On Tue, Jan 17, 2006 at 07:17:55PM +0100, Roger While wrote:
> I am going to NACK this.
> Two reasons :
> 1) Unless we are patching different trees, it appears
> the dev_kfree_skb at label drop_free got missed.

http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=linux-netdev&m=113629395408219&w=2

According to Patrick McHardy, the other dev_kfree_skb change is no
longer required.  Perhaps Patrick will comment?

> 2) I still do not understand this. Quote from the definition
> of dev_kfree_skb_irq -
> 
> /* Use this variant when it is known for sure that it
>  * is executing from interrupt context.
>  */
> 
> This patch is within the (hard)transmit path called from the
> upper layers. I do not see any other driver doing this in the
> hard transmit path.
> Can we really get this in IRQ context ?
> If, for any reason, that is so then we should use
> dev_kfree_skb_any.
> (Or I am being particularly thick)

The patch has been merged.  If it is wrong, let's have another patch
and discuss what needs to happen.

John
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John W. Linville
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