netdev - Re: [PATCH 6/7] [PPP] generic: Call skb_cow

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Message-Id: <20070916.162153.52133374.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 16 Sep 2007 16:21:53 -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 6/7] [PPP] generic: Call skb_cow_head before scribbling
 over skb

From: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:09:16 +0800

> [PPP] generic: Call skb_cow_head before scribbling over skb
> 
> It's rude to write over data that other people are still using.  So call
> skb_cow_head before PPP proceeds to modify the skb data.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>

Applied, thanks Herbert.
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