netdev - Re: net: fix routing encapsulated packets when binding a socket to a tunnel interface

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Date:   Sun, 31 Mar 2019 23:01:23 -0700 (PDT)
From:   David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:     lifonghsu@...ology.com
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: net: fix routing encapsulated packets when binding a socket to
 a tunnel interface

From: lifonghsu <lifonghsu@...ology.com>
Date: Mon, 01 Apr 2019 11:00:22 +0800

> Since we are not sure whether there is any code referring to the
> value of skb_iff in transmit site or not, it is risky to set an
> invalid interface

If you are no confident in how the value is used on TX, then I can't
consider your change with confidence either.

Think about what you are saying to me here.  You basically do not know
whether you are adding a bug or not.