Thank you for the comments. Incorporated feedback into current version. -Thanks, Ranjit
--- linux-2.6/net/sched/sch_generic.c 2006-05-10 12:34:52.000000000 -0700 +++ linux/net/sched/sch_generic.c 2006-05-14 08:53:33.000000000 -0700 @@ -136,8 +136,12 @@ if (!netif_queue_stopped(dev)) { int ret; + struct sk_buff *skbc = NULL; + /* Clone the skb so that we hold a reference + * to its data and we can trace it after a + * successful transmit. */ if (netdev_nit) - dev_queue_xmit_nit(skb, dev); + skbc = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC); ret = dev->hard_start_xmit(skb, dev); if (ret == NETDEV_TX_OK) { @@ -145,9 +149,17 @@ dev->xmit_lock_owner = -1; spin_unlock(&dev->xmit_lock); } + if (skbc) { + /* transmit succeeded, + * trace the clone. */ + dev_queue_xmit_nit(skbc,dev); + kfree_skb(skbc); + } spin_lock(&dev->queue_lock); return -1; } + /* Free clone if it exists */ + kfree_skb(skbc); if (ret == NETDEV_TX_LOCKED && nolock) { spin_lock(&dev->queue_lock); goto collision; - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html