netdev - Re: [PATCH] net: allow CAP_NET_RAW to setsockopt SO

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Message-Id: <20111025.022546.1784159727449615100.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:25:46 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	zenczykowski@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net: allow CAP_NET_RAW to setsockopt SO_PRIORITY

From: Maciej Żenczykowski <zenczykowski@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2011 22:07:20 -0700

> A raw socket can already spew traffic, ie. packets, with any content.
> This includes VLAN tags and IPv4 TOS field, and IPv6 TCLASS field.
> These are the fields used for packet prioritization at switches and in
> the rest of network fabric.

SO_PRIORITY can control prioritizations that are not influenced
by packet contents.

There is a huge difference.
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