netdev - Re: [PATCH] Fix up truesize after pskb_expand

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Date:	Sun, 4 Jan 2009 19:41:36 +0100
From:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>
To:	Johannes Berg <johannes@...solutions.net>
Cc:	Andi Kleen <andi@...stfloor.org>, linux-wireless@...r.kernel.org,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, linville@...driver.com,
	davem <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] Fix up truesize after pskb_expand_head() in wireless stack

On Sun, Jan 04, 2009 at 06:33:08PM +0100, Johannes Berg wrote:
> On Sun, 2009-01-04 at 18:43 +0100, Andi Kleen wrote:
> 
> > > we need to do is figure out is why the skb has a wrong truesize.
> > 
> > Because it was expanded without truesize being adjusted (see my
> > original mail) 
> 
> So why is this not making trouble with all the other users?

I think most adjustments are too small to be noticed. Typically
they are just for a few bytes in the header. truesize
is already larger, so it can tolerate some slag.

I also only see it occasionally (maybe 5-10 times/day) when
the wireless stack appends a lot of data.

My proposal would be to include this patch for 2.6.28/2.6.29
and investigate fixing pskb_expand_head for 2.6.30.

-Andi

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