feat(linux): Reset this connection works on Linux by donislawdev · Pull Request #293 · donislawdev/BeanNetworkTester

donislawdev · 2026-10-27T07:16:09Z

"Reset this connection" on the Connections page now works on Linux. Until now it was greyed out there: the reset was a Windows call (SetTcpEntry), and Linux has none. Linux's kernel resets a connection itself - SOCK_DESTROY, sent over sock_diag to the socket's id in the kernel's own list of sockets.

What was measured first

Ubuntu 26.04.1 in a VM (kernel 7.0.0, CONFIG_INET_DIAG_DESTROY=y) and WSL (kernel 6.18, built without it), every destroy on sockets the probe opened inside a network namespace of its own:

An open connection: the program that owned the socket gets ECONNABORTED at once, even while it waits in recv; the far end gets a reset (ECONNRESET). IPv6 works too.
A socket a program opened as IPv6 for an IPv4 address (Java's default) is only in the IPv6 list, as ::ffff:a.b.c.d.
A destroy by addresses and ports alone, for a server-side connection that had just closed, destroyed the listener on that port - every new connection to the server was refused. The kernel looks the connection up, and when there is none it takes the listener. With the socket's cookie from the list it answers ENOENT and touches nothing. So the request always carries the cookie.
The kernel destroys a socket in any state, but sends the far end a reset only for open ones: a connection still opening was dropped and nothing was sent.
Without CAP_NET_ADMIN the list still reads and the destroy answers EPERM. A destroy that names no socket answers ENOENT where the kernel can destroy sockets and EOPNOTSUPP where it cannot (WSL), to root and to a user alike.

The change

beantester/sockdiag.py (new): the kernel's list of TCP sockets over netlink, read only - a twin of tcprow: each Socket carries the fields tcprow.matching reads, so a Connections row finds its socket the same way on both systems. The kernel's numbers are used, not Python's names (Python on Windows has no AF_NETLINK). A cut or broken answer is an error, never a shorter list.
beantester/tcpreset.py: the shared steps (read the table, find the one match, GONE / AMBIGUOUS) stay as they were, and each system ends the reset its own way (_System.end, _Linux.end). Windows makes exactly the calls it made before. On Linux:
- the destroy echoes the socket's id from the list, cookie included;
- only the states in which the far end gets a reset are reset (RESETS), the rule Windows applies by itself;
- IPv4 and IPv6 (FAMILIES per system; resettable asks this machine's);
- supported() asks with a destroy that names no socket (port 0, cookie 0 - the kernel numbers cookies from 1), so the entry is greyed out on a kernel without SOCK_DESTROY.
Connections page: three outcomes have Linux sentences - rights (root or CAP_NET_ADMIN), the rule on states, and a socket missing from the list, which may belong to a container or another network namespace rather than have closed. Windows' sentences are unchanged.
tests/test_no_telemetry.py: SOCK_DESTROY joins the names that put something on the wire, allowed only in tcpreset; the scanner now matches a bare name too (a kernel constant is held as one), with a canary case; the netlink socket is a listed call with its reason.
tools/ci_linux_capture_smoke.py: a Reset phase in the linux-capture job - a reset with no session (the program hears ECONNABORTED, the far end a reset), one during --loss 100 toward the far end (the far end hears nothing: the reset is impaired like any packet, as on Windows), and the destroy of a connection that closed after the list was read, which must end as "gone" with the listener alive.
README (the Linux section, the Connections paragraph, the project layout) and the changelog.

Verification

tests/test_sockdiag.py runs on a real kernel's answers, byte for byte. The destroy request the product builds is the one that kernel acknowledged.
New Linux cases in tests/test_tcpreset.py. tests/test_capabilities.py and tests/test_gui_state.py now name the system they test: both would have gone red on the ubuntu runner, whose kernel destroys sockets.
The mutation registry: 5 anchors moved, 15 new mutations. All caught - tcpreset 20, sockdiag 6, the Connections and capability ones 6.
On the Ubuntu 26.04 VM as root, the capture smoke with the new phase passed:
- with no session: reset, the program heard 103, the far end got a reset;
- under loss: reset, 103, the far end heard nothing;
- stale connection: gone, listener alive.
The same smoke with the cookie left out of the destroy failed twice: the listener was gone (ConnectionRefusedError).
As an unprivileged user via setpriv: with CAP_BPF, CAP_NET_ADMIN and CAP_NET_RAW, or CAP_NET_ADMIN alone, the reset worked. Without CAP_NET_ADMIN the outcome was "needs rights" and the connection was untouched.
Locally:
- Windows: the edited test files plus test_readme_guards, test_repo_conventions, test_code_hygiene, test_code_shape, test_i18n, test_layering, test_cli_docs, test_field_registry, test_toolbox, test_tcprow, test_native_prototypes, test_version_and_release, ruff and mypy;
- Linux (WSL): the edited test files, including the live list test.
Not run locally: the full suite and mutate.py --changed (CI runs both). The runner's own kernel is checked by the linux-capture job.

