netdev - Re: [PATCH net] mptcp: Protect subflow socket options before connection completes

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Date:   Sun, 16 Feb 2020 19:20:29 -0800 (PST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     mathew.j.martineau@...ux.intel.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] mptcp: Protect subflow socket options before
 connection completes

From: Mat Martineau <mathew.j.martineau@...ux.intel.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 2020 14:14:29 -0800

> Userspace should not be able to directly manipulate subflow socket
> options before a connection is established since it is not yet known if
> it will be an MPTCP subflow or a TCP fallback subflow. TCP fallback
> subflows can be more directly controlled by userspace because they are
> regular TCP connections, while MPTCP subflow sockets need to be
> configured for the specific needs of MPTCP. Use the same logic as
> sendmsg/recvmsg to ensure that socket option calls are only passed
> through to known TCP fallback subflows.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Mat Martineau <mathew.j.martineau@...ux.intel.com>

Applied.