netdev - [PATCH net-next] ipv6: tcp: dont drop packet but consume it

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Date:	Thu, 19 Apr 2012 14:24:36 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: tcp: dont drop packet but consume it

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

When we need to clone skb, we dont drop a packet.
Call consume_skb() to not confuse dropwatch.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
---
 net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index 86cfe60..050c551 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -1353,7 +1353,7 @@ static struct sock * tcp_v6_syn_recv_sock(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
 	newnp->pktoptions = NULL;
 	if (treq->pktopts != NULL) {
 		newnp->pktoptions = skb_clone(treq->pktopts, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		kfree_skb(treq->pktopts);
+		consume_skb(treq->pktopts);
 		treq->pktopts = NULL;
 		if (newnp->pktoptions)
 			skb_set_owner_r(newnp->pktoptions, newsk);


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