netdev - [PATCH net-next] remove an outdated reference to T/TCP

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Date:	Tue,  6 Dec 2011 12:00:05 -0800 (PST)
From:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>
To:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] remove an outdated reference to T/TCP


Remove a particularly out of date bit of comment referring to T/TCP.

Signed-off-by: Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>

---


diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
index 0cbb440..123e1be 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
@@ -5824,14 +5824,6 @@ int tcp_rcv_state_process(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 			 * we just ignore it, that fits the spec precisely
 			 * and avoids incompatibilities. It would be nice in
 			 * future to drop through and process the data.
-			 *
-			 * Now that TTCP is starting to be used we ought to
-			 * queue this data.
-			 * But, this leaves one open to an easy denial of
-			 * service attack, and SYN cookies can't defend
-			 * against this problem. So, we drop the data
-			 * in the interest of security over speed unless
-			 * it's still in use.
 			 */
 			kfree_skb(skb);
 			return 0;
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