linux-kernel - [PATCH 31/49] Staging: wlan-ng: Eliminate one more rx mtu test.

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Date:	Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:39:58 -0700
From:	Greg KH <greg@...ah.com>
To:	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	Solomon Peachy <pizza@...ftnet.org>,
	Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
Subject: [PATCH 31/49] Staging: wlan-ng: Eliminate one more rx mtu test.

From: Solomon Peachy <pizza@...ftnet.org>

It also isn't needed.

Signed-off-by: Solomon Peachy <pizza@...ftnet.org>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@...e.de>
---
 drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c |   10 ----------
 1 files changed, 0 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c
index d58f10f..aaf1c9d 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/wlan-ng/p80211conv.c
@@ -444,16 +444,6 @@ int skb_p80211_to_ether( wlandevice_t *wlandev, UINT32 ethconv, struct sk_buff *
 		/*  build an 802.3 frame */
 		/* allocate space and setup hostbuf */
 
-		/* Test for an overlength frame */
-		if ( payload_length > netdev->mtu ) {
-			/* A bogus length ethfrm has been sent. */
-			/* Is someone trying an oflow attack? */
-			WLAN_LOG_ERROR("OTHER frame too large (%d > %d)\n",
-				payload_length,
-				netdev->mtu);
-			return 1;
-		}
-
 		/* Chop off the 802.11 header. */
 		skb_pull(skb, payload_offset);
 
-- 
1.6.0.2

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