netdev - Re: [PATCH net-2.6.26] [TIPC]: Eliminate port pointer in TIPC socket object

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Message-Id: <20080413.213231.201255969.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Sun, 13 Apr 2008 21:32:31 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	allan.stephens@...driver.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-2.6.26] [TIPC]: Eliminate port pointer in TIPC
 socket object

From: Allan Stephens <allan.stephens@...driver.com>
Date: Fri,  4 Apr 2008 16:59:45 -0400

> This patch eliminates the "port" pointer in the TIPC socket
> object by storing this info in the (previously unused)
> sk_user_data field of the standard sock structure.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Allan Stephens <allan.stephens@...driver.com>

The sk_user_data member is used by network filesystem layers to store
data local to such layers, and thus be able to not conflict with
private data used by protocols.

Therefore, it should not be used by the protocols.
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