netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: packet: option to only pass skb protocol

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Message-ID: <4B43AEF6.6050701@nortel.com>
Date:	Tue, 05 Jan 2010 15:28:22 -0600
From:	"Chris Friesen" <cfriesen@...tel.com>
To:	"Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
CC:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: packet: option to only pass skb protocol

On 01/05/2010 12:57 PM, Michael S. Tsirkin wrote:
> When sending packets with a packet socket it is often necessary to set
> protocol in msg_name: otherwise the protocol field in the skb will not
> be set correctly.

What about automatically detecting the protocol from the data being sent
to avoid the necessity of specifying it in the first place?

Chris
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