Hello! > checking tools because the skb lifetime depends on the return value. > Wouldn't it be better to have a consistent interface (skb always freed), > and clone the skb if needed for deferred processing?
But skb is not always freed in any case. Normally it is submitted to netlink_unicast(). It is freed only in error case. So, following this logic should not you clone skb to feed to netlink_unicast()? Alexey - 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