netdev - Re: [RFC] tcp: randomize TCP source ports

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Date:	Fri, 08 Nov 2013 15:57:58 -0800
From:	Rick Jones <rick.jones2@...com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [RFC] tcp: randomize TCP source ports

On 11/08/2013 03:42 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Fri, 2013-11-08 at 15:26 -0800, Rick Jones wrote:
>> On 11/07/2013 06:04 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>>>
>>> It seems you do request randomization, but you do not want it for
>>> applications written by innocent people...
>>
>> That bind() call is not there to request randomization of the TCP source
>> port.
>
> I was actually doing some kind of humor, I should have added a ;)

Sorry - been watching one of my kids most of the day, my humor/snark 
detectors were offline :)

rick

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