Re: skb fragmentation

[Andi Kleen]

Muli Ben-Yehuda <mulix@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

> How? build a fragmented skb on the receive path and send it
> upwards. Last I looked at the relevant code (2.4.something), however,
> the tcp/ip stack called skb_linearize() on the skb on its way up, so

Actually the main protocols (TCP,UDP,RAW) work with fragmented skbs. The
skb_linearize() users are mostly netfilter modules and some obscure
older protocols. Most of that has been fixed in 2.6.

-Andi
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