linux-kernel - Re: Regression in 2.6.26-gitX: failure of wireless due to commit 175f9c1bba9b825d22b142

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Date:	Sat, 26 Jul 2008 15:28:45 +0200
From:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Larry.Finger@...inger.net, jussi.kivilinna@...et.fi,
	kaber@...sh.net, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	free_beer_for_all@...oo.com, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: Regression in 2.6.26-gitX: failure of wireless due to commit
	175f9c1bba9b825d22b142

On Sat, 2008-07-26 at 00:33 -0700, David Miller wrote:

> Yes we know, it exposes a larger problem that's been
> present in the wireless stack for a long time.  It
> assumes that the SKB control block can survive across
> the SKB going through the qdisc, but that has never
> been true.
> 
> We're thinking about how to solve this but have no
> easy answers yet.

There are three places afaik, and I have a plan on how to fix the worst
two of them, the third one is in the disabled AP mode code.

johannes

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