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From: Guillaume Chazarain <guichaz@yahoo.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] clear skb cb on IP input
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 20:19:34 +0200
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chas williams - CONTRACTOR wrote:
> 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.
>   
Why not clearing the whole IPCB(skb) instead of
just IPCB(skb)->opts? that would also clear
IPCB(skb)->flags.

And, does not ipv6 need the same treatment with
IP6CB?

Regards.

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Guillaume