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1 files changed, 25 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/interface.c b/interface.c
index d1295f51..a062f5dc 100644
--- a/interface.c
+++ b/interface.c
@@ -62,9 +62,10 @@ static char *netdevfmt;
/*
* Count of packets to see on an interface before monitor considers it up.
* Needed because when pppd shuts down the link, the packet counts go up
- * by two (one rx and one tx?, maybe). A value of 2 seems to do the trick.
+ * by two (one rx and one tx?, maybe). A value of 2 seems to do the trick,
+ * but we'll give it some extra.
*/
-#define MONITOR_SLOP 2
+#define MONITOR_SLOP 5
void interface_init(void)
/* figure out which /proc/dev/net format to use */
@@ -468,13 +469,32 @@ int interface_approve(struct hostdata *hp)
hp->monitor, hp->monitor_io);
#endif
/* if monitoring, check link for activity if it is up */
- if (get_ifinfo(hp->monitor, &ifinfo) &&
- hp->monitor_io - (ifinfo.rx_packets +
- ifinfo.tx_packets) >= -MONITOR_SLOP) {
+ if (get_ifinfo(hp->monitor, &ifinfo))
+ {
+ int diff = (ifinfo.rx_packets + ifinfo.tx_packets)
+ - hp->monitor_io;
+
+ /*
+ * There are three cases here:
+ *
+ * (a) If the new packet count is less than the recorded one,
+ * probably pppd was restarted while fetchmail was running.
+ * Don't skip.
+ *
+ * (b) newpacket count is greater than the old packet count,
+ * but the difference is small and may just reflect the overhead
+ * of a link shutdown. Skip.
+ *
+ * (c) newpacket count is greater than the old packet count,
+ * and the difference is large. Connection is live. Don't skip.
+ */
+ if (diff > 0 && diff <= MONITOR_SLOP)
+ {
(void) report(stdout,
_("skipping poll of %s, %s inactive\n"),
hp->pollname, hp->monitor);
return(FALSE);
+ }
}
#ifdef ACTIVITY_DEBUG