netdev - Re: RFC: on [ab]use of skb->cb by VLAN code

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Date:	Mon, 30 Jul 2007 22:18:47 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	greearb@...delatech.com
Cc:	hadi@...erus.ca, kaber@...sh.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	mcarlson@...adcom.com
Subject: Re: RFC: on [ab]use of skb->cb by VLAN code

From: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 21:30:19 -0700

> So, shall we add a new field to the skb in order to get the info out of cb?
> 
> Looks like a single 32-bit field would be sufficient.

I'm trying to brainstorm how to avoid consuming new space in
sk_buff and I'd like others to do so as well.

This isn't super urgent at all so I'll just think about it
on the backburner, things like the NAPI changes and dealing
with all of today's networking bug fixes is my top priority
at the moment.
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