linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-rc4] aoe [04/13]: zero copy write 1 of 2

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Message-Id: <1155982692.4051.9.camel@localhost.localdomain>
Date:	Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:18:12 +0100
From:	Alan Cox <alan@...rguk.ukuu.org.uk>
To:	"Ed L. Cashin" <ecashin@...aid.com>
Cc:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org, Greg K-H <greg@...ah.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 2.6.18-rc4] aoe [04/13]: zero copy write 1 of 2

Ar Gwe, 2006-08-18 am 13:39 -0400, ysgrifennodd Ed L. Cashin:
> Signed-off-by: "Ed L. Cashin" <ecashin@...aid.com>

> +	skb->len = sizeof *h + sizeof *ah;
> +	memset(h, 0, skb->len);

Never play with skb->len directly. Use skb_put/skb_trim

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