Re: [PATCH] econet: have failed ec_queue_packet() call return NET_RX_BAD

[Mark Smith <lk-netdev@lk-netdev.nosense.org>]

Hi Florian,

On Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:53:25 +0200
Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de> wrote:

> Mark Smith <lk-netdev@lk-netdev.nosense.org> wrote:
> > econet_rcv() calls ec_queue_packet(). The return from ec_queue_packet()
> > is the direct result of a call to sock_queue_rcv_skb(). Error returns
> > from ec_queue_packet() and therefore sock_queue_rcv_skb() are due to
> > kernel errors, so have econet_rcv() return NET_RX_BAD in this case.
> 
> What about doing this instead?
> 

I think there is value in distinguishing between network/protocol
errors and kernel errors. It helps determine where the fault might lie
- in the network somewhere, or isolated to the receiving host. In
larger organisations there is typically a networks support team and a
hosts/sys admin team. Hints such as this that help determine who's
problem the fault is to deal with can be a big time saver (being a
networking person on one of these sorts of teams, I'm scrathing an
itch :-) )

If these econet patches are accepted, I'll send through similar patches
for the other protocols in the kernel where necessary.

Thanks,
Mark.