netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] tcp: Fix a connect() race with timewait sockets

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Date:	Sun, 6 Dec 2009 00:21:48 +0300
From:	Evgeniy Polyakov <zbr@...emap.net>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:	kapil dakhane <kdakhane@...il.com>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] tcp: Fix a connect() race with timewait sockets

Hi Eric.

On Fri, Dec 04, 2009 at 02:46:54PM +0100, Eric Dumazet (eric.dumazet@...il.com) wrote:
> First patch changes __inet_hash_nolisten() and __inet6_hash()
> to get a timewait parameter to be able to unhash it from ehash
> at same time the new socket is inserted in hash.
> 
> This makes sure timewait socket wont be found by a concurrent
> writer in __inet_check_established()

Both patches look good, although trick with returning reference counter
may look like a hack especially when only viewing into ip code and not
hashtable itself. Can you please cook up a documentation update for hash
function that it is supposed to return refcnt when socket was in hash
table.

-- 
	Evgeniy Polyakov
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