On Thu, 2003-02-06 at 03:58, David S. Miller wrote:
> skb_padto() only works on linear skb.
The result is always a linear skb. Given that skb_padto() takes into
account data_len (incorrectly, but still) and skb_pad() contains a
comment about non-linear skb always having zero tailroom, it certainly
looks like these were written with the attempt to work for non-linear
buffers.
I fail to see how the statement "skb->len + skb->data_len" has any
usable meaning, or how it can be anything other than a bug.
The checksum issue I mentioned is not as clear. I haven't looked at all
the callers of skb_copy_expand() and copy_skb_header() to see what
effect copying ip_summed in one of those calls might have elsewhere.
> And if you look at all the drivers where it is used, they
> do not enable things like scatter-gather.
So because the problem is not currently exposed, it's acceptable for the
code to be incorrect?
-- Chris
diff -aur a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h 2003-01-13 12:45:20.000000000 -0800
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h 2003-02-05 12:25:38.000000000 -0800
@@ -1102,7 +1102,7 @@
static inline struct sk_buff *skb_padto(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
{
- unsigned int size = skb->len + skb->data_len;
+ unsigned int size = skb->len;
if (likely(size >= len))
return skb;
return skb_pad(skb, len-size);
-
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