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From: "Seong Moon" <seong@etri.re.kr>
Subject: dev->hard_header ?
Date: Wed, 20 Nov 2002 11:46:20 +0900
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In Layer 3 Protocols(eg. IP, IPv6, ...),
they calls dev_queue_xmit() to send their data.

Before calling dev_queue_xmit(),
does the layer 3 protocols always call dev->hard_header ?

Actually, I'm not sure when dev->hard_header is called.

I think dev->hard_start_xmit can include the part of dev->hard_header.
Why did the developer seperate the header building and sending frame
fucntion ?

thanks in advance.