Re: [bug report, linux 6.15-rc4] A large number of connections in the SYN_SENT state caused the nf_conntrack table to be full.

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On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 6:26 AM ying chen <yc1082463@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, May 28, 2025 at 9:10 PM Florian Westphal <fw@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > ying chen <yc1082463@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > > Hello all,
> > >
> > > I encountered an "nf_conntrack: table full" warning on Linux 6.15-rc4.
> > > Running cat /proc/net/nf_conntrack showed a large number of
> > > connections in the SYN_SENT state.
> > > As is well known, if we attempt to connect to a non-existent port, the
> > > system will respond with an RST and then delete the conntrack entry.
> > > However, when we frequently connect to non-existent ports, the
> > > conntrack entries are not deleted, eventually causing the nf_conntrack
> > > table to fill up.
> >
> > Yes, what do you expect to happen?
> I understand that the conntrack entry should be deleted immediately
> after receiving the RST reply.

Then it probably hints that you do not receive RST for all your SYN packets.





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