netdev - Re: [PATCH][Resend] TIPC: Fix infinite loop in netlink handler

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Date:	Sat, 23 Jun 2007 23:00:00 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	fw-kernel@...len.de
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, allan.stephens@...driver.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH][Resend] TIPC: Fix infinite loop in netlink handler

From: Florian Westphal <fw-kernel@...len.de>
Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2007 20:25:46 +0200

> From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
> 
> The tipc netlink config handler uses the nlmsg_pid from the
> request header as destination for its reply. If the application
> initialized nlmsg_pid to 0, the reply is looped back to the kernel,
> causing hangup. Fix: use nlmsg_pid of the skb that triggered the
> request.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>

Patch applied, thanks for your patience :-)
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