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

[Robin Holt <holt@sgi.com>]

On Mon, Oct 18, 2010 at 07:52:28PM +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Le lundi 18 octobre 2010 à 12:43 -0500, Robin Holt a écrit :
> > On Tue, Oct 05, 2010 at 02:50:32PM -0700, David Miller wrote:
> > > From: Robin Holt <holt@sgi.com>
> > > 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@sgi.com>
> > > 
> > > 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.
> > 
> 
> Maybe there is some misunderstanding.
> 
> My patch was for net-next kernels (not before 2.6.37), while yours was
> applicable to previous kernels.

Ah.  I will resubmit then.

Sorry for the confusion,
Robin