netdev - Re: [patch net-next-2.6 1/6] af_packet: use skb->skb_iif instead of orig

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Date:	Mon, 14 Mar 2011 14:59:39 +0800
From:	Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
To:	Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net,
	shemminger@...ux-foundation.org, kaber@...sh.net, fubar@...ibm.com,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com, nicolas.2p.debian@...il.com,
	andy@...yhouse.net
Subject: Re: [patch net-next-2.6 1/6] af_packet: use skb->skb_iif instead of orig_dev->ifindex

On Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 2:54 PM, Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com> wrote:
> Mon, Mar 14, 2011 at 12:52:37AM CET, xiaosuo@...il.com wrote:
>>On Sat, Mar 12, 2011 at 9:14 PM, Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com> wrote:
>>> Since skb_iif has the desired value (ifindex of physical device actually
>>> received the traffic) use that instead.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@...hat.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Changli Gao <xiaosuo@...il.com>
>>> Reviewed-by: Nicolas de Pesloüan <nicolas.2p.debian@...e.fr>
>>> ---
>>
>>This may "break" the ptype handlers in TX path, as we always assign
>>skb->dev to origdev there. Thanks.
>
> Changli, would you please point me the relevant code?. Thanks!
>

1557 static void dev_queue_xmit_nit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
....

1571                         if (pt_prev) {
1572                                 deliver_skb(skb2, pt_prev, skb->dev);
1573                                 pt_prev = ptype;
1574                                 continue;
1575                         }
...
1603         }
1604         if (pt_prev)
1605                 pt_prev->func(skb2, skb->dev, pt_prev, skb->dev);
1606         rcu_read_unlock();
1607 }

-- 
Regards,
Changli Gao(xiaosuo@...il.com)
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