Re: [PATCH v2 2/2] ppp_generic: handle non-linear skbs when passing them to pppd

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From: Simon Arlott <simon@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Mon, 03 May 2010 21:20:27 +0100

> Frequently when using PPPoE with an interface MTU greater than 1500,
> the skb is likely to be non-linear. If the skb needs to be passed to
> pppd then the skb data must be read correctly.
> 
> The previous commit fixes an issue with accidentally sending skbs
> to pppd based on an invalid read of the protocol type. When that
> error occurred pppd was reading invalid skb data too.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Simon Arlott <simon@xxxxxxxxxxx>

Applied.
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