Re: [PATCH net] sctp: change to use TCP_CLOSE_WAIT as SCTP_SS_CLOSING

[Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@gmail.com>]

On Sat, Jul 30, 2016 at 08:00:45PM +0800, Xin Long wrote:
> Prior to this patch, sctp defined TCP_CLOSING as SCTP_SS_CLOSING.
> TCP_CLOSING is such a special sk state in TCP that inet common codes
> even exclude it.
> 
> For instance, inet_accept thinks the accept sk's state never be
> TCP_CLOSING, or it will give a WARN_ON. TCP works well with that
> while SCTP may trigger the call trace, as CLOSING state in SCTP
> has different meaning from TCP.
> 
> This fix is to change to use TCP_CLOSE_WAIT as SCTP_SS_CLOSING,
> instead of TCP_CLOSING. Some side-effects could be expected,
> regardless of not being used before. inet_accept will accept it
> now.
> 
> I did all the func_tests in lksctp-tools and ran sctp codnomicon
> fuzzer tests against this patch, no regression or failure found.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Xin Long <lucien.xin@gmail.com>

I don't think this is -net material. It's a one line change but a core
one.
Dave please consider it for net-next instead.
Though, Xin you may need to re-post later..

Acked-by: Marcelo Ricardo Leitner <marcelo.leitner@gmail.com>

> ---
>  include/net/sctp/constants.h | 2 +-
>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/include/net/sctp/constants.h b/include/net/sctp/constants.h
> index 8c337cd..5b847e4 100644
> --- a/include/net/sctp/constants.h
> +++ b/include/net/sctp/constants.h
> @@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ typedef enum {
>  	SCTP_SS_LISTENING      = TCP_LISTEN,
>  	SCTP_SS_ESTABLISHING   = TCP_SYN_SENT,
>  	SCTP_SS_ESTABLISHED    = TCP_ESTABLISHED,
> -	SCTP_SS_CLOSING        = TCP_CLOSING,
> +	SCTP_SS_CLOSING        = TCP_CLOSE_WAIT,
>  } sctp_sock_state_t;
>  
>  /* These functions map various type to printable names.  */
> -- 
> 2.1.0
> 
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