From: Stephen Hemminger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 10 Oct 2007 08:41:37 -0700
> 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. Agreed, we shouldn't be changing these values. - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html