Re: [PATCH] tcp: assign the sock correctly to an outgoing SYNACK packet

Casey Schaufler
2013-04-09T01:24:59Z

On 4/8/2013 6:09 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-04-08 at 17:59 -0700, Casey Schaufler wrote:
>
>> I don't see that with adding 4 bytes. Again, I'm willing to be
>> educated if I'm wrong.
> Feel free to add 4 bytes without having the 'align to 8 bytes' problem
> on 64 bit arches. Show us your patch.

Recall that it's replacing an existing 4 byte value with an 8 byte value.
My compiler days were quite short and long ago, but it would seem that
an 8 byte value ought not have an 'align to 8 bytes' problem.

Again, I'm willing to be educated.

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