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    net: add IFF_SKB_TX_SHARED flag to priv_flags · d8873315
    Neil Horman (CI test user) 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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