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> Hello!
>
> > We (FreeS/WAN) have noticed bogus skb->mac.raw pointers which seem to
> > co-inside with missing ethernet headers.
>
> The statement sounds interesting, taking into account that skb->mac
> is never even initialized on output packets.

This explains much. Most of the problems we saw were on packets
originating from the machine, rather than ones that had come in off an
ethernet before being sent on to another ethernet after mangling.

Why isn't it set when the hard_header is formed
or updated?

> BTW you could easily discover this fact looking at source.

Yes, assuming you have the time to root through the right pieces of
source... It is not always obvious who called you in the kernel since
there are a number of function pointers floating around...

> Alexey

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