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The <code>TCP_REPAIR</code> socket option was added to the kernel 3.5 to help with C/R for TCP sockets.

The <code>TCP_REPAIR</code> socket option was added to the kernel 3.5 to help with C/R for TCP sockets.

When this option is used, a socket is switched into a special mode, in which any action performed on it

When this option is used, the socket is switched into a special mode, in which any action performed on it

does not result in anything defined by an appropriate protocol actions, but rather directly puts the socket

does not result in anything defined by an appropriate protocol actions, but rather directly puts the socket

into a state, in which the socket is expected to be at the end of the successfully finished operation.

into the state that the socket is expected to be in at the end of a successfully finished operation.

For example, calling <code>connect()</code> on a repaired socket just changes its state to <code>ESTABLISHED</code>,

For example, calling <code>connect()</code> on a repaired socket just changes its state to <code>ESTABLISHED</code>,