linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: allow to enable the repair mode for non-listening sockets

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Date:   Tue, 15 Nov 2016 22:29:27 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     avagin@...nvz.org
Cc:     linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        kuznet@....inr.ac.ru, jmorris@...ei.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
        kaber@...sh.net, criu@...nvz.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: allow to enable the repair mode for
 non-listening sockets

From: Andrei Vagin <avagin@...nvz.org>
Date: Mon, 14 Nov 2016 18:15:14 -0800

> The repair mode is used to get and restore sequence numbers and
> data from queues. It used to checkpoint/restore connections.
> 
> Currently the repair mode can be enabled for sockets in the established
> and closed states, but for other states we have to dump the same socket
> properties, so lets allow to enable repair mode for these sockets.
> 
> The repair mode reveals nothing more for sockets in other states.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Andrei Vagin <avagin@...nvz.org>

Applied.