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SubjectRe: TCP_LINGER2 TIME_WAIT
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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.

-Andi
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