static int sctp_apply_peer_addr_params(struct sctp_paddrparams *params,
				       struct sctp_transport   *trans,
				       struct sctp_association *asoc,
				       struct sctp_sock        *sp,
				       int                      hb_change,
				       int                      pmtud_change,
				       int                      sackdelay_change)
{
	int error;

	if (params->spp_flags & SPP_HB_DEMAND && trans) {
		struct net *net = sock_net(trans->asoc->base.sk);

		error = sctp_primitive_REQUESTHEARTBEAT(net, trans->asoc, trans);
		if (error)
			return error;
	}

	/* Note that unless the spp_flag is set to SPP_HB_ENABLE the value of
	 * this field is ignored.  Note also that a value of zero indicates
	 * the current setting should be left unchanged.
	 */
	if (params->spp_flags & SPP_HB_ENABLE) {

		/* Re-zero the interval if the SPP_HB_TIME_IS_ZERO is
		 * set.  This lets us use 0 value when this flag
		 * is set.
		 */
		if (params->spp_flags & SPP_HB_TIME_IS_ZERO)
			params->spp_hbinterval = 0;

		if (params->spp_hbinterval ||
		    (params->spp_flags & SPP_HB_TIME_IS_ZERO)) {
			if (trans) {
				trans->hbinterval =
				    msecs_to_jiffies(params->spp_hbinterval);
			} else if (asoc) {
				asoc->hbinterval =
				    msecs_to_jiffies(params->spp_hbinterval);
			} else {
				sp->hbinterval = params->spp_hbinterval;
			}
		}
	}

	if (hb_change) {
		if (trans) {
			trans->param_flags =
				(trans->param_flags & ~SPP_HB) | hb_change;
		} else if (asoc) {
			asoc->param_flags =
				(asoc->param_flags & ~SPP_HB) | hb_change;
		} else {
			sp->param_flags =
				(sp->param_flags & ~SPP_HB) | hb_change;
		}
	}

	/* When Path MTU discovery is disabled the value specified here will
	 * be the "fixed" path mtu (i.e. the value of the spp_flags field must
	 * include the flag SPP_PMTUD_DISABLE for this field to have any
	 * effect).
	 */
	if ((params->spp_flags & SPP_PMTUD_DISABLE) && params->spp_pathmtu) {
		if (trans) {
			trans->pathmtu = params->spp_pathmtu;
			sctp_assoc_sync_pmtu(asoc);
		} else if (asoc) {
			asoc->pathmtu = params->spp_pathmtu;
		} else {
			sp->pathmtu = params->spp_pathmtu;
		}
	}

	if (pmtud_change) {
		if (trans) {
			int update = (trans->param_flags & SPP_PMTUD_DISABLE) &&
				(params->spp_flags & SPP_PMTUD_ENABLE);
			trans->param_flags =
				(trans->param_flags & ~SPP_PMTUD) | pmtud_change;
			if (update) {
				sctp_transport_pmtu(trans, sctp_opt2sk(sp));
				sctp_assoc_sync_pmtu(asoc);
			}
		} else if (asoc) {
			asoc->param_flags =
				(asoc->param_flags & ~SPP_PMTUD) | pmtud_change;
		} else {
			sp->param_flags =
				(sp->param_flags & ~SPP_PMTUD) | pmtud_change;
		}
	}

	/* Note that unless the spp_flag is set to SPP_SACKDELAY_ENABLE the
	 * value of this field is ignored.  Note also that a value of zero
	 * indicates the current setting should be left unchanged.
	 */
	if ((params->spp_flags & SPP_SACKDELAY_ENABLE) && params->spp_sackdelay) {
		if (trans) {
			trans->sackdelay =
				msecs_to_jiffies(params->spp_sackdelay);
		} else if (asoc) {
			asoc->sackdelay =
				msecs_to_jiffies(params->spp_sackdelay);
		} else {
			sp->sackdelay = params->spp_sackdelay;
		}
	}

	if (sackdelay_change) {
		if (trans) {
			trans->param_flags =
				(trans->param_flags & ~SPP_SACKDELAY) |
				sackdelay_change;
		} else if (asoc) {
			asoc->param_flags =
				(asoc->param_flags & ~SPP_SACKDELAY) |
				sackdelay_change;
		} else {
			sp->param_flags =
				(sp->param_flags & ~SPP_SACKDELAY) |
				sackdelay_change;
		}
	}

	/* Note that a value of zero indicates the current setting should be
	   left unchanged.
	 */
	if (params->spp_pathmaxrxt) {
		if (trans) {
			trans->pathmaxrxt = params->spp_pathmaxrxt;
		} else if (asoc) {
			asoc->pathmaxrxt = params->spp_pathmaxrxt;
		} else {
			sp->pathmaxrxt = params->spp_pathmaxrxt;
		}
	}

	return 0;
}

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