netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] xen-netfront: be more drop monitor friendly

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Date:   Wed, 30 Aug 2017 16:01:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] xen-netfront: be more drop monitor friendly

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2017 10:32:58 -0700

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> xennet_start_xmit() might copy skb with inappropriate layout
> into a fresh one.
> 
> Old skb is freed, and at this point it is not a drop, but
> a consume. New skb will then be either consumed or dropped. 
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied, thanks Eric.