linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] SCTP: IPv4 mapped addr not returned in SCTPv6 accept()

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Date:	Mon, 6 Aug 2007 16:48:28 -0400
From:	Dave Johnson <djohnson+linux-kernel@...starentnetworks.com>
To:	Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@...com>
Cc:	lksctp-developers@...ts.sourceforge.net,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Srinivas Akkipeddi <sakkiped@...rentnetworks.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SCTP: IPv4 mapped addr not returned in SCTPv6 accept()

Vlad Yasevich writes:
> Ok.  First, this is a different bug, so I would prefer a separate patch.
> Also, I see the problem and it's ugly, but this solution is not really correct,
> both conceptually and code wise.
> 
> Conceptually, the v4 code should never worry about V4-mapped addresses and shouldn't
> muck with them.  They are IPv6 addresses and there should be a clean separation.
> 
> Code wise, the code in the __sctp_connect() is terrible.
> 
> Does the attached patch work for you in this case.

Sorry about the confusion before, your patch to __sctp_connect()
fixes calls to getpeername() after connect() just fine.

I'll post a patch for the accept()/getpeername() case in a bit.

Acked-by: Dave Johnson <djohnson@...starentnetworks.com>

-- 
Dave Johnson
Starent Networks

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