netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp/dccp: warn user for preferred ip_local_port

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Date:	Wed, 27 May 2015 14:37:22 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp/dccp: warn user for preferred
 ip_local_port_range

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 27 May 2015 11:34:37 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> After commit 07f4c90062f8f ("tcp/dccp: try to not exhaust
> ip_local_port_range in connect()") it is advised to have an even number
> of ports described in /proc/sys/net/ipv4/ip_local_port_range
> 
> This means start/end values should have a different parity.
> 
> Let's warn sysadmins of this, so that they can update their settings
> if they want to.
> 
> Suggested-by: David S. Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Looks good, applied, thanks Eric.
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