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

From: Olaf Hering
Date: Sat Jun 05 2004 - 16:19:50 EST


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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