Re: [PATCH net v4] mptcp: fix soft lockup in mptcp_recvmsg()

[Matthieu Baerts]

Hi Li,

On 30/03/2026 14:03, Li Xiasong wrote:
> syzbot reported a soft lockup in mptcp_recvmsg() [0].
> 
> When receiving data with MSG_PEEK | MSG_WAITALL flags, the skb is not
> removed from the sk_receive_queue. This causes sk_wait_data() to always
> find available data and never perform actual waiting, leading to a soft
> lockup.
> 
> Fix this by adding a 'last' parameter to track the last peeked skb.
> This allows sk_wait_data() to make informed waiting decisions and prevent
> infinite loops when MSG_PEEK is used.

Thank you for this new version:

Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@xxxxxxxxxx>

@netdev maintainers: this patch can be applied in 'net' directly, thank you!

Cheers,
Matt
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