netdev - Re: [PATCH 7/9] net: add skb_orphan_frags to copy aside frags with destructors

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Date:	Thu, 03 May 2012 13:55:32 -0400 (EDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	mst@...hat.com
Cc:	ian.campbell@...rix.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 7/9] net: add skb_orphan_frags to copy aside frags with
 destructors

From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <mst@...hat.com>
Date: Thu, 3 May 2012 18:41:43 +0300

> On Thu, May 03, 2012 at 03:56:09PM +0100, Ian Campbell wrote:
>> This should be used by drivers which need to hold on to an skb for an extended
>> (perhaps unbounded) period of time. e.g. the tun driver which relies on
>> userspace consuming the skb.
>> 
>> Signed-off-by: Ian Campbell <ian.campbell@...rix.com>
>> Cc: mst@...hat.com
> 
> 
> Right. But local sockets queue at socket forever as well.
> I think this should be called in skb_set_owner_r?
> 
> This might somewhat penalize speed for local clients in the name
> of correctness but these are rare so being correct is
> more important I think.

But, on the other hand, putting the check into skb_set_owner_r() is a
not so nice test to have in the fast path of every socket receive.
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