On 08/30/2018 05:24 AM, Florian Westphal wrote:
> RFC 1337 says:
> ''Ignore RST segments in TIME-WAIT state.
> If the 2 minute MSL is enforced, this fix avoids all three hazards.''
>
> So with net.ipv4.tcp_rfc1337=1, expected behaviour is to have TIME-WAIT sk
> expire rather than removing it instantly when a reset is received.
>
> However, Linux will also re-start the TIME-WAIT timer.
>
> This causes connect to fail when tying to re-use ports or very long
> delays (until syn retry interval exceeds MSL).
>
> Reported-by: Michal Tesar <mte...@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <f...@strlen.de>
> ---
SGTM, thanks.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eduma...@google.com>
