netdev - Re: [PATCH] sctp: Do not trigger BUG_ON when deleting assoc without primary path

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Date:	Sat, 19 Oct 2013 13:31:45 -0400
From:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org" <linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org>,
	"Mark.Thomas@...aswitch.com" <Mark.Thomas@...aswitch.com>,
	"dborkman@...hat.com" <dborkman@...hat.com>,
	"nhorman@...driver.com" <nhorman@...driver.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] sctp: Do not trigger BUG_ON when deleting assoc without primary path



On Oct 18, 2013, at 4:38 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:

> From: Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>
> Date: Thu, 17 Oct 2013 13:30:42 -0400
> 
>> It is possible to enter sctp_cmd_delete_tcb() without having a
>> primary path.  The situations this most often happens in is
>> when duplication cookie processing is triggered.  In this
>> case, we are deleting a temporarily created association that
>> is not fully populated.   Additially, at the time we
>> are deleting the offending association, it is really too
>> late to issue a BUG!
> 
> Vlad, it looks like you and Daniel are working on an alternative
> scheme to handle this issue.  So I just toss this patch for now?

yep.  toss for now.  

thanks
vlad
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