linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 0/3] fix reuseaddr regression

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Date:   Tue, 19 Sep 2017 13:50:56 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     josef@...icpanda.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
        crobinso@...hat.com, labbott@...hat.com, kernel-team@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] fix reuseaddr regression

From: josef@...icpanda.com
Date: Mon, 18 Sep 2017 12:28:54 -0400

> I introduced a regression when reworking the fastreuse port stuff that allows
> bind conflicts to occur once a reuseaddr socket successfully opens on an
> existing tb.  The root cause is I reversed an if statement which caused us to
> set the tb as if there were no owners on the socket if there were, which
> obviously is not correct.
> 
> Dave I have follow up patches that will add a selftest for this case and I ran
> the other reuseport related tests as well.  These need to go in pretty quickly
> as it breaks kvm, I've marked them for stable.  Sorry for the regression,

First, please fix your "From: " field so that it actually has your full
name rather than just your email address.  This matter when I apply
your patches.

Second, remove the stable CC:.  For networking changes, you simply ask
me to queue the changes up for -stable.

Thanks.