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From: Andrew Morton <akpm@linux-foundation.org>
Subject: Re: [Bugme-new] [Bug 32832] New: shutdown(2) does not fully shut
 down socket any more
Date: Tue, 12 Apr 2011 16:15:56 -0700
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On Wed, 6 Apr 2011 22:42:38 GMT
bugzilla-daemon@bugzilla.kernel.org wrote:

> https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=32832

There is a tescase attached to this bugzilla report.

>            Summary: shutdown(2) does not fully shut down socket any more
>            Product: Networking
>            Version: 2.5
>     Kernel Version: 2.6.38
>           Platform: All
>         OS/Version: Linux
>               Tree: Mainline
>             Status: NEW
>           Severity: normal
>           Priority: P1
>          Component: IPV4
>         AssignedTo: shemminger@linux-foundation.org
>         ReportedBy: kees@outflux.net
>         Regression: Yes
> 
> 
> In 2.6.35 and earlier, shutdown(2) will fully remove a socket. This does not
> appear to be true any more and is causing software to misbehave.
> 
> 2.6.35:
> $ ./testcase
> parent: 5957
> before:
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:12345           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     
> after:
> child: 5961
> $ ./testcase
> parent: 6001
> before:
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:12345           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     
> after:
> child: 6002
> 
> 2.6.38:
> $ ./testcase
> parent: 1138
> before:
> tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:12345           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN     
> after:
> child: 1142
> $ ./testcase
> bind: Address already in use
> 
> The listener doesn't show up in netstat any more, but as long as the child
> process is running, the socket is unavailable. It is as if the shutdown(2)
> behavior has partially reverted to close(2) behavior (but in the case of using
> close(2), the child's socket would remain visible in netstat).
>