netdev - Re: [PATCH 4/6] tcp: Repair socket queues

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Message-ID: <4FA24CBF.3070806@parallels.com>
Date:	Thu, 03 May 2012 13:15:43 +0400
From:	Pavel Emelyanov <xemul@...allels.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4/6] tcp: Repair socket queues

On 05/03/2012 01:08 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Thu, 2012-05-03 at 12:59 +0400, Pavel Emelyanov wrote:
>> On 05/02/2012 03:11 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> 
>>> I am not sure any check is performed on 'size' ?
>>
>> No, no checks here.
>>
>>> A caller might trigger OOM or wrap bug.
>>
>> Well, yes, but this ability is given to CAP_SYS_NET_ADMIN users only.
>> Do you think it's nonetheless worth accounting this allocation into
>> the socket's rmem?
> 
> Yes, something must be done...
> 
> Might be a good reason to un-inline tcp_try_rmem_schedule(), this fat
> thing...

OK, will try to look at it.

Thanks,
Pavel
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