Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I'd merge the two conditions so that it'd cover both original condition > branches: > > diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c > index 8ec55cd72572..87375ce2f995 100644 > --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c > +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_tcp.c > @@ -556,33 +556,26 @@ static bool tcp_in_window(struct nf_conn *ct, > } > > } > - } else if (((state->state == TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT > - && dir == IP_CT_DIR_ORIGINAL) > - || (state->state == TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_RECV > - && dir == IP_CT_DIR_REPLY)) > - && after(end, sender->td_end)) { > + } else if (tcph->syn && > + ((after(end, sender->td_end) && > + (state->state == TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT || > + state->state == TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_RECV)) || > + (dir == IP_CT_DIR_REPLY && > + state->state == TCP_CONNTRACK_SYN_SENT))) { Thats what I did as well, I merged the two branches but I made the 2nd clause stricter to also consider the after() test; it would no longer re-init for syn-acks when sequence did not advance. Then, dir == IP_CT_DIR_REPLY && state == SYN_SENT is already covered by earlier test and can be elided. I'm fine with your version though, will you submit a patch?