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Subject: Re: [PATCH 5/7] [NET] skbuff: Add skb_cow_head
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From: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 17:09:15 +0800

> [NET] skbuff: Add skb_cow_head
> 
> This patch adds an optimised version of skb_cow that avoids the copy if
> the header can be modified even if the rest of the payload is cloned.
> 
> This can be used in encapsulating paths where we only need to modify the
> header.  As it is, this can be used in PPPOE and bridging.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>

Applied, thanks Herbert.