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    net: add IFF_SKB_TX_SHARED flag to priv_flags · d8873315
    Neil Horman authored
    
    
    Pktgen attempts to transmit shared skbs to net devices, which can't be used by
    some drivers as they keep state information in skbs.  This patch adds a flag
    marking drivers as being able to handle shared skbs in their tx path.  Drivers
    are defaulted to being unable to do so, but calling ether_setup enables this
    flag, as 90% of the drivers calling ether_setup touch real hardware and can
    handle shared skbs.  A subsequent patch will audit drivers to ensure that the
    flag is set properly
    
    Signed-off-by: default avatarNeil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
    Reported-by: default avatarJiri Pirko <jpirko@redhat.com>
    CC: Robert Olsson <robert.olsson@its.uu.se>
    CC: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
    CC: Alexey Dobriyan <adobriyan@gmail.com>
    CC: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
    Signed-off-by: default avatarDavid S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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