Until now in tipc_send_stream(), we return -1 when the socket encounters link congestion even if the socket had successfully sent partial data. This is incorrect as the application resends the same the partial data leading to data corruption at receiver's end.
In this commit, we return the partially sent bytes as the return value at link congestion. Fixes: 10724cc7bb78 ("tipc: redesign connection-level flow control") Signed-off-by: Parthasarathy Bhuvaragan <parthasarathy.bhuvara...@ericsson.com> --- net/tipc/socket.c | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/net/tipc/socket.c b/net/tipc/socket.c index 7130e73bd42c..b28e94f1c739 100644 --- a/net/tipc/socket.c +++ b/net/tipc/socket.c @@ -1083,7 +1083,7 @@ static int __tipc_sendstream(struct socket *sock, struct msghdr *m, size_t dlen) } } while (sent < dlen && !rc); - return rc ? rc : sent; + return sent ? sent : rc; } /** -- 2.1.4 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Check out the vibrant tech community on one of the world's most engaging tech sites, Slashdot.org! http://sdm.link/slashdot _______________________________________________ tipc-discussion mailing list tipc-discussion@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/tipc-discussion