Description

This article describes the meaning of log : [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x7 gencfg_op: 0x3

Symptoms

Below logs keep appearing on the device :

 

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x4 gencfg_op: 0x3

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x4 gencfg_op: 0x3

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x2 gencfg_op: 0x3

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x2 gencfg_op: 0x3

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x1 gencfg_op: 0x3

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x1 gencfg_op: 0x3

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x2 gencfg_op: 0x1

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x2 gencfg_op: 0x1

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x1 gencfg_op: 0x1

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x1 gencfg_op: 0x1

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x4 gencfg_op: 0x1

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x4 gencfg_op: 0x1

Oct 11 00:46:07 Router-fpc7 aft-ulcd[9573]: [Error] aft-proxy: retiring expired request Gencfg Message gencfg_major_type: 0x39 gencfg_minor_type: 0x4 gencfg_op: 0x3

Solution

  1. Configuration status messages are sent for all MACSEC IFDs during MACSEC IFD creation and deletion. FPC7 is able to process messages for IFDs present on FPC7.
  2. Other configuration status messages for IFDs belonging to different FPCs are added back to the queue and subsequently expire.This is the expected behavior, as FPC7 will not have IFD objects from other FPCs.
  3. There is no way to determine if an IFD belongs to a different FPC based on the gencfg message parameters (such as IFD index, IFL index, etc.) to ignore them.
  4. There is no functional impact.

 

Modification History

2024-11-25 : Article Created