Re: [PATCH] nf_conntrack_core.c: fix for dead connection after flushing conntrack cache

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Appologies for the delay, I once again had a mail outage :|

Joerg Marx wrote:
> Subject: [PATCH] Fix a race in __nf_conntrack_confirm against nf_ct_get_next_corpse()
> 
> This race was triggered by a 'conntrack -F' command running in parallel
> to the insertion of a hash for a new connection.
> Losing this race led to a dead conntrack entry effectively blocking
> traffic for a particular connection until timeout or flushing the conntrack
> hashes again.
> Now the check for an already dying connection is done inside the lock.

Applied, thanks.
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