netdev - Re: [PATCH] usbnet: fix oops in usbnet_start

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Date:	Mon, 7 Nov 2011 15:42:04 +0100
From:	Richard Cochran <richardcochran@...il.com>
To:	Konstantin Khlebnikov <khlebnikov@...nvz.org>
Cc:	Oliver Neukum <oneukum@...e.de>,
	"netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	"devel@...nvz.org" <devel@...nvz.org>,
	Michael Riesch <michael@...sch.at>
Subject: Re: [PATCH] usbnet: fix oops in usbnet_start_xmit

On Mon, Nov 07, 2011 at 06:05:22PM +0400, Konstantin Khlebnikov wrote:
> Richard Cochran wrote:
> >On Sun, Nov 06, 2011 at 10:33:37PM +0300, Konstantin Khlebnikov wrote:
> >>This patch fixes the bug added in commit v3.1-rc7-1055-gf9b491e
> >>SKB can be NULL at this point, at least for cdc-ncm.
> >
> >What? You mean .ndo_start_xmit is called with skb NULL?
> 
> no. cdc_ncm call usbnet_start_xmit with NULL skb from timer handler
> and tx_fixup hook pickup skb from internal context. yeah, it really messy.

You said it.

Can you please submit the fix suggested by Michael and myself?

Thanks,
Richard
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