Re: [PATCH net-next v4] inet: add ip_local_port_step_width sysctl to improve port usage distribution

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Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>:

On Mon,  9 Mar 2026 03:39:45 +0100 you wrote:
> With the current port selection algorithm, ports after a reserved port
> range or long time used port are used more often than others [1]. This
> causes an uneven port usage distribution. This combines with cloud
> environments blocking connections between the application server and the
> database server if there was a previous connection with the same source
> port, leading to connectivity problems between applications on cloud
> environments.
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next,v4] inet: add ip_local_port_step_width sysctl to improve port usage distribution
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/7da62262ec96

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