netdev - Re: tcp crash in net-2.6 tree

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Date:	Mon, 02 Apr 2007 02:02:32 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi
Subject: Re: tcp crash in net-2.6 tree

From: "Ilpo_Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi>
Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2007 11:38:51 +0300 (EEST)

> [PATCH] [TCP]: Fix invalid skb referencing in LOST marker code
> 
> The after() referenced an invalid skb if loop exited when skb had
> reached sk_write_queue. I chose to move this part inside the loop
> where the skb is valid (so no need to check for that like I first
> suggested), which also allows dropping of couple of conditions
> from the if.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Ilpo Järvinen <ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi>

Patch applied, thanks a lot Ilpo.
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