Re: [PATCH][CIFS] Workaround MacOS server problem with SMB2.1 write response

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On Thu, Aug 14, 2014 at 03:30:15PM -0400, Jeff Layton wrote:
> 
> Not directly related to this patch, but...
> 
> What's the story behind the check above? Allowing the server to overrun
> the rfc1001 length by one byte seems dangerous...

I vaguely remember a NetApp bug :-).

> I don't understand the rationale for the arbitrary 15 byte limit. At
> this point, you've already received the data. If there's extra junk at
> the end, do you really care? I'd just ensure that clc_len fits within
> the rfc1001 len and leave it at that.

+1 on this. No arbitrary limits please. If you're going
to ignore data after the valid packet, ignore everything
up to the rfc1001 length please. Only ignoring 15 bytes
doesn't make sense. Why 15 ? Why not 27 ?
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