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From: Fred Moyer <fred@redhotpenguin.com>
Subject: Setting skb->len
Date: Thu, 30 Aug 2007 15:12:54 -0700
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Hi netfilter list,

This is my first post to this list, so if this question is better 
handled by a different list, or offtopic, please kindly inform me that 
is the case.  My C is a bit rusty also, so please forgive me if I'm 
asking something that is not clear.  In addition, this is my first 
netfilter module :-)

In a netfilter module I am working on I alter the packet data such that 
the length of the packet is reduced by an amount diff.  I then set 
skb->len via the following code:

   skb->len -= diff;

This worked fine with gcc 2.96 but when cross-compiling this module for 
OpenWrt with gcc 4.1.2 I get the following error:

   error: assignment of read-only member 'len'

Is there a function I can use to set skb->len or do I need to poke 
around the kernel code and modify this member to be read-write.  I 
accept the fact that what I'm doing is probably a hack, but I would like 
to get this module working first, then make it well coded second.

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Fred