Re: PATCH 1/1] AX.25: Close socket connection on session completion

2016-07-04 Thread David Miller
From: David Ranch Date: Mon, 4 Jul 2016 15:48:40 -0700 > How can we get this critical fix applied to the other stable kernel > versions? Networking patches are submitted to -stable when people ask me to do so. So simply ask for this when you submit your patch.

Re: PATCH 1/1] AX.25: Close socket connection on session completion

2016-07-04 Thread David Ranch
Hello David, Unless I'm doing something wrong, it seems this patch has only been applied to the newest kernel: Git/linux-stable$ git tag -l --contains 4a7d99ea1b27734558feb6833f180cd38a159940 v4.7-rc6 How can we get this critical fix applied to the other stable kernel versions? I w

Re: PATCH 1/1] AX.25: Close socket connection on session completion

2016-06-19 Thread Thomas Osterried
> > socket. Symptom occurs in kernels >= 4.2.0 [..] > What changed in 4.2.x that broke this? 3.x'er kernel had also this problem; but there it happens rarely. vy 73, - Thomas dl9sau

Re: PATCH 1/1] AX.25: Close socket connection on session completion

2016-06-18 Thread David Miller
From: Basil Gunn Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:42:30 -0700 > A socket connection made in ax.25 is not closed when session is > completed. The heartbeat timer is stopped prematurely and this is > where the socket gets closed. Allow heatbeat timer to run to close > socket. Symptom occurs in kernels >=

Re: PATCH 1/1] AX.25: Close socket connection on session completion

2016-06-18 Thread David Ranch
Hello David, I don't have a specific commit # for you at the moment but there have been a few serious regressions since 4.1.x. When new code gets commited, are there any systems to run regession tests on? I'd be willing to build up a pair of VMs that can be run with scripts to verify say basi

Re: PATCH 1/1] AX.25: Close socket connection on session completion

2016-06-17 Thread David Miller
From: Basil Gunn Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2016 09:42:30 -0700 > A socket connection made in ax.25 is not closed when session is > completed. The heartbeat timer is stopped prematurely and this is > where the socket gets closed. Allow heatbeat timer to run to close > socket. Symptom occurs in kernels >=