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Date:	Sat, 05 Mar 2011 23:18:02 +0100
From:	Nicolas de Pesloüan 
	<nicolas.2p.debian@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, kaber@...sh.net, fubar@...ibm.com,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com, andy@...yhouse.net
Subject: Re: [patch net-next-2.6 8/8 v2] net: get rid of orig_dev parameter
 of packet handlers

Le 05/03/2011 23:07, Jiri Pirko a écrit :
> Sat, Mar 05, 2011 at 05:56:24PM CET, nicolas.2p.debian@...il.com wrote:
>> Le 05/03/2011 16:32, Jiri Pirko a écrit :
>>> Since orig_dev was used in af_packet (where it was replaced) and by
>>> bonding ptype handlers (which are no longer with us) only, orig_dev
>>> parameter is no longer needed ->   toss it out
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko<jpirko@...hat.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Nicolas de Pesloüan<nicolas.2p.debian@...e.fr>
>>>
>> [snip]
>>
>>> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
>>> index 58daddb..c71bd18 100644
>>> --- a/net/core/dev.c
>>> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
>> [snip]
>>> @@ -3216,13 +3214,13 @@ ncls:
>>>   		    (ptype->dev == null_or_dev || ptype->dev == skb->dev ||
>>>   		     ptype->dev == orig_dev)) {
>>>   			if (pt_prev)
>>> -				ret = deliver_skb(skb, pt_prev, orig_dev);
>>> +				ret = deliver_skb(skb, pt_prev);
>>>   			pt_prev = ptype;
>>>   		}
>>>   	}
>>>
>>>   	if (pt_prev) {
>>> -		ret = pt_prev->func(skb, skb->dev, pt_prev, orig_dev);
>>> +		ret = pt_prev->func(skb, skb->dev, pt_prev);
>>>   	} else {
>>>   		atomic_long_inc(&skb->dev->rx_dropped);
>>>   		kfree_skb(skb);
>>
>> This part does not properly apply on top of current net-next-2.6.
>>
>> Line 3216 is currently
>>
>>                     (ptype->dev == null_or_dev || ptype->dev == skb->dev)) {
>>
>> 	Nicolas.
>
>
> depends on "net: allow handlers to be processed for orig_dev" which is a
> regression fixer
>

You are right. I reviewed this patch. :-)
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