linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH] UDPCP Communication Protocol

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Message-ID: <1293791712.2973.38.camel@edumazet-laptop>
Date:	Fri, 31 Dec 2010 11:35:12 +0100
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	stefani@...bold.net
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, akpm@...ux-foundation.org,
	davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] UDPCP Communication Protocol

Le vendredi 31 décembre 2010 à 10:29 +0100, stefani@...bold.net a
écrit :
> 		/*
> +			 * set a flag for UDPCP message
> +			 */
> +			skb->cb[sizeof(struct udp_skb_cb)] = 1;


Dont do that. This hides an important thing : you use one extra byte in
skb->cb[] without being explicit.

As we have one byte hole in struct udp_skb_cbn, you could use it
instead.

diff --git a/include/net/udp.h b/include/net/udp.h
index bb967dd..ceafbbf 100644
--- a/include/net/udp.h
+++ b/include/net/udp.h
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@ struct udp_skb_cb {
 	} header;
 	__u16		cscov;
 	__u8		partial_cov;
+	__u8		udpcp_flag;
 };
 #define UDP_SKB_CB(__skb)	((struct udp_skb_cb *)((__skb)->cb))
 


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