[PATCH] [DLM] zero unused parts of sockaddr_storage

[swhiteho]

From: Patrick Caulfield <pcaulfie@xxxxxxxxxx>

When we build a sockaddr_storage for an IP address, clear the unused parts as
they could be used for node comparisons.

I have seen this occasionally make sctp connections fail.

Signed-Off-By: Patrick Caulfield <pcaulfie@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Steven Whitehouse <swhiteho@xxxxxxxxxx>

diff --git a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
index d15fd5f..631bc43 100644
--- a/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
+++ b/fs/dlm/lowcomms.c
@@ -313,6 +313,7 @@ static void make_sockaddr(struct sockaddr_storage *saddr, uint16_t port,
 		in6_addr->sin6_port = cpu_to_be16(port);
 		*addr_len = sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6);
 	}
+	memset((char *)saddr + *addr_len, 0, sizeof(struct sockaddr_storage) - *addr_len);
 }
 
 /* Close a remote connection and tidy up */
-- 
1.5.1.2

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