netdev - Re: [PATCH net] tcp: ipv4: initialize unicast_sock sk_pacing

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Message-Id: <20150128.232524.1012570968554386726.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Wed, 28 Jan 2015 23:25:24 -0800 (PST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] tcp: ipv4: initialize unicast_sock sk_pacing_rate

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 28 Jan 2015 05:47:11 -0800

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> When I added sk_pacing_rate field, I forgot to initialize its value
> in the per cpu unicast_sock used in ip_send_unicast_reply()
> 
> This means that for sch_fq users, RST packets, or ACK packets sent
> on behalf of TIME_WAIT sockets might be sent to slowly or even dropped
> once we reach the per flow limit.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Fixes: 95bd09eb2750 ("tcp: TSO packets automatic sizing")

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.
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