[SCTP]: Verify all the paths to a peer via heartbeat before using them.
This patch implements Path Initialization procedure as described in
Sec 2.36 of RFC4460.
Signed-off-by: Sridhar Samudrala <sri@us.ibm.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
diff --git a/include/net/sctp/user.h b/include/net/sctp/user.h
index 8a6bef6..1b7aae6 100644
--- a/include/net/sctp/user.h
+++ b/include/net/sctp/user.h
@@ -560,9 +560,18 @@
} __attribute__((packed, aligned(4)));
/* Peer addresses's state. */
+/* UNKNOWN: Peer address passed by the upper layer in sendmsg or connect[x]
+ * calls.
+ * UNCONFIRMED: Peer address received in INIT/INIT-ACK address parameters.
+ * Not yet confirmed by a heartbeat and not available for data
+ * transfers.
+ * ACTIVE : Peer address confirmed, active and available for data transfers.
+ * INACTIVE: Peer address inactive and not available for data transfers.
+ */
enum sctp_spinfo_state {
SCTP_INACTIVE,
SCTP_ACTIVE,
+ SCTP_UNCONFIRMED,
SCTP_UNKNOWN = 0xffff /* Value used for transport state unknown */
};