Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: TCP_LINGER2 TIME_WAIT | From | Andi Kleen <> | Date | 13 Sep 2007 11:43:18 +0200 |
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Reza Roboubi <reza@parvan.net> writes:
> man 7 tcp says TCP_LINGER2 sets the lifetime of orphaned FIN_WAIT2 state > sockets. What about wanting to forcibly kill a "rotten" TCP socket in > any other "WAIT" state like TIME_WAIT?
The whole point of TIME-WAIT is catching old packets still in network. Killing it early would avoid its purpose.
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