netdev - Re: [PATCH] tcp: Fix a connect() race with timewait sockets

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Date:	Wed, 2 Dec 2009 14:32:13 +0300
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, kdakhane@...il.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, netfilter@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: Fix a connect() race with timewait sockets

On Wed, Dec 02, 2009 at 11:33:55AM +0100, Eric Dumazet (eric.dumazet@...il.com) wrote:
> You need several threads, using sockets with REUSEADDR set,
> and bind() to same address/port before connect() to same target.
> 
> We need another patch to correct this.
> 
> I wonder if always hold lock before calling check_established()
> would be cleaner.

Isnt this a too big overhead?

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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