netdev - Re: can we reuse an skb

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Date:	Sat, 20 Jun 2009 22:49:12 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	peterchacko35@...il.com
Cc:	rick.jones2@...com, radhamohan_ch@...oo.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: can we reuse an skb

From: Peter Chacko <peterchacko35@...il.com>
Date: Sun, 21 Jun 2009 11:11:16 +0530

> Here i am considering a special case where Linux stack is not used in
> a host environment. Its dedicated packet processor. Application data
> is not expected. (discarded if thats the case).

Linux is a general purpose operating system.

You can modify it for your own needs, locally, however you want.  But
upstream, we have to consider all use cases, not just your's.
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