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Date:	Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:14:03 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
CC:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Netfilter Developers <netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org>,
	Linux Network Development list <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: xt_physdev fixes

Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Hi Patrick
> 
> Please find following patch to prepare next one (loop unrolling)
> 
> I am not sure xt_physdev_info is aligned, either on an int or a long,
> so please check my assertion before applying :)

Yes, the private structures can assume alignment suitable for
pointers and unsigned longs.

> [PATCH] netfilter: xt_physdev fixes
> 
> 1) physdev_mt() incorrectly assumes nulldevname[] is aligned on an int
> 
> 2) It also uses word comparisons, while it could use long word ones.

Applied, thanks.
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