netdev - Re: tcp crash in net-2.6 tree

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Date:	Mon, 2 Apr 2007 23:06:01 +0200
From:	Thomas Graf <tgraf@...g.ch>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: tcp crash in net-2.6 tree

* David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> 2007-04-02 02:02
> 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.

I can no longer trigger the bug, thanks Ilpo.
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