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Summary by CodeRabbit

New Features
- Linux users can reset IPv4 and IPv6 TCP connections from the Connections page when their system supports it and they have root or CAP_NET_ADMIN privileges.
- Reset options are unavailable for connections in unsupported states or on systems that cannot perform resets. Linux-specific messages explain common reset failures.
Documentation
- Updated Linux guidance to describe reset requirements, limitations, and possible effects on both ends of a connection. Clarified platform differences in IPv6 support.

On Linux the Connections page's "Reset this connection" was greyed out (before that it reached a Windows call that is not there). The kernel resets a connection itself: SOCK_DESTROY over sock_diag, sent to the socket's id in the kernel's own list. - beantester/sockdiag.py (new): the kernel's list of TCP sockets over netlink, read only. A socket opened as IPv6 for an IPv4 address is written as the IPv4 address its row shows. - tcpreset: a Linux system next to the Windows one. The destroy always carries the socket's cookie from the list: by its addresses and ports alone the kernel takes the listener on that port when the connection has just closed (measured: it took a server down). Only the states in which the far end gets a reset are reset, as on Windows; IPv4 and IPv6. supported() asks with a destroy that names no socket: ENOENT where the kernel can, EOPNOTSUPP where it was built without CONFIG_INET_DIAG_DESTROY (WSL), and the entry is greyed out there. - Connections: three Linux sentences (root or CAP_NET_ADMIN, the rule on states, a socket that may belong to another network namespace). Windows' sentences are unchanged. - The no-telemetry guard names SOCK_DESTROY as a sending name allowed only in tcpreset, and now matches a bare name as well. - The Linux capture smoke gains a Reset phase: with no session, during --loss 100 toward the far end (which then hears nothing), and the destroy of a connection that closed after the list was read, which must leave the listener alive. Measured on Ubuntu 26.04 (kernel 7.0.0) and in WSL (6.18); the fixtures of tests/test_sockdiag.py are that kernel's own answers. Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 5.5 <noreply@anthropic.com>

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Walkthrough

The change adds Linux support for resetting IPv4 and IPv6 TCP connections when the kernel supports socket destruction and the process has sufficient privileges. It adds netlink socket discovery, platform-specific messages in the Connections page, and Linux reset tests and documentation.

Changes: Linux TCP Connection Reset

Layer / File(s)	Summary
Linux TCP socket discovery `beantester/sockdiag.py`, `tests/test_sockdiag.py`, `tests/test_no_telemetry.py`, `tests/test_mutation_registry.py`, `README.md`	Adds netlink queries for IPv4 and IPv6 TCP sockets, parses socket records and kernel responses, and tests successful, malformed, and failed replies.
Platform-specific reset execution `beantester/tcpreset.py`, `beantester/capabilities.py`, `tests/test_tcpreset.py`, `tests/test_capabilities.py`, `tests/test_hot_path.py`, `tests/test_mutation_registry.py`, `tests/test_no_telemetry.py`, `README.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`	Adds Linux socket matching and destruction, support detection, reset outcomes, and IPv4/IPv6 eligibility. Windows retains its IPv4 reset path.
Connections page and reset messages `beantester/gui/pages/conns.py`, `lang/*.json`, `tests/test_gui_state.py`, `README.md`, `CHANGELOG.md`	The Connections page selects Linux-specific messages for selected outcomes. Tests and documentation describe platform-specific reset availability and messages.
Linux reset smoke checks `tools/ci_linux_capture_smoke.py`, `tests/test_ci_linux_capture_smoke.py`	Adds checks for plain resets, resets during packet loss, and stale socket entries inside the Linux network namespace.

Priority: Normal

Estimated code review effort: 4 (Complex) | ~60 minutes

Change: Feature

Sequence Diagram(s)

sequenceDiagram
  participant ConnectionsPage
  participant tcpreset
  participant sockdiag
  participant LinuxKernel
  participant RemotePeer
  ConnectionsPage->>tcpreset: reset selected TCP connection
  tcpreset->>sockdiag: query IPv4 and IPv6 TCP sockets
  sockdiag->>LinuxKernel: send socket diagnostic requests
  LinuxKernel-->>sockdiag: return socket records
  sockdiag-->>tcpreset: return parsed socket records
  tcpreset->>LinuxKernel: destroy matching socket by ID and cookie
  LinuxKernel-->>tcpreset: return reset result
  LinuxKernel-->>RemotePeer: send TCP reset
  tcpreset-->>ConnectionsPage: return reset outcome

Suggested labels: enhancement, ui

Merge Risk: Low · previous review 65120

The Linux documentation needs a small correction so readers do not mistake Diagnostics guidance for reset guidance. The remaining issue is bounded and does not block merge.

