netdev - Re: [fixed] [patch] Re: [bug] stuck localhost TCP connections, v2.6.26-rc3+

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Message-Id: <20080604.145522.118061703.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 04 Jun 2008 14:55:22 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi
Cc:	mingo@...e.hu, peterz@...radead.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, rjw@...k.pl, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	johnpol@....mipt.ru, mcmanus@...ksong.com
Subject: Re: [fixed] [patch] Re: [bug] stuck localhost TCP connections,
 v2.6.26-rc3+

From: "Ilpo_Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@...sinki.fi>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:56:34 +0300 (EEST)

> Do you know if TCP ever needs to lock the child sk again (after creating 
> it and it has started to live on its own) from a context that has already 
> locked the listen_sk (it could deadlock after this change)?

I don't know, and since I'm getting back onto an airplane again tomorrow
morning I'm the last person who is likely do be able to do an audit
of these cases for you :-)
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