netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/tls: Fix inverted error codes to avoid endless loop

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Date:   Mon, 15 Jan 2018 14:22:43 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     r.hering@....de
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/tls: Fix inverted error codes to avoid endless loop

From: r.hering@....de
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 15:42:06 +0100

> sendfile() calls can hang endless with using Kernel TLS if a socket error occurs.
> Socket error codes must be inverted by Kernel TLS before returning because
> they are stored with positive sign. If returned non-inverted they are
> interpreted as number of bytes sent, causing endless looping of the
> splice mechanic behind sendfile().
> 
> Signed-off-by: Robert Hering <r.hering@....de>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks.