From: r.her...@avm.de Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2017 19:56:21 +0100 > sendfile() calls can hang endless with using Kernel TLS if a socket error > occurs. > Socket error codes must be inverted by Kernel TLS before returning because > they are stored with positive sign. If returned non-inverted they are > interpreted as number of bytes sent, causing endless looping of the > splice mechanic behind sendfile(). > > Signed-off-by: Robert Hering <r.her...@avm.de>
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