netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/5] RDS: Re-add pf/sol access via sysctl

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Message-ID: <d9281697-27c6-2aa5-6675-4b082be31c5d@oracle.com>
Date:   Wed, 14 Aug 2019 10:41:53 -0700
From:   Gerd Rausch <gerd.rausch@...cle.com>
To:     Doug Ledford <dledford@...hat.com>,
        Santosh Shilimkar <santosh.shilimkar@...cle.com>,
        netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-rdma@...r.kernel.org,
        rds-devel@....oracle.com
Cc:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/5] RDS: Re-add pf/sol access via sysctl

Hi Doug,

On 14/08/2019 08.56, Doug Ledford wrote:
> Good Lord...RDS was taken into the kernel in Feb of 2009, so over 10
> years ago.  The patch to put PF_RDS/AF_RDS/SOL_RDS was taken into
> include/linux/socket.h Feb 26, 2009.  The RDS ports were allocated by
> IANA on Feb 27 and May 20, 2009.  And you *still* have software that
> needs this?

I'll let Santosh elaborate on this, but it looks like we (i.e. Oracle) do:

>From our Gerrit, posted on Aug 08, 2019, 10:39:29 AM UTC-07:00:
--------%<--------%<--------%<--------%<--------%<--------%<--------
Santosh Shilimkar Acked-by +1
Patch Set 1: Acked-by+1
Unfortunately we need to keep these around.
--------%<--------%<--------%<--------%<--------%<--------%<--------

> As of today, does your current build of Oracle software still require this,
> or have you at least fixed it up in your modern builds?
> 

I'll let Santosh answer that question as well.

Thanks,

  Gerd