netdev - [2.6 patch] wan/hdlc_x25.c: fix a NULL dereference

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Date:	Thu, 28 Aug 2008 01:05:49 +0300
From:	Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
To:	Krzysztof Hałasa <khc@...waw.pl>,
	Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@...hat.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [2.6 patch] wan/hdlc_x25.c: fix a NULL dereference

I doubt stats matter much in this case, and this anyway was a
NULL dereference.

Reported-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>
Signed-off-by: Adrian Bunk <bunk@...nel.org>

---
28711620a5326efc71d5228eeff5a28fed9355be 
diff --git a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c
index 8b7e5d2..7599e37 100644
--- a/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c
+++ b/drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c
@@ -163,10 +163,8 @@ static void x25_close(struct net_device *dev)
 
 static int x25_rx(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	if ((skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL) {
-		skb->dev->stats.rx_dropped++;
+	if ((skb = skb_share_check(skb, GFP_ATOMIC)) == NULL)
 		return NET_RX_DROP;
-	}
 
 	if (lapb_data_received(skb->dev, skb) == LAPB_OK)
 		return NET_RX_SUCCESS;

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