linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH v2] net: unix: remove outdated BSD behavior comment in unix_release

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Date: Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:30:07 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Sunday Adelodun <adelodunolaoluwa@...oo.com>
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Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: unix: remove outdated BSD behavior comment in
 unix_release_sock()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Tue, 21 Oct 2025 20:59:06 +0100 you wrote:
> Remove the long-standing comment in unix_release_sock() that described a
> behavioral difference between Linux and BSD regarding when ECONNRESET is
> sent to connected UNIX sockets upon closure.
> 
> As confirmed by testing on macOS (similar to BSD behavior), ECONNRESET
> is only observed for SOCK_DGRAM sockets, not for SOCK_STREAM. Meanwhile,
> Linux already returns ECONNRESET in cases where a socket is closed with
> unread data or is not yet accept()ed. This means the previous comment no
> longer accurately describes current behavior and is misleading.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [v2] net: unix: remove outdated BSD behavior comment in unix_release_sock()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/ec538867a376

You are awesome, thank you!
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