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Re: [PATCH] compat bug in sys_recvmsg, MSG_CMSG_COMPAT check missing

To: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] compat bug in sys_recvmsg, MSG_CMSG_COMPAT check missing
From: Olaf Hering <olh@xxxxxxx>
Date: Sat, 5 Jun 2004 23:17:01 +0200
Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: <20040605140153.6c5945a0.davem@xxxxxxxxxx>
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 On Sat, Jun 05, David S. Miller wrote:

> I can't see a reason, can anyone else?  If there is no reason, the
> right fix is simply to mask it out at the top level, for both
> sendmsg and recvmsg.

I did it first this way, but the result was a long delay until the dhcp
server replied, the patch sent earlier leads to a fast reply.

    err = sock_recvmsg(sock, &msg_sys, total_len, flags & ~MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
 

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