netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] [RFC] Add c/r support for connected INET sockets

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Message-ID: <20091007171907.GA20572@us.ibm.com>
Date:	Wed, 7 Oct 2009 12:19:07 -0500
From:	"Serge E. Hallyn" <serue@...ibm.com>
To:	Dan Smith <danms@...ibm.com>
Cc:	containers@...ts.osdl.org, John Dykstra <jdykstra72@...il.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] [RFC] Add c/r support for connected INET sockets

Quoting Dan Smith (danms@...ibm.com):
> This patch adds basic support for C/R of open INET sockets.  I think that
> all the important bits of the TCP and ICSK socket structures is saved,
> but I think there is still some additional IPv6 stuff that needs to be
> handled.
> 
> With this patch applied, the following script can be used to demonstrate
> the functionality:
> 
>   https://lists.linux-foundation.org/pipermail/containers/2009-October/021239.html
> 
> It shows that this enables migration of a sendmail process with open
> connections from one machine to another without dropping.

neato

> Now that listening socket support is in the c/r tree, I think it is
> a good time to start fielding comments and suggestions on the
> connected part, as I think lots of folks have input on how to make it
> better, safer, etc.

One thing:

> +static int sock_inet_cptrst(struct ckpt_ctx *ctx,
> +			    struct sock *sock,
> +			    struct ckpt_hdr_socket_inet *hh,
> +			    int op)
> +{
> +	struct inet_sock *sk = inet_sk(sock);
> +	struct inet_connection_sock *icsk = inet_csk(sock);
> +	int ret;
> +
> +	CKPT_COPY(op, hh->daddr, sk->daddr);
> +	CKPT_COPY(op, hh->rcv_saddr, sk->rcv_saddr);
> +	CKPT_COPY(op, hh->dport, sk->dport);
> +	CKPT_COPY(op, hh->num, sk->num);
> +	CKPT_COPY(op, hh->saddr, sk->saddr);
> +	CKPT_COPY(op, hh->sport, sk->sport);

This becomes an easy way around CAP_NET_BIND_SERVICE right?  Or
will that be caught by something already done in your listen
patch after this step?

thanks,
-serge
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