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From: Octavian Purdila <opurdila@ixiacom.com>
Subject: Re: race in skb_splice_bits?
Date: Wed, 28 May 2008 21:02:02 +0300
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On Wednesday 28 May 2008, Evgeniy Polyakov wrote:

> We queue data under the lock and clone appropriate skb (and then grab it
> multiple times), so even it will be dropped, its data will not freed, and
> thus we will be able to read it. Or you are talking about different
> skbs?

You are right, I forgot about the clone.

Thanks,
tavi