On Wed, 10 Oct 2007 18:34:49 +0400
"Denis V. Lunev" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> This patch prevents possibility to give 1-1024 port range for autobinding.
> {1, 1} may only takes some sense for deep embedded people.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Denis V. Lunev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> 
> --- ./net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c.port2        2007-10-10 17:46:48.000000000 
> +0400
> +++ ./net/ipv4/sysctl_net_ipv4.c      2007-10-10 18:08:00.000000000 +0400
> @@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ extern int sysctl_ip_nonlocal_bind;
>  #ifdef CONFIG_SYSCTL
>  static int zero;
>  static int tcp_retr1_max = 255;
> -static int ip_local_port_range_min[] = { 1, 1 };
> +static int ip_local_port_range_min[] = { 1024, 1024 };
>  static int ip_local_port_range_max[] = { 65535, 65535 };
>  #endif
>  
> -

That only limits the sysctl, which seems completely counter productive.
Sounds like more of the "stop root from shooting themselves" patches.

-- 
Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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