linux-kernel - Re: Question on SCTP ABORT chunk is generated when the association_max

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Message-ID: <54C29B82.7090502@redhat.com>
Date:	Fri, 23 Jan 2015 20:05:38 +0100
From:	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>
To:	Michael Tuexen <tuexen@...muenster.de>
CC:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>, Sun Paul <paulrbk@...il.com>,
	linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Question on SCTP ABORT chunk is generated when the association_max_retrans
 is reached

On 01/23/2015 07:36 PM, Michael Tuexen wrote:
...
> Yepp. It might not reach the peer or it might. If it does it helps
> to keep the states in sync. If it doesn't it sometimes helps in
> analysing tracefiles. In BSD, we also send it. It is not required,
> doesn't harm and is useful in some cases...

Ok, as the TCB is destroyed in any case, should be fine then.

Thanks,
Daniel
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