netstat: sysctl: net.inet.tcp.stats: Cannot allocate memory

[Odhiambo Washington]

* Vicky Shrestha <mail at vickysh.wlink.com.np> [20050526 20:56]: wrote:
> Dear all,
> 
> I am running FreeBSD 5.4-STABLE and I have a problem with netstat. I cannot 
> see the tcp sockets stats using netstat -p tcp or netstat command. When using 
> "netstat -s" command I get "netstat: sysctl: net.inet.tcp.stats: Cannot 
> allocate memory"
> 
> At first I thought it was a problem with netstat binary ,however even after 
> copying binary from the other working server with same release of FreeBSD , 
> it didn't work.
> 
> The only change I made was to built a new kernel with the following options:
> # IPSEC
> options   IPSEC        #IP security
> options   IPSEC_ESP    #IP security (crypto; define w/ IPSEC)
> 
> #IPFW
> options IPFIREWALL
> options IPDIVERT
> 
> I also do cvsup to sync the src and ports, I think the netstat binary and 
> kernel is out of sync however, when I do make 
> inside /usr/src/usr.bin/netstat/ it gives me the following errors:
> 
> Warning: Object directory not changed from original /usr/src/usr.bin/netstat
> cc -O -pipe  -DIPSEC -DINET6 -Wsystem-headers -Wall -Wno-format-y2k 
> -Wno-uninitialized -c inet.c
> inet.c:54:29: netinet/ip_carp.h: No such file or directory
> inet.c: In function `tcp_stats':
> inet.c:467: error: structure has no member named `tcps_sack_sboverflow'
> inet.c:467: error: structure has no member named `tcps_sack_sboverflow'
> inet.c: In function `carp_stats':
> inet.c:536: error: storage size of 'carpstat' isn't known
> inet.c:536: error: storage size of 'zerostat' isn't known
> inet.c:537: error: invalid application of `sizeof' to incomplete type 
> `carpstats'
> inet.c:536: warning: unused variable `carpstat'
> inet.c:536: warning: unused variable `zerostat'
> *** Error code 1
> 
> Stop in /usr/src/usr.bin/netstat.
> 
> How can I resolve this issue, help and pointers to the web will be 
> appreciated.


Read the handbook about how to sync kernel and userland

cvsup for src
make buildworld
make kernel
reboot
mergemaster
make installworld

...and everything will be okay.

I run FreeBSD 5.4 here and it does not have such problem.



-Wash

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