Re: netif_rx packet dumping

[Baruch Even <baruch@xxxxxxxxx>]

Andi Kleen wrote:
> Baruch Even <baruch@xxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
> > I can squeeze the tcp_skb_cb to one pointer at the expense of extra
> > work to remove a packet from the list (the other pointer is the prev
> > pointer).
>
> You could also use a xor list in theory. But I'm not sure it's worth it.
> Increasing cb by 4 bytes shouldn't be a very big issue.

If increasing the cb by 4 bytes is ok, it would make my life easier and 
the code simpler. But I don't think it would also be a big issue to 
remove the prev pointer.

Now, if we can agree on increasing the tcp_sock by 20 bytes I'll be able 
to continue my work.

Baruch