[LU-17532] Don't LASSERT on received data

• Type: Improvement
• Resolution: Fixed
• Priority: Critical
• Fix Version/s: Lustre 2.17.0
• Severity: 3
• Assignee: Cyril Bordage
• Reporter: Cyril Bordage

Description

If a server receives corrupted data from a bad client, this could trigger an LASSERT (for instance in server_bulk_callback) and lead to the crash of the server.
However, it is possible to manage such errors in a softer way that does not end with a server failure.