linux-kernel - Re: PATCH 1/1] AX.25: Close socket connection on session completion

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Message-Id: <20160617.113319.2120711643214980498.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2016 11:33:19 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	basil@...abunga.com
Cc:	jreuter@...na.de, ralf@...ux-mips.org, linux-hams@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: PATCH 1/1] AX.25: Close socket connection on session completion

From: Basil Gunn <basil@...abunga.com>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:42:30 -0700

> A socket connection made in ax.25 is not closed when session is
> completed.  The heartbeat timer is stopped prematurely and this is
> where the socket gets closed. Allow heatbeat timer to run to close
> socket. Symptom occurs in kernels >= 4.2.0
> 
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> Signed-off-by: Basil Gunn <basil@...abunga.com>

What changed in 4.2.x that broke this?