| To: | "Simon Barber" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
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| Subject: | Re: [PATCH 2.4.26-pre1] Allow ebtables module to change protocol in netif_receive_skb |
| From: | "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Thu, 26 Feb 2004 11:57:09 -0800 |
| Cc: | linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx, bdschuym@xxxxxxxxxx |
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On Wed, 25 Feb 2004 14:47:41 -0800 "Simon Barber" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Currently skb->protocol is read before the bridge is called, even though > it's not used until after. Hence if an ebtables module changes the > protocol of a frame the wrong protocol is interpreted. Applied, even though ebtables is not in 2.4.x yet the change is valid. I've applied your 2.6.x variant too of course. Thanks Simon. |
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