netdev - [PATCH 07/21] batman-adv: don't check compat version twice

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Date:	Wed, 29 May 2013 02:59:32 +0200
From:	Antonio Quartulli <ordex@...istici.org>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org,
	Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>,
	Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@...oo.de>
Subject: [PATCH 07/21] batman-adv: don't check compat version twice

From: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>

Compatibility version is checked upon packet reception
before calling any handler. For this reason it does need to
be checked once more in the handler itself.

Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <antonio@...n-mesh.com>
Signed-off-by: Marek Lindner <lindner_marek@...oo.de>
---
 net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c | 7 -------
 1 file changed, 7 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
index 6d62e29..38183dc 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/bat_iv_ogm.c
@@ -1054,13 +1054,6 @@ static void batadv_iv_ogm_process(const struct ethhdr *ethhdr,
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
-	if (batadv_ogm_packet->header.version != BATADV_COMPAT_VERSION) {
-		batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
-			   "Drop packet: incompatible batman version (%i)\n",
-			   batadv_ogm_packet->header.version);
-		return;
-	}
-
 	if (is_my_addr) {
 		batadv_dbg(BATADV_DBG_BATMAN, bat_priv,
 			   "Drop packet: received my own broadcast (sender: %pM)\n",
-- 
1.8.1.5

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