netdev - Re: [PATCH] cls_u32: use skb_copy_bits() to dereference data safely

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Date:	Wed, 02 Jun 2010 09:36:37 -0400
From:	jamal <hadi@...erus.ca>
To:	Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
Cc:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] cls_u32: use skb_copy_bits() to dereference data safely

On Wed, 2010-06-02 at 21:14 +0800, Changli Gao wrote:

> Maybe skb_header_pointer() is lighter.

A little worse than skb_copy_bits(). In any case, this change is going
to hurt.
Dave, can we assume the upper layers(qdiscs in this case) are
responsible for any linearizing?

Changli, if you have time - can you also audit tcf_pedit()
since it follows TheLinuxWay(tm).

cheers,
jamal

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