netdev - [PATCH 8/11 net-2.6.26] [INET]: uc_ttl assignment in inet_csk_ctl_sock

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Date:	Fri, 28 Mar 2008 12:08:55 +0300
From:	"Denis V. Lunev" <den@...nvz.org>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, containers@...ts.osdl.org,
	"Denis V. Lunev" <den@...nvz.org>
Subject: [PATCH 8/11 net-2.6.26] [INET]: uc_ttl assignment in inet_csk_ctl_sock_create is extra.

uc_ttl is initialized in inet(6)_create and never changed except exact
setsockopt ioctl. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Denis V. Lunev <den@...nvz.org>
---
 net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c |    1 -
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
index 2cb3552..bfa6274 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c
@@ -660,7 +660,6 @@ int inet_csk_ctl_sock_create(struct sock **sk, unsigned short family,
 	if (rc == 0) {
 		*sk = socket->sk;
 		(*sk)->sk_allocation = GFP_ATOMIC;
-		inet_sk(*sk)->uc_ttl = -1;
 		/*
 		 * Unhash it so that IP input processing does not even see it,
 		 * we do not wish this socket to see incoming packets.
-- 
1.5.3.rc5

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