https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99461

[Joseph Salisbury]

On 08/18/2015 11:24 AM, Joseph Salisbury wrote:
> On 08/18/2015 09:52 AM, Dan Searle wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>>  
>>
>> I tried sending this to the kernel-bugs Ubuntu list, but the message
>> was rejected for reasons I can’t understand, I hope this is the
>> correct place to send this information.
>>
>>  
>>
>> See: https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205258
>> <https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1205258>
>>
>> See Also: https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99461
>> <https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=99461>
>>
>>  
>>
>> It’s a bug effecting recv() system calls using flags MSG_PEEK |
>> MSG_WAITALL effecting Ubuntu kernels which has been fixed in kernel
>> version “kernel-3.10.0-306.el7”.
>>
>>  
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>> I’m wondering when this fix will be taken up and included in the
>> Ubuntu 14.04 LTS kernel packages?
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>>  
>>
>> Regards, Dan.
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>> Dan Searle
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> Hi Dan,
>
> The fix in mainline is:
>
> commit dfbafc995304ebb9a9b03f65083e6e9cea143b20
> Author: Sabrina Dubroca <sd at queasysnail.net>
> Date:   Fri Jul 24 18:19:25 2015 +0200
>
>     tcp: fix recv with flags MSG_WAITALL | MSG_PEEK
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>
> Can you create a Launchpad bug for this, Dan?  That is how we can track
> the fix making it into pre v3.10 Ubuntu kernels.  If not, I can create
> the bug.  Also, do you have a way to reproduce this bug, or can you list
> the steps?  If so, I can build a test kernel with a cherry pick of this
> commit, so it can be tested before sending a SRU request.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Joe
>
>
Dan,

I'll create a bug, build a test kernel and send you the link.

Thanks,

Joe