netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/3] openvswitch: normalize vlan rx path

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Message-ID: <20161005184426.GQ25403@egarver>
Date:   Wed, 5 Oct 2016 14:44:26 -0400
From:   Eric Garver <e@...g.me>
To:     Eyal Birger <eyal.birger@...il.com>
Cc:     Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        pravin shelar <pshelar@....org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2 1/3] openvswitch: normalize vlan rx path

On Wed, Oct 05, 2016 at 08:31:52PM +0300, Eyal Birger wrote:
> On Wed, Oct 5, 2016 at 8:23 PM, Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com> wrote:
> > On Wed, 5 Oct 2016 17:18:08 +0300, Eyal Birger wrote:
> >> I think at this point, 'eth' may point to a freed packet.
> >
> > It may but how does that matter? eth is not used beyond that point.
> 
> Definitely a nit. For sure not critical.
> 
> Just seemed less future safe to keep a pointer to an old packet lying around.

I agree. Alternatively refresh the eth pointer.