sk_err is set when a (connectible) connect() fails. Effectively, this makes
an otherwise still healthy SS_UNCONNECTED socket impossible to use for any
subsequent connection attempts.
Clear sk_err upon trying to establish a connection.
Fixes: d021c344051a ("VSOCK: Introduce VM Sockets")
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Luigi Leonardi <leonardi@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Michal Luczaj <mhal@xxxxxxx>
---
net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index cfe18bc8fdbe7ced073c6b3644d635fdbfa02610..075695173648d3a4ecbd04e908130efdbb393b41 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1523,6 +1523,11 @@ static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
if (err < 0)
goto out;
+ /* sk_err might have been set as a result of an earlier
+ * (failed) connect attempt.
+ */
+ sk->sk_err = 0;
+
/* Mark sock as connecting and set the error code to in
* progress in case this is a non-blocking connect.
*/
--
2.48.1
