error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at token.c(288)

[Dave Dykstra]

On Thu, Jan 31, 2002 at 03:26:16PM -0800, Stuart Anderson wrote:
> I am getting the following error when mirroring part of the RedHat
> distribution tree over a slow connection (~T1 speed). When running
> over a faster network (100BaseT) the problem does not appear. Note,
> the problem file a large 600MB ISO image, whereas other small files
> appear to be fine.
> 
> rsync: open connection using /path/ssh remote.host /path/rsync --server -vlHogDtprRz --timeout=600 --delete --force . / 
> rsync: building file list...
> rsync: 90108 files to consider.
> export/mirror/linux/redhat/7.1/en/iso/i386/
> /export/mirror/linux/redhat/7.1/en/iso/i386/seawolf-i386-powertools.iso
> deflate on token returned 0 (16384 bytes left)
> rsync error: error in rsync protocol data stream (code 12) at token.c(288)
> rsync finished
> 
> 
> The file has in fact been mirrored correctly (md5sum is identical),
> however, the file is left with today's date rather synchronizing the
> file times as specified.
> 
> A repeat of the rsync command with the file already on the destination
> machines results in the same error.
> 
> 
> This is running between two Sun servers running Solaris 8 and using:
> 
> rsync  version 2.5.2  protocol version 26
> Copyright (C) 1996-2002 by Andrew Tridgell and others
> <http://rsync.samba.org/>
> Capabilities: 64-bit files, socketpairs, hard links, symlinks, batchfiles, no IPv6,
>               64-bit system inums, 64-bit internal inums



That's a different symptom than what we've seen before, but have you
applied the following patch that I posted on Tuesday?  Rsync 2.5.2 is badly
broken without it.

- Dave Dykstra


--- match.c.O	Tue Jan 29 15:31:37 2002
+++ match.c	Tue Jan 29 15:31:54 2002
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@
 		   match. The 3 reads are caused by the
 		   running match, the checksum update and the
 		   literal send. */
-		if (offset-last_match >= CHUNK_SIZE+s->n && 
+		if (offset-last_match >= CHUNK_SIZE+(int)s->n && 
 		    (end-offset > CHUNK_SIZE)) {
 			matched(f,s,buf,offset - s->n, -2);
 		}