* methods/connect.cc:

  - remember hosts with Resolve failures or connect Timeouts

2 files changed, 18 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/debian/changelog b/debian/changelog
index 2a4112ef8..14abe5721 100644
--- a/debian/changelog
+++ b/debian/changelog
@@ -23,6 +23,8 @@ apt (0.7.11) UNRELEASED; urgency=low
   * apt-pkg/deb/debmetaindex.cc:
     - add missing "Release" file uri when apt-get update --print-uris
       is run
+  * methods/connect.cc:
+    - remember hosts with Resolve failures or connect Timeouts
 
  -- Michael Vogt <michael.vogt@ubuntu.com>  Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:06:12 +0100
 
diff --git a/methods/connect.cc b/methods/connect.cc
index aef7db389..355bd5c4d 100644
--- a/methods/connect.cc
+++ b/methods/connect.cc
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
 #include <errno.h>
 #include <unistd.h>
 
+#include<set>
+#include<string>
+
 // Internet stuff
 #include <netinet/in.h>
 #include <sys/socket.h>
@@ -34,6 +37,9 @@ static int LastPort = 0;
 static struct addrinfo *LastHostAddr = 0;
 static struct addrinfo *LastUsed = 0;
 
+// Set of IP/hostnames that we timed out before or couldn't resolve
+static std::set<string> bad_addr;
+
 // RotateDNS - Select a new server from a DNS rotation			/*{{{*/
 // ---------------------------------------------------------------------
 /* This is called during certain errors in order to recover by selecting a 
@@ -63,6 +69,10 @@ static bool DoConnect(struct addrinfo *Addr,string Host,
 	       NI_NUMERICHOST|NI_NUMERICSERV);
    Owner->Status(_("Connecting to %s (%s)"),Host.c_str(),Name);
 
+   // if that addr did timeout before, we do not try it again
+   if(bad_addr.find(string(Name)) != bad_addr.end()) 
+      return false;
+
    /* If this is an IP rotation store the IP we are using.. If something goes
       wrong this will get tacked onto the end of the error message */
    if (LastHostAddr->ai_next != 0)
@@ -89,6 +99,7 @@ static bool DoConnect(struct addrinfo *Addr,string Host,
    /* This implements a timeout for connect by opening the connection
       nonblocking */
    if (WaitFd(Fd,true,TimeOut) == false) {
+      bad_addr.insert(bad_addr.begin(), string(Name));
       Owner->SetFailExtraMsg("\nFailReason: Timeout");
       return _error->Error(_("Could not connect to %s:%s (%s), "
 			   "connection timed out"),Host.c_str(),Service,Name);
@@ -149,6 +160,10 @@ bool Connect(string Host,int Port,const char *Service,int DefPort,int &Fd,
       Hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_STREAM;
       Hints.ai_protocol = 0;
       
+      // if we couldn't resolve the host before, we don't try now
+      if(bad_addr.find(Host) != bad_addr.end()) 
+	 return _error->Error(_("Could not resolve '%s'"),Host.c_str());
+
       // Resolve both the host and service simultaneously
       while (1)
       {
@@ -164,6 +179,7 @@ bool Connect(string Host,int Port,const char *Service,int DefPort,int &Fd,
 		  DefPort = 0;
 		  continue;
 	       }
+	       bad_addr.insert(bad_addr.begin(), Host);
 	       Owner->SetFailExtraMsg("\nFailReason: ResolveFailure");
 	       return _error->Error(_("Could not resolve '%s'"),Host.c_str());
 	    }