netdev - Re: [patch 5/7] CAN: Add virtual CAN netdevice driver

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Date:	Thu, 31 May 2007 07:13:14 +0200
From:	Oliver Hartkopp <oliver@...tkopp.net>
To:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
CC:	Urs Thuermann <urs@...ogud.escape.de>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Thomas Gleixner <tglx@...utronix.de>,
	Oliver Hartkopp <oliver.hartkopp@...kswagen.de>,
	Urs Thuermann <urs.thuermann@...kswagen.de>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [patch 5/7] CAN: Add virtual CAN netdevice driver

Patrick McHardy wrote:
> Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
>   
>> Btw. it's really worth to look at it again. I just had the idea to
>> access the loopback flag via skb->sk->opt->loopback (argpfl!) on the TX
>> path and skb->sk on the RX path. This would avoid skb->sk to be set to
>> NULL but need to have this loopback flag to be implemented in each CAN
>> socket opt.
>>     
>
>
> Yes, thats what I wanted to suggest. You should even be able
> to use skb->sk->opt->loopback on the receive path before you
> queue the packet to the socket.
>   

Using skb->sk->opt->loopback on the receive path is not possible as you
also have to deal with 'real' data received from a 'real' netdevice,
where no sk is bound to the skb. The idea is to check on the rx path ,
if sbk->sk is 'me' and then trash the packet according to my sockopt
settings.

Regards,
Oliver

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