netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] tcp: bind() fix autoselection to share ports

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Date:	Wed, 25 Jan 2012 21:50:58 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	fbl@...hat.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mleitner@...hat.com, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] tcp: bind() fix autoselection to share ports

From: Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 16:34:51 -0200

> The current code checks for conflicts when the application
> requests a specific port.  If there is no conflict, then
> the request is granted.
> 
> On the other hand, the port autoselection done by the kernel
> fails when all ports are bound even when there is a port
> with no conflict available.
> 
> The fix changes port autoselection to check if there is a
> conflict and use it if not.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Flavio Leitner <fbl@...hat.com>

Applied.
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