From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: David Miller Subject: Re: [PATCH] clear skb cb on IP input Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 19:02:48 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20060716.190248.08325486.davem@davemloft.net> References: <20060715.181222.74751444.davem@davemloft.net> <200607161120.k6GBKZEG009486@cmf.nrl.navy.mil> Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: Text/Plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Cc: herbert@gondor.apana.org.au, shemminger@osdl.org, guichaz@yahoo.fr, netdev@vger.kernel.org Return-path: Received: from dsl027-180-168.sfo1.dsl.speakeasy.net ([216.27.180.168]:63699 "EHLO sunset.davemloft.net") by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S932204AbWGQCCd (ORCPT ); Sun, 16 Jul 2006 22:02:33 -0400 To: chas3@users.sourceforge.net, chas@cmf.nrl.navy.mil In-Reply-To: <200607161120.k6GBKZEG009486@cmf.nrl.navy.mil> Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-Id: netdev.vger.kernel.org From: "chas williams - CONTRACTOR" Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 07:20:35 -0400 > why does the input side of the ip layer believe the cb contains valid > data? it should zero the contents of the cb, or just fill in the cb > correctly when the packet arrives at its doorstop. Yes, that's right, after hearing your and Herbert's comments, this point of view is clearly right :)