On Wed, 2006-08-09 at 18:18 +0200, Thomas Graf wrote: > * Peter Zijlstra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 2006-08-09 16:07 > > I think Daniel was thinking of adding struct net_device * > > sk_buff::alloc_dev, > > I know I was after reading the first few mails. However if adding a > > field > > there is strict no-no.... > > > > /me takes a look at struct sk_buff > > > > Hmm, what does sk_buff::input_dev do? That seems to store the initial > > device? > > No, skb->input_dev is used when redirecting packets around in the > stack and may change. Even if it would keep its value the reference > to the netdevice is not valid anymore when you free the skb as the > skb was queued and the refcnt acquired in __netifx_rx_schedule() > has been released again thus making it possible for the netdevice > to disappear.
Bah, tricky stuff that. disregards this part from -v2 then :-( - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
