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On Thu, 2010-06-03 at 22:47 +1000, Herbert Xu wrote:

> You *are* misreading what I wrote.
> 
> As I've repeatedly stated, it is guaranteed that either tcpdump
> is finished with the skb, or you will see it as cloned.

I dont see the problem of when tcpdump sees the packet first.
pedit doesnt care if it is cloned or not.
What i am worried about - and couldnt parse in your email - is:
What happens when pedit gets to it first? would skb_cloned() be true
always/guaranteed?

cheers,
jamal