netdev - Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH net-next v11 1/6] net: introduce skb_transport_header_was

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Message-ID: <CAOrHB_AoMksh0mcs4suNj4rzBCH97pdDi-JgyCUFhO_siRbPCw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Thu, 7 Jul 2016 13:51:47 -0700
From:	pravin shelar <pshelar@....org>
To:	Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>
Cc:	Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	ovs dev <dev@...nvswitch.org>
Subject: Re: [ovs-dev] [PATCH net-next v11 1/6] net: introduce skb_transport_header_was_set()

On Wed, Jul 6, 2016 at 10:59 AM, Simon Horman
<simon.horman@...ronome.com> wrote:
> This helper resets the mac_header of an skb to a state where
> skb_transport_header_was_set() will return false.
>
> This is intended to be used with packets received on
> ARPHRD_NONE devices without an Ethernet header in the inner packet.
> It allows skb_transport_header_was_set to be subsequently used to
> differentiate such packets from those with an Ethernet header.
>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>
Acked-by: Pravin B Shelar <pshelar@....org>