netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/2] tcp: Fix a connect() race with timewait sockets

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Message-Id: <20091208.201850.06581533.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 08 Dec 2009 20:18:50 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	kdakhane@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter@...r.kernel.org, zbr@...emap.net
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/2] tcp: Fix a connect() race with timewait sockets

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Dec 2009 14:46:54 +0100

> First patch changes __inet_hash_nolisten() and __inet6_hash()
> to get a timewait parameter to be able to unhash it from ehash
> at same time the new socket is inserted in hash.
> 
> This makes sure timewait socket wont be found by a concurrent
> writer in __inet_check_established()
> 
> Reported-by: kapil dakhane <kdakhane@...il.com>
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable.
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