Re: [PATCH] net: Fix oops from tcp_collapse() when using splice()

[David Miller]

From: "Steven J. Magnani" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:45:13 -0500

> tcp_read_sock() can have a eat skbs without immediately advancing copied_seq.
> This can cause a panic in tcp_collapse() if it is called as a result
> of the recv_actor dropping the socket lock.
> 
> A userspace program that splices data from a socket to either another
> socket or to a file can trigger this bug.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Steven J. Magnani <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>

Thanks for fixing this I'll look at your patch more closely
right now.
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