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Date:	Tue, 27 Aug 2013 09:20:23 -0400
From:	Paul Gortmaker <paul.gortmaker@...driver.com>
To:	<erik.hugne@...csson.com>
CC:	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, <jon.maloy@...csson.com>,
	<ying.xue@...driver.com>, <tipc-discussion@...ts.sourceforge.net>,
	<nhan.tt.vo@...tech.com.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tipc: set sk_err correctly when connection fails

On 13-08-23 09:56 AM, erik.hugne@...csson.com wrote:
> From: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>
> 
> This fixes a problem when connect() fails and returns the error
> code as a positive value, whereas errno itself is never set. The
> reason is that error codes set in sk_err should never be inverted.

That seems consistent with the other instances at least.

~/git/linux-head$ git grep ECONNREFUSED net|grep sk_err
net/caif/caif_socket.c:		cf_sk->sk.sk_err = ECONNREFUSED;
net/decnet/dn_nsp_in.c:		sk->sk_err = ECONNREFUSED;
net/ipv4/tcp_input.c:		sk->sk_err = ECONNREFUSED;
net/tipc/socket.c:			sk->sk_err = -ECONNREFUSED;
~/git/linux-head$

What was the high level user visible symptom in this case?
Stalled connections or ... ?

Thanks,
Paul.
--

> 
> Signed-off-by: Erik Hugne <erik.hugne@...csson.com>
> ---
>  net/tipc/socket.c |    4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c
> index ce8249c..6cc7ddd 100644
> --- a/net/tipc/socket.c
> +++ b/net/tipc/socket.c
> @@ -1257,7 +1257,7 @@ static u32 filter_connect(struct tipc_sock *tsock, struct sk_buff **buf)
>  		/* Accept only ACK or NACK message */
>  		if (unlikely(msg_errcode(msg))) {
>  			sock->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
> -			sk->sk_err = -ECONNREFUSED;
> +			sk->sk_err = ECONNREFUSED;
>  			retval = TIPC_OK;
>  			break;
>  		}
> @@ -1268,7 +1268,7 @@ static u32 filter_connect(struct tipc_sock *tsock, struct sk_buff **buf)
>  		res = auto_connect(sock, msg);
>  		if (res) {
>  			sock->state = SS_DISCONNECTING;
> -			sk->sk_err = res;
> +			sk->sk_err = -res;
>  			retval = TIPC_OK;
>  			break;
>  		}
> 
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