| To: | "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>, netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx |
|---|---|
| Subject: | Is mac address reference safe w/ zero copy? |
| From: | Rusty Russell <rusty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> |
| Date: | Wed, 07 Feb 2001 23:13:51 +1100 |
| Sender: | owner-netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx |
Hi Dave, et al,
The following code in route.c:ip_route_input_slow()
if (dev->hard_header_len) {
int i;
unsigned char *p = skb->mac.raw;
printk(KERN_WARNING "ll header: ");
for (i=0; i<dev->hard_header_len; i++, p++) {
printk("%02x", *p);
Is this safe w/ paged skbs? Can I assume this in the ipt_mac
mac-address-matching netfilter module (which can only be called on
incoming or forwarded packets)?
Rusty.
--
Premature optmztion is rt of all evl. --DK
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