netdev - Re: [PATCH] udp : increments sk_drops in __udp_queue_rcv

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Date:	Mon, 02 Feb 2009 13:42:26 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dada1@...mosbay.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH] udp : increments sk_drops in __udp_queue_rcv_skb()

From: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Feb 2009 16:32:51 +0100

> udp: increments sk_drops in __udp_queue_rcv_skb()
> 
> Commit 93821778def10ec1e69aa3ac10adee975dad4ff3
> (udp: Fix rcv socket locking) accidentally removed sk_drops increments for
> UDP IPV4 sockets.
> 
> This field can be used to detect incorrect sizing of socket receive buffers.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>

Yikes, good catch Eric.

Applied and queued up for -stable.
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