Re: [PATCH] ethernet-bridge: update skb->priority in case forwarded frame has VLAN-header

From: Alexey Kuznetsov
Date: Mon Mar 07 2005 - 05:55:24 EST


Hello!

> If this packet came in from an 802.1Q VLAN device, the VLAN code already
> has the logic necessary to map the .1q priority to an arbitrary
> skb->priority.

Actually, the patch makes sense when it is straight ethernet bridge
not involving full parsing of VLAN. I guess the case when the frame
passed through VLAN device should be eliminated to avoid overwriting
priority set by VLAN.

Alexey
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