netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: skb

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Date:	Wed, 31 Jul 2013 15:24:58 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: skb_orphan() changes

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2013 16:11:15 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> It is illegal to set skb->sk without corresponding destructor.
> 
> Its therefore safe for skb_orphan() to not clear skb->sk if
> skb->destructor is not set.
> 
> Also avoid clearing skb->destructor if already NULL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied, but personally I would have considered adding an
else clause checking BUG_ON(skb->sk), or are you not so
confident in your assertion? :-)
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