netdev - Re: [PATCH net 1/2] sfc: handle nonlinear SKBs in efx_filter

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Date:	Thu, 26 May 2016 18:11:59 +0100
From:	Edward Cree <ecree@...arflare.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	<linux-net-drivers@...arflare.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net 1/2] sfc: handle nonlinear SKBs in efx_filter_rfs()

On 26/05/16 17:56, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Lot of magic here. Yet another flow dissection.
>
> Seems to be a good place to use net/core/flow_dissector.c helpers.
Fair point, but that doesn't really feel like 'net' material.
I'll look into flow_dissector and see if I can get something ready for when net-next opens back up.  But in the meantime I think this fix is still needed.