netdev - Re: [PATCH] tcp: assign the sock correctly to an outgoing SYNACK packet

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Date:	Mon, 08 Apr 2013 18:24:59 -0700
From:	Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
To:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, pmoore@...hat.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, mvadkert@...hat.com, selinux@...ho.nsa.gov,
	linux-security-module@...r.kernel.org,
	Casey Schaufler <casey@...aufler-ca.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] tcp: assign the sock correctly to an outgoing SYNACK
 packet

On 4/8/2013 6:09 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> On Mon, 2013-04-08 at 17:59 -0700, Casey Schaufler wrote:
>
>> I don't see that with adding 4 bytes. Again, I'm willing to be
>> educated if I'm wrong.
> Feel free to add 4 bytes without having the 'align to 8 bytes' problem
> on 64 bit arches. Show us your patch.

Recall that it's replacing an existing 4 byte value with an 8 byte value.
My compiler days were quite short and long ago, but it would seem that
an 8 byte value ought not have an 'align to 8 bytes' problem.

Again, I'm willing to be educated.

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