netdev - Re: [PATCH 5/7] [NET] skbuff: Add skb_cow

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Message-Id: <20070916.162128.51862958.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:21:28 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Cc:	jchapman@...alix.com, mostrows@...akeasy.net, paulus@...ba.org,
	toralf.foerster@....de, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] [NET] skbuff: Add skb_cow_head

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:09:15 +0800

> [NET] skbuff: Add skb_cow_head
> 
> This patch adds an optimised version of skb_cow that avoids the copy if
> the header can be modified even if the rest of the payload is cloned.
> 
> This can be used in encapsulating paths where we only need to modify the
> header.  As it is, this can be used in PPPOE and bridging.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Applied, thanks Herbert.
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