netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] tcp: deduplicate TCP_SKB

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Date:	Fri, 05 Sep 2014 17:49:57 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	edumazet@...gle.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, ycheng@...gle.com, ncardwell@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/2] tcp: deduplicate TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Date: Fri,  5 Sep 2014 15:33:31 -0700

> TCP_SKB_CB(skb)->when has different meaning in output and input paths.
> 
> In output path, it contains a timestamp.
> In input path, it contains an ISN, chosen by tcp_timewait_state_process()
> 
> Its usage in output path is obsolete after usec timestamping.
> Lets simplify and clean this.

Nice cleanup, applied, thanks Eric.
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