netdev - [net-next 07/12] ixgbe: Make certain that all frames fit minimum size requirements

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Date:	Sat, 17 Mar 2012 01:50:55 -0700
From:	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org, gospo@...hat.com, sassmann@...hat.com,
	Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
Subject: [net-next 07/12] ixgbe: Make certain that all frames fit minimum size requirements

From: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>

This change makes certain that any packet we attempt to transmit will meet
minimum size requirements for the hardware.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...el.com>
Tested-by: Stephen Ko <stephen.s.ko@...el.com>
Signed-off-by: Jeff Kirsher <jeffrey.t.kirsher@...el.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c |   18 +++++++++++++++++-
 1 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index db1f17c..bf6d122 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7162,11 +7162,27 @@ out_drop:
 	return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 }
 
-static netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
+static netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb,
+				    struct net_device *netdev)
 {
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct ixgbe_ring *tx_ring;
 
+	if (skb->len <= 0) {
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
+		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+	}
+
+	/*
+	 * The minimum packet size for olinfo paylen is 17 so pad the skb
+	 * in order to meet this minimum size requirement.
+	 */
+	if (skb->len < 17) {
+		if (skb_padto(skb, 17))
+			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
+		skb->len = 17;
+	}
+
 	tx_ring = adapter->tx_ring[skb->queue_mapping];
 	return ixgbe_xmit_frame_ring(skb, adapter, tx_ring);
 }
-- 
1.7.7.6

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