netdev - Re: [PATCH] skbedit: allow the user to specify bitmask for mark

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Message-ID: <53CCEEB4.80005@mojatatu.com>
Date:	Mon, 21 Jul 2014 06:43:00 -0400
From:	Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To:	Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...hcoding.com>, davem@...emloft.net
CC:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] skbedit: allow the user to specify bitmask for mark

On 07/21/14 04:35, Antonio Quartulli wrote:
> From: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>
>
> The user may want to use only some bits of the skb mark in
> his skbedit rules because the remaining part might be used by
> something else.
>
> Introduce the "mask" parameter to the skbedit actor in order
> to implement such functionality.
>
> When the mask is specified, only those bits selected by the
> latter are altered really changed by the actor, while the
> rest is left untouched.
>
> Cc: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
> Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>

Looks good!

Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>

cheers,
jamal
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