Re: [Patch] Limit sysctl_tcp_mem and sysctl_udp_mem initializersto prevent integer overflows.

[Robin Holt]

On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 02:50:32PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> From: Robin Holt <holt@xxxxxxx>
> Date: Sat, 02 Oct 2010 06:24:06 -0500
> 
> > Subject: [Patch] Limit sysctl_tcp_mem and sysctl_udp_mem initializers to prevent integer overflows.
> > 
> > On a 16TB x86_64 machine, sysctl_tcp_mem[2], sysctl_udp_mem[2], and
> > sysctl_sctp_mem[2] can integer overflow.  Set limit such that they are
> > maximized without overflowing.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Robin Holt <holt@xxxxxxx>
> 
> Robin please resubmit this with the SCTP bits included.

David,

I did not mean to blow you off.  I was not going to resubmit because
Eric's patch is the preferred direction.  I had been given an indication
that my patch was preferred, but that indicator changed.

Robin
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