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Re: ip_build_xmit() skb_reserve() problem

To: kuznet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: ip_build_xmit() skb_reserve() problem
From: Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 25 Aug 2000 18:33:53 +1000
Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In-reply-to: Your message of "Thu, 24 Aug 2000 20:07:23 +0400." <200008241607.UAA17086@ms2.inr.ac.ru>
Sender: owner-netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx
In message <200008241607.UAA17086@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> you write:
> Hello!
> 
> > (dev->hard_header_len + 15) & ~15) bytes in the skb may be not the same
> > device that actually transmits packet (netfilter may reroute packet to
> > another device for instance).
> 
> This is problem of netfilter. If it wants to do such crap,
> it should make it correctly at least.

Yes, that's a `don't do that' for 2.4.0.  It's pretty obscure, unless
someone wants to fix it.

Rusty.
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