RE: [PATCH] tcp_v4_send_reset: binding oif to iif in no sock case

Hi,David:

I do appreciate Eric's helpand contribution in this fix. 
I am a newer here. I just don't know how I can give credit to him. I thought
That you will put "Acked-by: Eric Dumazet [off-list ref]" to 
Credit his contribution.

Thanks!
Shawn Lu  

-----Original Message-----
From: David Miller [mailto:davem@davemloft.net] 
Sent: Saturday, February 04, 2012 1:47 PM
To: Shawn Lu
Cc: eric.dumazet@gmail.com; netdev@vger.kernel.org; xiaoclu@gmail.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp_v4_send_reset: binding oif to iif in 
no sock case

From: Shawn Lu <redacted>
Date: Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:44:57 -0800

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Binding RST packet outgoing interface to incoming interface 

for tcp v4 

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when there is no socket associate with it.
This has few benefits:
1. tcp_v6_send_reset already did that.
2. This helps tcp connect with SO_BINDTODEVICE set. When 

connection is 

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lost, we still able to sending out RST using same interface.
3. we are sending reply, it is most likely to be succeed if iif is 
used

Signed-off-by: Shawn Lu <redacted>

Sigh...

Thanks for giving Eric not credit whatsoever for his 
contributions and feedback for this fix. :-/