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   From: Rusty Russell <rusty@rustcorp.com.au>
   Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2001 20:59:05 +1100

   (atomic_inc & atomic_dec_and_test for every packet, anyone?).

We already do pay that price, in skb_release_data() :-)
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