Re: TCPwrappers race condition

[wietse () WZV WIN TUE NL (Wietse Venema)]

Wietse Venema:
> Although the time window can be made *smaller* by using results
> from accept() instead of getpeername(), the time window can be
> eliminated only by changing the kernel so that it does not destroy
> the protocol control block when the connection is reset by the
> peer.

John W. Temples:
> If accept() does return without an error, why would you not have
> the address? Thus where is the time window?

The time window is with the other returns from accept().  Ignoring
error returns from accept() does not solve the problem.

        Wietse