netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: skb_condense() can also deal with empty skbs

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Date:   Fri, 09 Dec 2016 23:07:26 -0500 (EST)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: skb_condense() can also deal with empty
 skbs

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2016 08:02:05 -0800

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> It seems attackers can also send UDP packets with no payload at all.
> 
> skb_condense() can still be a win in this case.
> 
> It will be possible to replace the custom code in tcp_add_backlog()
> to get full benefit from skb_condense()
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied.