netdev - Re: [PATCH] tcp: splice: fix an infinite loop in tcp_read

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Message-Id: <20130110.143747.1676345092719691710.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 10 Jan 2013 14:37:47 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, w@....eu
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: splice: fix an infinite loop in tcp_read_sock()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Jan 2013 09:06:10 -0800

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> commit 02275a2ee7c0 (tcp: don't abort splice() after small transfers)
> added a regression.
 ...
> if recv_actor() returns 0, we should stop immediately,
> because looping wont give a chance to drain the pipe.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied.
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