netdev - Re: [PATCH] SMC911X: Fix using of dereferenced skb after netif

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Date:	Tue, 04 Dec 2007 09:49:50 +0100
From:	Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>
To:	Wang Chen <wangchen@...fujitsu.com>
Cc:	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...ox.com>,
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>,
	Dustin McIntire <dustin@...soria.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] SMC911X: Fix using of dereferenced skb after netif_rx

>>>>> "Wang" == Wang Chen <wangchen@...fujitsu.com> writes:

Hi,

 >> Why not simply update the stats before calling netif_rx as the return
 >> value isn't checked anyway?

 Wang> Even the return value of netif_rx isn't checked, dev->stats maybe
 Wang> changed in netif_rx. But fortunately dev->stats isn't changed in
 Wang> netif_rx.
 Wang> So, I agree. 
 Wang> Here is the new patch.

Thanks.

 Wang> Signed-off-by: Wang Chen <wangchen@...fujitsu.com>

Acked-by: Peter Korsgaard <jacmet@...site.dk>

-- 
Bye, Peter Korsgaard
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