netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: do not use skb_mac_header() in qdisc_pkt_len

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Message-ID: <ZBrlsqpyfj7SrMze@corigine.com>
Date:   Wed, 22 Mar 2023 12:25:38 +0100
From:   Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
To:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc:     "David S . Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/3] net: do not use skb_mac_header() in
 qdisc_pkt_len_init()

On Tue, Mar 21, 2023 at 04:45:17PM +0000, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> We want to remove our use of skb_mac_header() in tx paths,
> eg remove skb_reset_mac_header() from __dev_queue_xmit().
> 
> Idea is that ndo_start_xmit() can get the mac header
> simply looking at skb->data.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>