Re: [PATCH net-next 08/10] hv_netvsc: Don't ask for additional head room in the skb

From: Florian Westphal
Date: Tue Nov 24 2015 - 03:55:46 EST


K. Y. Srinivasan <kys@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> The rndis header is 116 bytes big and can be placed in the default
> head room that will be available in the skb. Since the netvsc packet
> is less than 48 bytes, we can use the skb control buffer
> for the netvsc packet. With these changes we don't need to
> ask for additional head room.

Minor nit: could you add a BUILD_BUG_ON test for this? Something like

BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct hv_netvsc_packet) > FIELD_SIZEOF(struct sk_buff, cb));
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