netdev - Re: [PATCH] lpc_eth: add missing ndo_change

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Date:	Mon, 11 Jun 2012 13:13:44 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, stigge@...com.de, kevin.wells@....com,
	aletes.xgr@...il.com, srinivas.bakki@....com
Subject: Re: [PATCH] lpc_eth: add missing ndo_change_mtu()

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2012 11:24:00 +0200

> From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
> 
> lpc_eth does a copy of transmitted skbs to DMA area, without checking
> skb lengths, so can trigger buffer overflows :
> 
> memcpy(pldat->tx_buff_v + txidx * ENET_MAXF_SIZE, skb->data, len);
> 
> One way to get bigger skbs is to allow MTU changes above the 1500 limit.
> 
> Calling eth_change_mtu() in ndo_change_mtu() makes sure this cannot
> happen.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

Applied and queued up for -stable.
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