linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] tcp: input header length, prediction, and timestamp bugs

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Date:	Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:12:28 -0500
From:	William Allen Simpson <william.allen.simpson@...il.com>
To:	Linux Kernel Developers <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: input header length, prediction, and timestamp bugs

William Allen Simpson wrote:
> Finally, don't use TCPOLEN_MD5SIG_ALIGNED in the tcp_minisock.c
> last_seg_size calculations. It's not used in all other places, and may
> result in a too short estimate.
> 
> Instead, use the same calculations as tp->advmss in tcp_input.c.
> 
This part really shouldn't have been included in this patch, as it
depends on similar changes to tcp_output.c.  My mistake cutting the
patches apart from the bigger testing patch.

I'll send a new version promptly.
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