netdev - Re: [PATCH 2/2] ipv6: set skb->protocol on tcp, raw and ip6_append

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Message-ID: <20130827092356.GB7660@secunet.com>
Date:	Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:23:56 +0200
From:	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
To:	Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2/2] ipv6: set skb->protocol on tcp, raw and
 ip6_append_data genereated skbs

On Mon, Aug 26, 2013 at 12:31:23PM +0200, Hannes Frederic Sowa wrote:
> Currently we don't initialize skb->protocol when transmitting data via
> tcp, raw(with and without inclhdr) or udp+ufo or appending data directly
> to the socket transmit queue (via ip6_append_data). This needs to be
> done so that we can get the correct mtu in the xfrm layer.
> 
> Setting of skb->protocol happens only in functions where we also have
> a transmitting socket and a new skb, so we don't overwrite old values.
> 
> Cc: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
> Cc: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
> Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Signed-off-by: Hannes Frederic Sowa <hannes@...essinduktion.org>

Also applied to ipsec, thanks a lot!
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