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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Bug 42012] New: regression on 2.6.39.3 with socket/bind;
 still there in 3.0.4
Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 22:00:52 +0200
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Le mardi 30 ao=C3=BBt 2011 =C3=A0 15:52 -0400, David Miller a =C3=A9cri=
t :
> From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
> Date: Tue, 30 Aug 2011 21:44:19 +0200
>=20
> > Status on FreeBSD 8.1-RELEASE
> >=20
> > bind(AF_UNSPEC) is accepted (converted to AF_INET), only with a 0.0=
=2E0.0
> > address.
> >=20
> > Following code works :
> >=20
> > struct sockaddr_in addr;
> > fd =3D socket(PF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
> > memset(&addr, 0, sizeof(addr))
> > bind(fd, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)); -> 0
> >=20
> > If tried on ipv6 sockets, it doesnt work : bind() returns -1, errno=
=3D47
>=20
> Ok if we could add that 0.0.0.0 check too that would make me feel
> better about this change.

Sure, I will send a patch in a couple of minutes.