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Pablo Neira Ayuso pablo at gnumonks.orgOn Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 08:37:17AM +0100, Holger Hans Peter Freyther wrote:
> On Mon, Jan 14, 2013 at 12:25:37AM +0100, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> this appears to be only half of the fix.
>
> > - hints.ai_socktype = type;
> > - hints.ai_flags = 0;
> > - hints.ai_protocol = proto;
> > + if (type == SOCK_RAW) {
> > + /* Workaround for glibc, that returns EAI_SERVICE (-8) if
> > + * SOCK_RAW and IPPROTO_GRE is used.
> > + */
> > + hints.ai_socktype = SOCK_DGRAM;
> > + hints.ai_protocol = IPPROTO_UDP;
> > + } else {
> > + hints.ai_socktype = type;
> > + hints.ai_protocol = proto;
> > + }
>
>
> now rp->ai_socktype will be SOCK_DGRAM and rp->ai_protocol UDP. So the 'raw'
> socket for GRE will be a datagram socket for UDP.
>
> E.g. you need the second hunk from my workaround[1]. I just wondered if you
> could think about a better way (one that can be easily dumped or ifdefed
> without putting the special case in the middle).
Indeed. I noticed just after waking up in the morning while having
breakfast. Please, check the new patch I sent you.
Thanks.