Re: [fixed] [patch] Re: [bug] stuck localhost TCP connections, v2.6.26-rc3+

David Miller
2008-06-04T21:55:34Z

From: "Ilpo_Järvinen" <ilpo.jarvinen@helsinki.fi>
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 2008 23:56:34 +0300 (EEST)

> Do you know if TCP ever needs to lock the child sk again (after creating
> it and it has started to live on its own) from a context that has already
> locked the listen_sk (it could deadlock after this change)?

I don't know, and since I'm getting back onto an airplane again tomorrow
morning I'm the last person who is likely do be able to do an audit
of these cases for you :-)