Re: skb->dst->output and ip_send()

[jamal <hadi@xxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi Jim,

On Sat, 26 Aug 2000, James R. Leu wrote:

> While figuring out how to get IP fragmentation to take into account the label
> stack on an outgoing LSP, I came across the code for ip_send() (in net/ip.h).
> I was disappointed to see that ip_send() doesn't use skb->dst->output.
> 

ip_send() is actually in the data path of dst->input() which would be part
of say an LERs path.

All outgoing packets use dst->output() i.e no deviation.
What are you trying to do? I think your code works fine (although its been
a while since i'd seen it)

cheers,
jamal