netdev - Re: [RFC] net: release dst entry in dev_queue

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Date:	Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:17:20 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	dada1@...mosbay.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [RFC] net: release dst entry in dev_queue_xmit()

From: Eric Dumazet <dada1@...mosbay.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2009 08:13:30 +0100

> If done in dev_hard_start_xmit(), skb could be requeued (because of
> NETDEV_TX_BUSY).  Then if requeued, maybe at this time, dst being
> NULL is not a problem ?

Usually it should be OK because the packet schedulers have
a sort-of one-behind state that allows them to reinsert
the SKB into their queue datastructures without reclassifying.

But I'm not %100 sure there isn't some case that might still
need skb->dst there.
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