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

["Eble, Dan" <DanE@aiinet.com>]

David S. Miller wrote:
>
> People can implement proprietary TCP stacks using this "nifty
> hook" you've created.  So I can't accept these changes.

Can't they do that already?  For example,

    static int __init carnivore_init()
    {
            ...
            old_br_hook          = br_handle_frame_hook;
            br_handle_frame_hook = my_1337_proprietary_rx;
            ...
    }

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