linux-kernel - Re: TCP_LINGER2 TIME

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Message-ID: <p73ir6eyk7d.fsf@bingen.suse.de>
Date:	13 Sep 2007 11:43:18 +0200
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Reza Roboubi <reza@...van.net>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: TCP_LINGER2 TIME_WAIT

Reza Roboubi <reza@...van.net> writes:

> man 7 tcp says TCP_LINGER2 sets the lifetime of orphaned FIN_WAIT2 state
> sockets.  What about wanting to forcibly kill a "rotten" TCP socket in
> any other "WAIT" state like TIME_WAIT?

The whole point of TIME-WAIT is catching old packets still in network.
Killing it early would avoid its purpose.

-Andi
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