netdev - [RFC 2/5] net: Add pkt-type PACKET

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Message-Id: <1308355783-22407-3-git-send-email-greearb@candelatech.com>
Date:	Fri, 17 Jun 2011 17:09:40 -0700
From:	greearb@...delatech.com
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
Subject: [RFC 2/5] net:  Add pkt-type PACKET_INVALID

From: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>

This will be used for errored frames received from NICs.
It re-uses the un-used PACKET_FASTROUTE value, but leaves that
define in just in case some user-space app requires it.

Signed-off-by: Ben Greear <greearb@...delatech.com>
---
:100644 100644 7b31863... 86f06e4... M	include/linux/if_packet.h
 include/linux/if_packet.h |    7 +++++--
 1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/linux/if_packet.h b/include/linux/if_packet.h
index 7b31863..86f06e4 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_packet.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_packet.h
@@ -26,9 +26,12 @@ struct sockaddr_ll {
 #define PACKET_MULTICAST	2		/* To group		*/
 #define PACKET_OTHERHOST	3		/* To someone else 	*/
 #define PACKET_OUTGOING		4		/* Outgoing of any type */
-/* These ones are invisible by user level */
+/* This one is invisible by user level */
 #define PACKET_LOOPBACK		5		/* MC/BRD frame looped back */
-#define PACKET_FASTROUTE	6		/* Fastrouted frame	*/
+#define PACKET_FASTROUTE	6		/* Fastrouted frame, not used */
+#define PACKET_INVALID		6		/* Packet has errors, perhaps
+						 * received with bad FCS
+						 */
 
 /* Packet socket options */
 
-- 
1.7.3.4

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