netdev - Re: [PATCH] Documentation: add a guideline for hard_start

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Date:	Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:27:12 -0500
From:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>
To:	Matti Linnanvuori <mattilinnanvuori@...oo.com>
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Documentation: add a guideline for hard_start_xmit method
 not to modify SKB

Matti Linnanvuori wrote:
> From: Matti Linnanvuori <mattilinnanvuori@...oo.com>
> 
> Add a guideline for hard_start_xmit method not to
> modify SKB.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Matti Linnanvuori
> <mattilinnanvuori@...oo.com>
> 
> ---
> 
> 
> --- a/Documentation/networking/driver.txt	2007-12-22
> 18:50:28.062169500 +0200
> +++ b/Documentation/networking/driver.txt	2007-12-22
> 19:10:58.726566000 +0200
> 
> @@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ Transmit path guidelines:
>     If you return 1 from the hard_start_xmit method,
> you must not keep
>     any reference to that SKB and you must not attempt
> to free it up.
>  
> +4) A hard_start_xmit method must not modify the
> cloned parts of the
> +   SKB.
> +
>  Probing guidelines:
>  
>  1) Any hardware layer address you obtain for your
> device should
> 

patch is word-wrapped


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