netdev - Re: Badness at net/ipv4/inet_connection

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Message-Id: <20091214.111105.224947761.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 14 Dec 2009 11:11:05 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	john.dykstra1@...il.com
Cc:	eric.dumazet@...il.com, lists@...dbynature.de,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Badness at net/ipv4/inet_connection_sock.c:293

From: John Dykstra <john.dykstra1@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 18:57:13 +0000

> That test was changed to match a change in the return values of
> tcp_ack().  No logic change was intended.

As Eric pointed out, changing tcp_ack()'s behavior effects state
transitions out of SYN_ACK, so this commit is very likely the culprit.

I usually see 2 or 3 three of these bug triggers in the first ten
minutes after bootup and I haven't seen one yet in 20 minutes
with the commit reverted.

This change is definitely wrong.
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