[Bridge] Re: [patch] A more general way to hook into the rx path.

[David S. Miller]

   From: Dan Eble <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
   Date: Fri, 31 Jan 2003 16:41:21 -0500 (EST)

   The following change (against ppclinux 2.4.18pre2 --sorry that's what I'm
   working on right now) removes the bridge driver's global hook and replaces 
   it with a device-specific function.
 ...   
   @@ -1401,7 +1397,7 @@
                }
        }
    
   -    br_handle_frame_hook(skb);
   +    skb->dev->master->recv_from_slave(skb);
        return ret;
    }
    

People can implement proprietary TCP stacks using this "nifty
hook" you've created.  So I can't accept these changes.
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