linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.34-rc6] net: Improve ks8851 snl transmit performance

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Message-Id: <20100524.104450.178799105.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Mon, 24 May 2010 10:44:50 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	Tristram.Ha@...rel.Com
Cc:	ben@...tec.co.uk, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, x0066660@...com, s-jan@...com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.34-rc6] net: Improve ks8851 snl transmit performance

From: "Ha, Tristram" <Tristram.Ha@...rel.Com>
Date: Mon, 24 May 2010 10:28:40 -0700

> As the socket buffer is accepted by the lowest level network driver and
> reaches the end of its life, I think using one of its variables
> temporarily does not cause any harm.

The packet can be referenced by packet sniffers and other entities in
the kernel.
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