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SubjectRe: Fwd: Possible bug in net/ipv4/route.c?
Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> 2) The layer using skb->cb[] should clear this area after use and
>> before handing the skb to another layer. Ubicom should modify the
>> driver to clear the skb->cb[] area before sending it up the line.
>>
>
> This is the right option. If you use one word in cb[], only your driver
> knows how to clear it efficiently.

Absolutely not! No protocol stack should rely on an external skb
having a zero cb.

Please fix the bridge instead as it's doing the IP injection.

Cheers,
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