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SubjectRe: Data corruption issue with splice() on 2.6.27.10
On Wed, Jan 07, 2009 at 11:22:38PM +1100, Herbert Xu wrote:
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> Yes we will linearize the packet in dev_queue_xmit but as soon
> as the netdev stops the tx queue you'll get corruption.

OK that can't happen because the linearisation precedes that, but
ARP (or anything else that delays the skb prior to dev_queue_xmit)
can still cause corruption.

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