From: Lennert Buytenhek <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
   Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2001 12:51:28 -0500

   ..causing all sorts of havoc when you try to enslave an encrypted ethernet
   tunnel device (CIPE) to a bridge.  Attached patch should fix it.
   
   +    skb->protocol = 0;
   
Why "0"?  That is about as good as initializing it random garbage.
It just means now instead of going through ptype[random_value]
in net/core/dev.c receive packet processing, it will go through
ptype[0].

Please explain how this change "fixes" somthing.  If skb->protocol
doesn't matter, you should be able to leave it alone.  If it _DOES_
matter, you should initialize it to a proper value not "0".

Franks a lot,
David S. Miller
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