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Diffstat (limited to 'pkg/tcpip/packet_buffer.go')
| -rw-r--r-- | pkg/tcpip/packet_buffer.go | 8 |
1 files changed, 6 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/packet_buffer.go b/pkg/tcpip/packet_buffer.go index ab24372e7..04852132c 100644 --- a/pkg/tcpip/packet_buffer.go +++ b/pkg/tcpip/packet_buffer.go @@ -39,8 +39,12 @@ type PacketBuffer struct { // payload. DataSize int - // Header holds the headers of outbound packets. As a packet is passed - // down the stack, each layer adds to Header. + // Header holds the headers of outbound packets generated by the netstack. As + // a packet is passed down the stack, each layer adds to Header. + // + // Note, if a packet is being forwarded at the IP layer, the headers for the + // IP layer and above (transport) will be held in Data as the packet was not + // passed down the stack it arrived at before being forwarded. Header buffer.Prependable // These fields are used by both inbound and outbound packets. They |