linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] ah: Don't return NET_XMIT

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Date:	Sat, 12 Nov 2011 18:14:22 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	nbowler@...iptictech.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ah: Don't return NET_XMIT_DROP on input.

From: Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>
Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2011 14:01:27 -0500

> When the ahash driver returns -EBUSY, AH4/6 input functions return
> NET_XMIT_DROP, presumably copied from the output code path.  But
> returning transmit codes on input doesn't make a lot of sense.
> Since NET_XMIT_DROP is a positive int, this gets interpreted as
> the next header type (i.e., success).  As that can only end badly,
> remove the check.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nick Bowler <nbowler@...iptictech.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks Nick.
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