netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: Initial skb->dev and skb->protocol in ip6

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Date:   Fri, 9 Jun 2017 12:13:57 -0700
From:   Chenbo Feng <chenbofeng.kernel@...il.com>
To:     David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, lorenzo@...gle.com, edumazet@...gle.com,
        fengc@...gle.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: Initial skb->dev and skb->protocol in
 ip6_output



On 06/09/2017 12:08 PM, David Miller wrote:
> From: Chenbo Feng <chenbofeng.kernel@...il.com>
> Date: Fri,  9 Jun 2017 12:06:07 -0700
>
>> From: Chenbo Feng <fengc@...gle.com>
>>
>> Move the initialization of skb->dev and skb->protocol from
>> ip6_finish_output2 to ip6_output. This can make the skb->dev and
>> skb->protocol information avalaible to the CGROUP eBPF filter.
>>
>> Signed-off-by: Chenbo Feng <fengc@...gle.com>
>> Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> Applied, thanks.
>
> This makes ipv6 consistent with ipv4.
>
> I am surprised this wasn't noticed, for example, in netfilter.
> .
>
Hi David,

This patch is still under working since it may have problem with 
ip_fragment() call, did you applied it already? Should I send a revert 
patch to you then?

Chenbo Feng