Pre-merge checks: 10 · 4

Failed checks: 4 warnings

Check name	Explanation	Resolution
No Obvious Performance Problems	Linux capability detection performs blocking netlink I/O on the Tk UI thread. `ConnsPage._show_menu()` calls `can_reset()` for the selected row, which calls `capabilities.available()` on every menu di…	Probe Linux `SOCK_DESTROY` support once outside the UI thread and cache the result. Make `can_reset()` read the cached capability without network I/O, and invalidate or refresh the cache only from a worker or startup capability task. Do not…
Desktop Robustness	The PR activates a destructive reset action on Linux without confirmation. `can_reset()` now enables Linux TCP rows, `_Linux.end()` sends `SOCK_DESTROY`, and the row-menu handler calls `reset_connecti…	Add a translated confirmation dialog before starting the reset worker. Return without calling `reset_connection()` when the user cancels, and test both confirmation and cancellation for Linux and Windows.
System Changes Are Reversible	The PR adds a Linux system-state change. `beantester/tcpreset.py` sends `SOCK_DESTROY` through `sockdiag` to destroy the selected kernel TCP socket, and the documented behavior is an immediate `ECONNA…	Either remove or gate the Linux `SOCK_DESTROY` feature until a reversible system-state mechanism exists, or implement and test a complete save/restore and visible stop/undo flow covering normal stop, app close, crash recovery, and next star…
No Resource Leaks	The added Linux smoke test can orphan a subprocess on an error path. `held_connection()` starts `Popen` at `tools/ci_linux_capture_smoke.py:432`, then calls `far.accept()` at line 437. If `accept()` r…	Track the `Popen` before calling `accept()`, or clean it up inside `held_connection()` when `readline()` or `accept()` raises. Kill and wait for the process, and close any accepted connection in `_reset_phase()`'s `finally` block on every e…

Passed checks: 10 passed

Check name	Status	Explanation
Description Check		Check skipped - CodeRabbit’s high-level summary is enabled.
Title check		The title clearly identifies the user-visible change: connection reset now works on Linux. It is specific and suitable for release notes or git history.
Linked Issues check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Out of Scope Changes check		Check skipped because no linked issues were found for this pull request.
Tests For Changed Behavior		The PR adds tests for the changed Linux reset behavior. `tests/test_sockdiag.py` covers netlink parsing, IPv4/IPv6 discovery, malformed replies, kernel errors, and socket destruction. `tests/test_tcpr…
No Secrets Or Debug Leftovers		No prohibited files or secrets were added. The changed-file inventory contains no CLAUDE.md, CLAUDE.local.md, AGENTS.md, .claude/, or .env paths. Added addresses are localhost or documentation/test ra…
No Hardcoded Ui Styling		The PR changes Tkinter GUI logic only in `beantester/gui/pages/conns.py`: it adds Linux-specific reset-log selection and updates a docstring. The diff adds no controls, colors, fonts, font sizes, marg…
Safe File Parsing		No changed production code reads, imports, or exports files. The new `sockdiag.py` uses `socket.recvmsg`, not a file parser. The only added JSON calls are `json.loads` on fixed subprocess output in `t…
Clear User-Facing Text		The changed user-facing text is clear. Linux reset messages state the outcome, the missing-connection causes, required privileges, or the refused TCP state. The README and changelog explain IPv4/IPv6 …
Scope, Duplication And Docs		The pull request is scoped to Linux support for “Reset this connection,” as stated in the title and description. The new `sockdiag` layer and `_Linux` implementation serve that feature, while the GUI …

Full details: Tests For Changed Behavior

Explanation

The PR adds tests for the changed Linux reset behavior. tests/test_sockdiag.py covers netlink parsing, IPv4/IPv6 discovery, malformed replies, kernel errors, and socket destruction. tests/test_tcpreset.py covers family selection, cookies, resettable states, outcomes, permissions, and kernel support detection. Other updates cover capabilities, GUI logging/menu behavior, telemetry rules, and the Linux smoke judge. No test functions were deleted, skipped, or weakened; existing Windows cases remain covered.

