Because it changes core code in a way that shouldn't be needed
> * Arnaldo C. Melo : cleanups, use skb_queue_purge
> + * Jeroen Vreeken : Add check for sk->dead in sock_def_write_space
> *
> * To Fix:
> *
> @@ -1146,7 +1147,7 @@
> /* Do not wake up a writer until he can make "significant"
> * progress. --DaveM
> */
> - if((atomic_read(&sk->wmem_alloc) << 1) <= sk->sndbuf) {
> + if(!sk->dead && (atomic_read(&sk->wmem_alloc) << 1) <= sk->sndbuf) {
> if (sk->sleep && waitqueue_active(sk->sleep))
> wake_up_interruptible(sk->sleep);
Does the fix work without this change ?
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