Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: xt_physdev fixes

From: Patrick McHardy <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 2009 19:14:03 +0100

Eric Dumazet wrote:
> Hi Patrick
> 
> Please find following patch to prepare next one (loop unrolling)
> 
> I am not sure xt_physdev_info is aligned, either on an int or a long,
> so please check my assertion before applying :)

Yes, the private structures can assume alignment suitable for
pointers and unsigned longs.

> [PATCH] netfilter: xt_physdev fixes
> 
> 1) physdev_mt() incorrectly assumes nulldevname[] is aligned on an int
> 
> 2) It also uses word comparisons, while it could use long word ones.

Applied, thanks.