netdev - Re: something is wrong in commit 971f10eca1 - tcp: better TCP_SKB

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Date:	Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:24:05 -0700
From:	Cong Wang <cwang@...pensource.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...il.com>,
	Krzysztof Kolasa <kkolasa@...soft.pl>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: something is wrong in commit 971f10eca1 - tcp: better TCP_SKB_CB
 layout to reduce cache line misses

On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 2:15 PM, David Miller <davem@...emloft.net> wrote:
> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...il.com>
> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2014 14:03:51 -0700
>
>> 2014-10-14 13:47 GMT-07:00 David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>:
>>>
>>>
>>> > Patch looks good, but seems a net-next candidate to me.
>>>
>>> I thought it is a potential fix for this corruption report?
>>
>>
>> Sure, but a one liner fix seemed more obvious, as it points to the problem.
>>
>> I do not particularly care, as long as we fixed the bug.


Since we are still in merge window, I don't think we have to use
a one-line fix for a bug introduced in this merge window.

>
> Ok, let's get testing feedback and then I'll look for a formal submission.

Yeah, there is no evidence to say my patch fixes the bug Krzysztof
reported before he tests it, I found it during code review.

Thanks!
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