Re: softioc crashes CAS (gateway) when using port number in EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST

[Emmanuel Mayssat <emmanuel_mayssat@lynceantech.com>]

The first thing I would try is to set EPICS_CAS_BEACON_ADDR_LIST...
There was just a thread about this last week ;-)

http://www.aps.anl.gov/epics/tech-talk/2007/msg01150.php

If you use ports in EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST (client search request), you will
need to set EPICS_CAS_BEACON_ADDR_LIST (server beacon) manually.

I think the problem you are experimenting is that the beacons are sent
to the same port where search requests only are expected.
EPICS_CAS_BEACON_ADDR_LIST default to EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST if not set.
Check the server configuration (EPICS_CAS_* envvars) in the channel
access reference manual for more info.

Let us know if it worked!

--
Emmanuel




On Fri, 2007-10-12 at 14:19 +0200, Dirk Zimoch wrote:
> Hi Jeff and others,
> 
> I see strange crashes of the CA gateway which probably originate in the CAS code.
> 
> If I use an explicit port in EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST like this
> 
> EPICS_CA_ADDR_LIST="gateway:5066"
> 
> and then start a softioc running a record with an INP link to a record behind 
> the gateway (running on that port), the gateway starts printing errors and 
> refuses to handle any more requests. It has to be restarted.
> 
> The gateway prints:
> 
> CAS: CAS Request: ? on pc3853.psi.ch:38210: cmd=13 cid=0 typ=11 cnt=5064 psz=0 
> avail=81818260
> 
> Oct 12 14:01:36 !!! Errlog message received (message is above)
> bad request code=13 in DG
> 
> Oct 12 14:01:36 !!! Errlog message received (message is above)
> filename="../../../../src/cas/generic/st/casDGIntfOS.cc" line number=498
> protocol from client was invalid unexpected problem with UDP input from 
> "pc3853.psi.ch:38210"
> 
> Oct 12 14:01:36 !!! Errlog message received (message is above)
> CAS: CAS Request: ? on pc3853.psi.ch:38210: cmd=13 cid=0 typ=11 cnt=5064 psz=0 
> avail=81818260
> 
> Oct 12 14:01:36 !!! Errlog message received (message is above)
> bad request code=13 in DG
> 
> Oct 12 14:01:36 !!! Errlog message received (message is above)
> filename="../../../../src/cas/generic/st/casDGIntfOS.cc" line number=498
> protocol from client was invalid unexpected problem with UDP input from 
> "pc3853.psi.ch:38210"
> 
> Oct 12 14:01:36 !!! Errlog message received (message is above)
> ....
> 
> However, a simple caget works without problems, at least before the softioc 
> crashes the gateway.
> 
> 
> I tried 3.14.8 and 3.14.9 on the ioc side. The gateway runs with some pre-3.13.9 
> CVS snapshot. But I also tried it with the 3.14.9 libraries.
> 
> BTW: I could not recompile the gateway with 3.14.9, because the function 
> epicsNTOH16 does not exist any more. I had to trick the 3.14.9 libraries into 
> the gateway's library search path.
> 
> Please, don't remove API functions when changing Channel Access!
> 
> Any idea?
> Dirk
>