netdev - Re: net 01/02: allow to propagate errors through ->ndo_hard_start

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Date:	Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:25:00 +0100
From:	Patrick McHardy <kaber@...sh.net>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: net 01/02: allow to propagate errors through ->ndo_hard_start_xmit()

Patrick McHardy wrote:
> The following two patches add support for error propagation
> through ->ndo_hard_start_xmit() and use it to propagate qdisc
> submission state through VLAN and macvlan devices.
> 
> I'm also experimenting with returning errno codes from
> tunnel devices to the originating socket, but those patches
> still need some work.
> 
> The only change relative to the patch posted yesterday is
> removal of an unnecessary initialization in dev_hard_start_xmit().

Attached is a new version with a more detailed changelog entry,
as requested by Jarek.

View attachment "01.diff" of type "text/x-patch" (6448 bytes)