Re: [fixed] [patch] Re: [bug] stuck localhost TCP connections,v2.6.26-rc3+

From: David Miller
Date: Wed Jun 04 2008 - 17:55:36 EST


From: "Ilpo_Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:56:34 +0300 (EEST)

> Do you know if TCP ever needs to lock the child sk again (after creating
> it and it has started to live on its own) from a context that has already
> locked the listen_sk (it could deadlock after this change)?

I don't know, and since I'm getting back onto an airplane again tomorrow
morning I'm the last person who is likely do be able to do an audit
of these cases for you :-)
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