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Date:	Tue, 3 Dec 2013 09:58:19 +0800
From:	Wang Weidong <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
To:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>, <nhorman@...driver.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	<linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<dingtianhong@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] sctp: check the rto_min and rto_max

On 2013/12/2 22:45, Vlad Yasevich wrote:
> On 12/01/2013 08:45 PM, Wang Weidong wrote:
>> rto_min should be smaller than rto_max while rto_max should be larger
>> than rto_min. so just add the check.
>>
>> Acked-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
>> Signed-off-by: Wang Weidong <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
>> ---
>>  net/sctp/sysctl.c | 4 ++--
>>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/net/sctp/sysctl.c b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
>> index 6b36561..7637e8e 100644
>> --- a/net/sctp/sysctl.c
>> +++ b/net/sctp/sysctl.c
>> @@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ static struct ctl_table sctp_net_table[] = {
>>  		.mode		= 0644,
>>  		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
>>  		.extra1         = &one,
>> -		.extra2         = &timer_max
>> +		.extra2         = &init_net.sctp.rto_max
>>  	},
>>  	{
>>  		.procname	= "rto_max",
>> @@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ static struct ctl_table sctp_net_table[] = {
>>  		.maxlen		= sizeof(unsigned int),
>>  		.mode		= 0644,
>>  		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
>> -		.extra1         = &one,
>> +		.extra1         = &init_net.sctp.rto_min,
>>  		.extra2         = &timer_max
>>  	},
>>  	{
>>
> 
> So, now if initial namespace change rto_min and rto_max, it limits the
> values that another namespace can set?  I don't think so.

Hm, you are right.
I think we have two path to set the rto_min or rto_max: 1)systclt, 2)setsockopt
In 2) we can make the assoc or sk rto_max smaller than rto_min. so we should a
check in the sctp_setsockopt_rtoinfo or proc_handler.

>
> If you are looking to fix an issue where rto_max may be set below
> rto_min, then do a separate proc_handler.

I will try to add a separate  proc_handler.
Thanks.

>
> -vlad
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