- /* SYNACK messages are attached to a listener socket.
- * 1) They are not part of a 'flow' yet
- * 2) We do not want to rate limit them (eg SYNFLOOD attack),
+ /* SYNACK messages are attached to a TCP_NEW_SYN_RECV request socket
+ * or a listener (SYNCOOKIE mode)
+ * 1) request sockets are not full blown,
+ * they do not contain sk_pacing_rate
+ * 2) They are not part of a 'flow' yet
+ * 3) We do not want to rate limit them (eg SYNFLOOD attack),