linux-stable/net
John Hughes ddd0451fc8 x.25 attempts to negotiate invalid throughput
The current X.25 code has some bugs in throughput negotiation:

   1. It does negotiation in all cases, usually there is no need
   2. It incorrectly attempts to negotiate the throughput class in one
      direction only.  There are separate throughput classes for input
      and output and if either is negotiated both mist be negotiates.

This is bug https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=15681

This bug was first reported by Daniel Ferenci to the linux-x25 mailing
list on 6/8/2004, but is still present.

The current (2.6.34) x.25 code doesn't seem to know that the X.25
throughput facility includes two values, one for the required
throughput outbound, one for inbound.

This causes it to attempt to negotiate throughput 0x0A, which is
throughput 9600 inbound and the illegal value "0" for inbound
throughput.

Because of this some X.25 devices (e.g. Cisco 1600) refuse to connect
to Linux X.25.

The following patch fixes this behaviour.  Unless the user specifies a
required throughput it does not attempt to negotiate.  If the user
does not specify a throughput it accepts the suggestion of the remote
X.25 system.  If the user requests a throughput then it validates both
the input and output throughputs and correctly negotiates them with
the remote end.

Signed-off-by: John Hughes <john@calva.com>
Tested-by: Andrew Hendry <andrew.hendry@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2010-04-07 21:33:02 -07:00
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9p 9p: Change the name of new protocol from 9p2010.L to 9p2000.L 2010-03-13 08:57:29 -06:00
802 sysctl net: Remove unused binary sysctl code 2009-11-12 02:05:06 -08:00
8021q vlan: updates vlan real_num_tx_queues 2010-03-24 11:11:38 -07:00
appletalk net: appletalk: use seq_hlist_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 11:12:09 -08:00
atm net: atm: use seq_list_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 12:31:10 -08:00
ax25 net: ax25: use seq_hlist_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 11:12:09 -08:00
bluetooth net: check the length of the socket address passed to connect(2) 2010-04-01 17:26:01 -07:00
bridge bridge: Fix IGMP3 report parsing 2010-04-07 21:20:47 -07:00
can net: check the length of the socket address passed to connect(2) 2010-04-01 17:26:01 -07:00
core netpoll: warn when there are spaces in parameters 2010-03-22 20:05:45 -07:00
dcb const: struct nla_policy 2010-02-18 14:30:18 -08:00
dccp net-2.6 [Bug-Fix][dccp]: fix oops caused after failed initialisation 2010-03-15 16:00:50 -07:00
decnet net: Add checking to rcu_dereference() primitives 2010-02-25 09:41:03 +01:00
dsa
econet net: use net_eq to compare nets 2009-11-25 15:14:13 -08:00
ethernet llc: use dev_hard_header 2009-12-26 20:38:23 -08:00
ieee802154 net: check the length of the socket address passed to connect(2) 2010-04-01 17:26:01 -07:00
ipv4 net: check the length of the socket address passed to connect(2) 2010-04-01 17:26:01 -07:00
ipv6 ipv6: Don't drop cache route entry unless timer actually expired. 2010-03-28 19:34:26 -07:00
ipx net: ipx: use seq_list_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 12:31:10 -08:00
irda const: struct nla_policy 2010-02-18 14:30:18 -08:00
iucv const: constify remaining dev_pm_ops 2009-12-15 08:53:25 -08:00
key af_key: return error if pfkey_xfrm_policy2msg_prep() fails 2010-03-24 13:28:27 -07:00
lapb
llc net: backlog functions rename 2010-03-05 13:34:03 -08:00
mac80211 Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/linville/wireless-2.6 2010-04-07 16:41:03 -07:00
netfilter Merge branch 'master' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kaber/nf-2.6 2010-03-25 11:48:58 -07:00
netlabel netlabel: Fix several rcu_dereference() calls used without RCU read locks 2010-04-01 18:32:08 -07:00
netlink net: check the length of the socket address passed to connect(2) 2010-04-01 17:26:01 -07:00
netrom net: netrom: use seq_hlist_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 11:12:08 -08:00
packet af_packet: move strict addr_len check right before dev_[mc/unicast]_[add/del] 2010-03-03 01:04:38 -08:00
phonet phonet: use for_each_set_bit() 2010-03-15 16:00:47 -07:00
rds net/rds: remove uses of NIPQUAD, use %pI4 2010-02-03 20:16:48 -08:00
rfkill rfkill: Add support for KEY_RFKILL 2010-03-02 14:28:49 -05:00
rose net: rose: use seq_hlist_foo() helpers 2010-02-10 11:12:08 -08:00
rxrpc rxrpc: Check allocation failure. 2010-03-22 09:57:19 -07:00
sched cgroups: net_cls as module 2010-03-23 13:06:14 -07:00
sctp Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6 2010-03-13 14:50:18 -08:00
sunrpc Merge branch 'bugfixes' of git://git.linux-nfs.org/projects/trondmy/nfs-2.6 2010-03-18 16:50:09 -07:00
tipc tipc: fix lockdep warning on address assignment 2010-03-16 14:15:45 -07:00
unix AF_UNIX: update locking comment 2010-02-18 14:12:06 -08:00
wanrouter
wimax const: struct nla_policy 2010-02-18 14:30:18 -08:00
wireless wireless: convert reg_regdb_search_lock to mutex 2010-03-30 15:37:20 -04:00
x25 x.25 attempts to negotiate invalid throughput 2010-04-07 21:33:02 -07:00
xfrm ipsec: Fix bogus bundle flowi 2010-03-03 01:04:37 -08:00
compat.c net: use compat helper functions in compat_sys_recvmmsg 2009-12-11 15:07:57 -08:00
Kconfig
Makefile
nonet.c
socket.c net: Add MSG_WAITFORONE flag to recvmmsg 2010-03-27 08:29:01 -07:00
sysctl_net.c net: spread __net_init, __net_exit 2010-01-17 19:16:02 -08:00
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