Full details: No Secrets Or Debug Leftovers

Explanation

No prohibited files or secrets were added. The changed-file inventory contains no CLAUDE.md, CLAUDE.local.md, AGENTS.md, .claude/, or .env paths. Added addresses are localhost or documentation/test ranges. The new print calls are functional smoke-test protocol and phase-result output, consistent with existing tool output, not leftover debug code. No private URLs, credentials, personal emails, machine names, or internal hostnames were found.

Full details: No Hardcoded Ui Styling

Explanation

The PR changes Tkinter GUI logic only in beantester/gui/pages/conns.py: it adds Linux-specific reset-log selection and updates a docstring. The diff adds no controls, colors, fonts, font sizes, margins, paddings, dimensions, corner radii, or copied UI controls. No other changed file contains GUI styling code.

Full details: Safe File Parsing

Explanation

No changed production code reads, imports, or exports files. The new sockdiag.py uses socket.recvmsg, not a file parser. The only added JSON calls are json.loads on fixed subprocess output in tools/ci_linux_capture_smoke.py, not file input. The PR only adds plain translation strings to lang/*.json; the existing translation loader uses bounded beantester.jsonfile.load_json, and that loader is unchanged.

Full details: Clear User-Facing Text

Explanation

The changed user-facing text is clear. Linux reset messages state the outcome, the missing-connection causes, required privileges, or the refused TCP state. The README and changelog explain IPv4/IPv6 support and the kernel requirement. The reset menu uses the descriptive label “Reset this connection”; no new icon-only or non-obvious control was added.

Full details: Scope, Duplication And Docs

Explanation

The pull request is scoped to Linux support for “Reset this connection,” as stated in the title and description. The new sockdiag layer and _Linux implementation serve that feature, while the GUI continues to call tcpreset and reuses tcprow.matching; no UI-to-storage bypass or duplicate existing reset helper is introduced. The optional resettable(..., system=None) parameter is backward-compatible. README.md and CHANGELOG.md document Linux IPv4/IPv6 support, permissions, kernel requirements, failure cases, and Windows differences. The added translations and tests cover the new behavior.

Full details: No Obvious Performance Problems

Explanation

Linux capability detection performs blocking netlink I/O on the Tk UI thread. ConnsPage._show_menu() calls can_reset() for the selected row, which calls capabilities.available() on every menu display; available() invokes tcpreset.supported(), and _Linux.can_destroy() sends a synchronous SOCK_DESTROY probe and waits on the netlink response with a 2-second socket timeout. _reset_connection() repeats the probe on click. This behavior is introduced by the new Linux supported() implementation and can freeze the Connections page, especially when the kernel does not answer promptly.

Resolution

Probe Linux SOCK_DESTROY support once outside the UI thread and cache the result. Make can_reset() read the cached capability without network I/O, and invalidate or refresh the cache only from a worker or startup capability task. Do not call tcpreset.supported() synchronously from the row-menu path.

Full details: Desktop Robustness

Explanation

The PR activates a destructive reset action on Linux without confirmation. can_reset() now enables Linux TCP rows, _Linux.end() sends SOCK_DESTROY, and the row-menu handler calls reset_connection() directly. The reset path has no confirmation dialog before the destructive kernel request.

Resolution

Add a translated confirmation dialog before starting the reset worker. Return without calling reset_connection() when the user cancels, and test both confirmation and cancellation for Linux and Windows.

Full details: System Changes Are Reversible

Explanation

The PR adds a Linux system-state change. beantester/tcpreset.py sends SOCK_DESTROY through sockdiag to destroy the selected kernel TCP socket, and the documented behavior is an immediate ECONNABORTED/TCP reset. The row menu provides a visible user-selected action and the cookie limits the target, but the PR saves no original connection state and has no stop, undo, or restoration path for app close, crash, or next start. The change is therefore not reversible under this check.

Resolution

Either remove or gate the Linux SOCK_DESTROY feature until a reversible system-state mechanism exists, or implement and test a complete save/restore and visible stop/undo flow covering normal stop, app close, crash recovery, and next start. Keep the target scope limited to the selected connection.

Full details: No Resource Leaks

Explanation

The added Linux smoke test can orphan a subprocess on an error path. held_connection() starts Popen at tools/ci_linux_capture_smoke.py:432, then calls far.accept() at line 437. If accept() raises, the function returns no process, so _reset_phase() never appends it to clients at lines 453-454. Its finally block therefore cannot kill or wait for it. The child remains with its TCP socket open.

Resolution

Track the Popen before calling accept(), or clean it up inside held_connection() when readline() or accept() raises. Kill and wait for the process, and close any accepted connection in _reset_phase()'s finally block on every error path.

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- Line 223: Move the Diagnostics-help sentence about Linux checks from the
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