netdev - Re: [PATCH] SCTP: Flush fragment queue when exiting partial delivery

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Date:	Sun, 16 Dec 2007 14:05:58 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	vladislav.yasevich@...com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, lksctp-developers@...ts.sourceforge.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SCTP: Flush fragment queue when exiting partial
 delivery

From: Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@...com>
Date: Sun, 16 Dec 2007 02:08:36 -0500

> At the end of partial delivery, we may have complete messages
> sitting on the fragment queue.  These messages are stuck there
> until a new fragment arrives.  This can comletely stall a
> given association.  When clearing partial delivery state, flush
> any complete messages from the fragment queue and send them on
> their way up.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vlad Yasevich <vladislav.yasevich@...com>

Applied to net-2.6, thanks Vlad!
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