run_alarms can block a program

Hi!

I am using snmp_select_info() + select() + run_alarms() +
netsnmp_check_outstanding_agent_requests() in a program acting as a
subagent. It is important for me to avoid any blocking since the program
should be able to send a packet every second. It appears that run_alarms()
can block. I have attached a ltrace output at the end of this mail.

I don't use alarms. I don't use cache. Therefore, I have looked where an
alarm could be registered. It seems that the only possibility is to
register agentx_check_session() and agentx_reopen_session(). In
agentx_check_session(), there is a call to agentx_send_ping().
agentx_send_ping() will in turn call agentx_synch_response() which can
block and sometimes block.

Shouldn't agentx_send_ping() do its work asynchronously? Is there a way to
mitigate this default without disabling AgentX ping? Can I keep the
possibility to reopen the session (with a short timeout) without AgentX
ping?

12046 17:35:09.788068    snmp_select_info(0xbf83b810, 0xbf83b778,
0xbf83b800, 0xbf83b814, 360746 <unfinished ...>
12046 17:35:09.788125       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b544, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x80713e0, 0xbf83b5dc) = 0
12046 17:35:09.788177       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b5e4, 0, 0xb7d61474, 0,
0) = 0
12046 17:35:09.788240    <... snmp_select_info resumed> )                  
= 3
12046 17:35:09.788265    select(1024, 0xbf83b778, 0xbf83b6f8, 0xbf83b678,
0xbf83b808 <unfinished ...>
12046 17:35:09.788374       SYS__newselect(1024, 0xbf83b778, 0xbf83b6f8,
0xbf83b678, 0xbf83b808) = 0
12046 17:35:10.545848    <... select resumed> )                            
= 0
12046 17:35:10.545883    __errno_location()                                
= 0xb79958c0
12046 17:35:10.545960    snmp_timeout(1024, 0xbf83b778, 0xbf83b6f8,
0xbf83b678, 0xbf83b808 <unfinished ...>
12046 17:35:10.546015       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b5e4, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x8071548, 0x8071560) = 0
12046 17:35:10.546068       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b5e4, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x8071028, 0x8071040) = 0
12046 17:35:10.546120       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b5e4, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x806fda0, 0x806fcd0) = 0
12046 17:35:10.546180    <... snmp_timeout resumed> )                      
= 0
12046 17:35:10.546226    __errno_location()                                
= 0xb79958c0
12046 17:35:10.546297    gettimeofday(0xbf83b5e4, NULL <unfinished ...>
12046 17:35:10.546348       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b5e4, 0, 0xb79958c0, 0,
0x806df20) = 0
12046 17:35:10.546406    <... gettimeofday resumed> )                      
= 0
12046 17:35:10.546451    run_alarms(0x806e044, 119333, 0x4bab90bc, 935756,
0xbf83b808 <unfinished ...>
12046 17:35:10.546507       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b604, 0, 0xb7d61474, 0,
0x80713e0) = 0
12046 17:35:10.546578       SYS_socketcall(9, 0xbf83b2e0, 0xb7d61474,
0x8091748, 0x8071220) = 20
12046 17:35:10.546634       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b3f4, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x80916e0, 0x8071078) = 0
12046 17:35:10.546713       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b384, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x80713e0, 0xbf83b41c) = 0
12046 17:35:10.546765       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b424, 0, 0xb7d61474, 0,
0) = 0
12046 17:35:10.546817       SYS__newselect(13, 0xbf83b47c, 0, 0,
0xbf83b50c) = 0
[...]
12046 17:35:13.456029       SYS__newselect(13, 0xbf83b47c, 0, 0,
0xbf83b50c) = 0
12046 17:35:13.465777       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b424, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x8071548, 0x8071560) = 0
12046 17:35:13.465839       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b424, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x8071028, 0x8071040) = 0
12046 17:35:13.465890       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b424, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x806fda0, 0x806fcd0) = 0
12046 17:35:13.465943       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b384, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x80713e0, 0xbf83b41c) = 0
12046 17:35:13.465994       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b424, 0, 0xb7d61474, 0,
0) = 0
12046 17:35:13.466045       SYS__newselect(13, 0xbf83b47c, 0, 0,
0xbf83b50c) = 0
12046 17:35:13.475766       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b424, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x8071548, 0x8071560) = 0
12046 17:35:13.475831       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b424, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x8071028, 0x8071040) = 0
12046 17:35:13.475887       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b424, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x806fda0, 0x806fcd0) = 0
12046 17:35:13.475940       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b384, 0, 0xb7d61474,
0x80713e0, 0xbf83b41c) = 0
12046 17:35:13.476004       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b424, 0, 0xb7d61474, 0,
0) = 0
12046 17:35:13.476060       SYS__newselect(13, 0xbf83b47c, 0, 0,
0xbf83b50c) = 1
12046 17:35:13.484256       SYS_socketcall(6, 0xbf83b210, 0xb7d61474,
0x8091988, 0x8071220) = 0
12046 17:35:13.484312       SYS_socketcall(10, 0xbf83b210, 0xb7d61474,
0x8091988, 0x8071220) = 84
12046 17:35:13.484381       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83afb4, 0, 0xb7ddc2d4, 1,
0) = 0
12046 17:35:13.484447       SYS_gettimeofday(0xbf83b604, 0, 0xb7d61474, 0,
0x80713e0) = 0
12046 17:35:13.484516    <... run_alarms resumed> )                        
= 0x4bab90c1
12046 17:35:13.484544   
netsnmp_check_outstanding_agent_requests(0x806e044, 119333, 0x4bab90bc,
935756, 0xbf83b808) = 0xb7ddcd48


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