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Re: [PATCH][2.5.22] OOPS in tcp_v6_get_port

To: Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH][2.5.22] OOPS in tcp_v6_get_port
From: Carl Ritson <critson@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 18 Jun 2002 08:38:48 +0100 (BST)
Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>, Linus Torvalds <torvalds@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
In-reply-to: <20020618005735.GB1146@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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On Mon, 17 Jun 2002, Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo wrote:

> Em Mon, Jun 17, 2002 at 02:33:19PM -0700, David S. Miller escreveu:
> > 
> > This is a known bug introduced by the struct sock splitup into
> > external per-protocol pieces done by Arnaldo de Melo.  He is working
> > on the proper fix, your proposed change will just paper over the real
> > bug.

I suspected something like that.

> Carl,
> 
>       Can you try this patch?
> 
> - Arnaldo
> 
> --- orig/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c    Sat May 25 23:13:56 2002
> +++ linux/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c   Fri Jun 14 23:23:07 2002
> <diff snipped> 

This patch doesn't help, it produces exactly the same oops when decoded, I 
assume the newer patch you mention to Dave is the correct fix?

Thanks,
Carl


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