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-From: Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@tessares.net>
-Subject: [PATCH] t/selftests-mptcp-improve-fair-usage-on-close-stability
+From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
+Subject: [PATCH] selftests: mptcp: improve 'fair usage on close' stability
 
-Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@tessares.net>
+The mentioned tests has to wait for a subflow creation failure.
+The current code looks for TCP sockets in TW state and sometimes
+misses the relevant event. Switch to a more stable check, looking
+for the associated mib counter.
+
+Fixes: 46e967d187ed ("selftests: mptcp: add tests for subflow creation failure")
+Closes: https://github.com/multipath-tcp/mptcp_net-next/issues/257
+Reported-and-tested-by: Matthieu Baerts <matthieu.baerts@tessares.net>
+Reviewed-by: Mat Martineau <mathew.j.martineau@linux.intel.com>
+Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>