From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: Matti Linnanvuori Subject: [PATCH] Documentation: add a guideline for hard_start_xmit method not to modify SKB Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:22:09 +0100 (CET) Message-ID: <110604.81450.qm@web52011.mail.re2.yahoo.com> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7BIT To: jgarzik@pobox.com, netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from web52011.mail.re2.yahoo.com ([206.190.48.27]:28951 "HELO web52011.mail.re2.yahoo.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with SMTP id S1752178AbXLVRWK (ORCPT ); Sat, 22 Dec 2007 12:22:10 -0500 Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Matti Linnanvuori Add a guideline for hard_start_xmit method not to modify SKB. Signed-off-by: Matti Linnanvuori --- --- a/Documentation/networking/driver.txt 2007-12-22 18:50:28.062169500 +0200 +++ b/Documentation/networking/driver.txt 2007-12-22 19:10:58.726566000 +0200 @@ -74,6 +74,9 @@ Transmit path guidelines: If you return 1 from the hard_start_xmit method, you must not keep any reference to that SKB and you must not attempt to free it up. +4) A hard_start_xmit method must not modify the cloned parts of the + SKB. + Probing guidelines: 1) Any hardware layer address you obtain for your device should Machen Sie Yahoo! zu Ihrer Startseite. Los geht's: http://de.yahoo.com/set