Re: dev_add_pack questions

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--- Enrico Demarin <enricod@videotron.ca> wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I was trying to understand how dev_add_pack() works : I
> created a sample
> driver, and added a packet handler like this :
... 
 
> Now, from what I understand this function is called from
> /usr/src/linux/net/core/dev.c , 
> dev_queue_xmit_nit() :

The function you registered thorugh dev_add_pack is called
from netif_receive_skb. That's why you see all incoming
packets also. If you need outgoing packets only, just
discard the rest.


Ravi.

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