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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 10556] New: IPVS sync_backup oops
Date: Tue, 6 May 2008 13:10:54 -0700
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On Sun, 27 Apr 2008 16:40:16 -0700 (PDT)
David Miller <davem@davemloft.net> wrote:

> From: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
> Date: Sat, 26 Apr 2008 20:48:46 +0300 (EEST)
> 
> > 	Result from ip_vs_proto_get() should be checked because
> > protocol value can be invalid or unsupported in backup. Also, add
> > checks to validate message limits and connection state.
> > 
> > Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
> 
> This patch looks great, and fixes real bugs regardless of the
> effect upon the bug report in question.
> 
> I would really like to see this fix tested, because if it fixes
> the specific bug, all the better, and we should indicate this in
> the changelog message.

The reporter (L0op8ack <l0op8ack@hotmail.com>) has used the bugzilla web
interface to confirm that this patch fixes 2.6.24.4.