netdev - Re: [PATCH] Add missing skb->dev assignment in Frame Relay RX code

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Message-ID: <m3fxqu6bc8.fsf@maximus.localdomain>
Date:	Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:12:39 +0200
From:	Krzysztof Halasa <khc@...waw.pl>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jeff@...zik.org>,
	Andrew Morton <akpm@...ux-foundation.org>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>, lkml <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Add missing skb->dev assignment in Frame Relay RX code

Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@...tta.com> writes:

> netdev_alloc_skb does two things:
>   1) it sets skb->dev
>   2) on some platforms it can choose memory "closer" to the device.
>      but this is really a NUMA issue

I see. It looks like I should use it for sending control messages
then. Thanks.
-- 
Krzysztof Halasa
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