From: Xie He <xie.he.0...@gmail.com> Date: Tue, 25 Aug 2020 20:03:53 -0700
> Set the skb's network_header before it is passed to the underlying > Ethernet device for transmission. > > This patch fixes the following issue: > > When we use this driver with AF_PACKET sockets, there would be error > messages of: > protocol 0805 is buggy, dev (Ethernet interface name) > printed in the system "dmesg" log. > > This is because skbs passed down to the Ethernet device for transmission > don't have their network_header properly set, and the dev_queue_xmit_nit > function in net/core/dev.c complains about this. > > Reason of setting the network_header to this place (at the end of the > Ethernet header, and at the beginning of the Ethernet payload): > > Because when this driver receives an skb from the Ethernet device, the > network_header is also set at this place. > > Cc: Martin Schiller <m...@dev.tdt.de> > Signed-off-by: Xie He <xie.he.0...@gmail.com> Applied, thank you.
