Re: Why is packet socket checked before bridge in netif_receive_skb?

["David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

From: "Simon Barber" <simon@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Why is packet socket checked before bridge in netif_receive_skb?
Date: Tue, 26 Jul 2005 11:03:17 -0700

> The protocol handlers are also used to implement packet sockets. - Why
> is the all handler checked before the bridge hook?

Because we want packet sniffers to see the packet before the
bridging layer decapsulates it.