netdev - Re: [PATCH 1/1] netfilter: nf_queue: fix queueing of bridged gro skbs

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Date:	Thu, 9 Feb 2012 16:44:21 +0100
From:	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:	Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
Cc:	netfilter-devel <netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org>,
	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] netfilter: nf_queue: fix queueing of bridged gro
 skbs

Hi Florian,

On Mon, Feb 06, 2012 at 01:23:10PM +0100, Florian Westphal wrote:
> When trying to nf_queue GRO/GSO skbs, nf_queue uses skb_gso_segment
> to split the skb.
> 
> However, if nf_queue is called via bridge netfilter, the mac header
> won't be preserved -- packets will thus contain a bogus mac header.
> 
> Fix this by setting skb->data to the mac header when skb->nf_bridge
> is set and restoring skb->data afterwards for all segments.

Better fix skb_gso_segment to handle this case?
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