netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v3] netfilter: Correct calculation using skb->tail and skb-network

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Date:	Mon, 03 Jun 2013 17:06:53 +0800
From:	Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
To:	Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
CC:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v3] netfilter: Correct calculation using skb->tail
 and skb-network_header

On 05/31/2013 10:39 AM, Simon Horman wrote:
> This corrects an regression introduced by "net: Use 16bits for *_headers
> fields of struct skbuff" when NET_SKBUFF_DATA_USES_OFFSET is not set. In
> that case skb->tail will be a pointer whereas skb->network_header
> will be an offset from head. This is corrected by using wrappers that
> ensure that calculations are always made using pointers.
> 
> Reported-by: Stephen Rothwell <sfr@...b.auug.org.au>
> Reported-by: Chen Gang <gang.chen@...anux.com>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <horms@...ge.net.au>
> 
> --
> v3
> * Add net-next to subject prefix
> 
> v2
> * Use skb_tail_pointer() to ensure the tail portion of the calculation is
>   always a pointer - it is not if NET_SKBUFF_DATA_USES_OFFSET is not set.

Thanks.

-- 
Chen Gang

Asianux Corporation
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