linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] af_packet: Don't use skb after dev_queue

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Message-ID: <20100118130038.77a3adfb@nehalam>
Date:	Mon, 18 Jan 2010 13:00:38 -0800
From:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...ux-foundation.org>
To:	Michael Breuer <mbreuer@...jas.com>
Cc:	Jarek Poplawski <jarkao2@...il.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	flyboy@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] af_packet: Don't use skb after dev_queue_xmit()

On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 15:56:45 -0500
Michael Breuer <mbreuer@...jas.com> wrote:

> >> 2. The dropped tx packet (DHCP) is a bit harder to recreate, but it
> >> still happens.
> >>        

You might want to use tc filter rule to set priority of DHCP packets
higher. This would cause them to be in a separate queue and eliminate
the problem.

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