netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] aquantia: Remove the build

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Date:   Thu, 19 Nov 2020 23:15:10 +0100
From:   Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:     "Ramsay, Lincoln" <Lincoln.Ramsay@...i.com>
Cc:     Igor Russkikh <irusskikh@...vell.com>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        Dmitry Bogdanov <dbogdanov@...vell.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] aquantia: Remove the build_skb path

Ramsay, Lincoln <Lincoln.Ramsay@...i.com> wrote:
> The build_skb path fails to allow for an SKB header, but the hardware
> buffer it is built around won't allow for this anyway.

What problem is being resolved here?