David Miller wrote:

From: Daniel Phillips <redacted>

  >>Can you please characterize the conditions under which skb->dev changes

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after the alloc?  Are there writings on this subtlety?

The packet scheduler and classifier can redirect packets to different
devices, and can the netfilter layer.

The setting of skb->dev is wholly transient and you cannot rely upon
it to be the same as when you set it on allocation.

Even simple things like the bonding device change skb->dev on every
receive.

Thankyou, this is easily fixed.

I think you need to study the networking stack a little more before
you continue to play in this delicate area :-)

The VM deadlock is also delicate.  Perhaps we can work together.

Regards,

Daniel