netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] net: use skb->priority for overloading skb->dropcount and skb->reserved

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Date:	Sun, 22 Feb 2015 15:47:33 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eyal.birger@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, edumazet@...gle.com,
	shmulik.ladkani@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 2/3] net: use skb->priority for overloading
 skb->dropcount and skb->reserved_tailroom instead of skb->mark

From: Eyal Birger <eyal.birger@...il.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Feb 2015 13:32:48 +0200

> However, It seems the skb is cloned prior to setting dropcount and
> other skb header fields before it is enqueued in packet_rcv(). Would
> that not prevent interference with the transmit path?

You're right, that should take care of all cases.

Please resubmit this series, perhaps adding some commit
log text explaining this for the next person who reads
these changes.
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