netdev - Re: [Patch 3/5] Network Drop Monitor: Adding kfree_skb_clean for non-drops and modifying end-of-line points for skbs

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Date:	Wed, 4 Mar 2009 10:54:15 -0300
From:	Arnaldo Carvalho de Melo <acme@...hat.com>
To:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, kuznet@....inr.ac.ru,
	pekkas@...core.fi, jmorris@...ei.org, yoshfuji@...ux-ipv6.org,
	kaber@...sh.net
Subject: Re: [Patch 3/5] Network Drop Monitor: Adding kfree_skb_clean for
	non-drops and modifying end-of-line points for skbs

Em Tue, Mar 03, 2009 at 12:03:07PM -0500, Neil Horman escreveu:
> 
> Network Drop Monitor: Adding kfree_skb_clean for non-drops and modifying end-of-line points for skbs
> Signed-off-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>

Why just not add a "drop_skb()" instead? kfree_skb_clean sounds as if we
will do some cleanup on the skb being freed. "drop_skb()" seems much
clearer.

- Arnaldo
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