netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ipv4: fix mss comparison

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Date:	Tue, 28 Feb 2012 10:34:26 +0100
From:	Francois Romieu <romieu@...zoreil.com>
To:	roy.qing.li@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ipv4: fix mss comparison

roy.qing.li@...il.com <roy.qing.li@...il.com> :
[...]
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
> index 0489ced..c72f765 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/route.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
> @@ -1914,8 +1914,8 @@ static unsigned int ipv4_default_advmss(const struct dst_entry *dst)
>  	if (advmss == 0) {
>  		advmss = max_t(unsigned int, dst->dev->mtu - 40,
>  			       ip_rt_min_advmss);
> -		if (advmss > 65535 - 40)
> -			advmss = 65535 - 40;
> +		if (advmss > 65535 - sizeof(struct tcphdr))
> +			advmss = 65535 - sizeof(struct tcphdr);

What would prevent net/ipv4/tcp_output.c::tcp_advertise_mss returning
a value beyond 65535 - 40 ?

-- 
Ueimor
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