NLM_CANCEL) {