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[net,v3,2/6] vsock: Allow retrying on connect() failure

Message ID 20250128-vsock-transport-vs-autobind-v3-2-1cf57065b770@rbox.co (mailing list archive)
State Accepted
Commit aa388c72113b7458127b709bdd7d3628af26e9b4
Delegated to: Netdev Maintainers
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Series vsock: Transport reassignment and error handling issues | expand

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Commit Message

Michal Luczaj Jan. 28, 2025, 1:15 p.m. UTC
sk_err is set when a (connectible) connect() fails. Effectively, this makes
an otherwise still healthy SS_UNCONNECTED socket impossible to use for any
subsequent connection attempts.

Clear sk_err upon trying to establish a connection.

Fixes: d021c344051a ("VSOCK: Introduce VM Sockets")
Reviewed-by: Stefano Garzarella <sgarzare@redhat.com>
Reviewed-by: Luigi Leonardi <leonardi@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Michal Luczaj <mhal@rbox.co>
---
 net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
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diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
index cfe18bc8fdbe7ced073c6b3644d635fdbfa02610..075695173648d3a4ecbd04e908130efdbb393b41 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/af_vsock.c
@@ -1523,6 +1523,11 @@  static int vsock_connect(struct socket *sock, struct sockaddr *addr,
 		if (err < 0)
 			goto out;
 
+		/* sk_err might have been set as a result of an earlier
+		 * (failed) connect attempt.
+		 */
+		sk->sk_err = 0;
+
 		/* Mark sock as connecting and set the error code to in
 		 * progress in case this is a non-blocking connect.
 		 */