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Date:      Tue, 22 Feb 2005 10:11:14 +0200
From:      Ruslan Ermilov <ru@FreeBSD.org>
To:        Gleb Smirnoff <glebius@FreeBSD.org>
Cc:        cvs-all@FreeBSD.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/netinet in_pcb.c
Message-ID:  <20050222081114.GA32753@ip.net.ua>
In-Reply-To: <200502220739.j1M7dGGk012347@repoman.freebsd.org>
References:  <200502220739.j1M7dGGk012347@repoman.freebsd.org>

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On Tue, Feb 22, 2005 at 07:39:15AM +0000, Gleb Smirnoff wrote:
> glebius     2005-02-22 07:39:15 UTC
>=20
>   FreeBSD src repository
>=20
>   Modified files:
>     sys/netinet          in_pcb.c=20
>   Log:
>   In in_pcbconnect_setup() remove a check that route points at
>   loopback interface. Nobody have explained me sense of this check.
>   It breaks connect() system call to a destination address which is
>   loopback routed (e.g. blackholed).
>  =20
>   Reviewed by:    silence on net@
>   MFC after:      2 weeks
>  =20
>   Revision  Changes    Path
>   1.159     +2 -4      src/sys/netinet/in_pcb.c
>=20
=46rom reading the code and Stevens TCP/IP Ill. (which doesn't make
things more clear), I think the intent of this code was to select
the "best" route such that an address selected could be routed
over the network.  But I don't think this is appropriate behavior
and I like your change.


Cheers,
--=20
Ruslan Ermilov
ru@FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD committer

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