netdev - Re: splice from half-closed socket returning -EAGAIN

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Date:	Mon, 5 Jan 2009 09:03:22 +0100
From:	Jens Axboe <jens.axboe@...cle.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	buytenh@...tstofly.org, ben@...s.com, opurdila@...acom.com,
	jarkao2@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: splice from half-closed socket returning -EAGAIN

On Sun, Jan 04 2009, David Miller wrote:
> From: Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...tstofly.org>
> Date: Mon, 5 Jan 2009 07:47:29 +0100
> 
> > tcp: don't mask EOF and socket errors on nonblocking splice receive
> > 
> > Currently, setting SPLICE_F_NONBLOCK on splice from a TCP socket
> > results in masking of EOF (RDHUP) and error conditions on the socket
> > by an -EAGAIN return.  Move the NONBLOCK check in tcp_splice_read()
> > to be after the EOF and error checks to fix this.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Lennert Buytenhek <buytenh@...vell.com>
> 
> This change looks like the perfect fix for this problem.
> 
> I'll apply this, thanks Lennert!

Indeed, you can add my acked-by as well if you want.

-- 
Jens Axboe

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