netdev - [PATCH] veth: dont release skb->dst in veth

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Message-ID: <4A1FAB3C.9090406@gmail.com>
Date:	Fri, 29 May 2009 11:30:36 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	Linux Netdev List <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH] veth: dont release skb->dst in veth_xmit()

No need to release skb->dst, its now done by core network.

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
---
diff --git a/drivers/net/veth.c b/drivers/net/veth.c
index 8e56fcf..87197dd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/veth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/veth.c
@@ -176,8 +176,6 @@ static int veth_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
 	if (dev->features & NETIF_F_NO_CSUM)
 		skb->ip_summed = rcv_priv->ip_summed;

-	dst_release(skb->dst);
-	skb->dst = NULL;
 	skb->mark = 0;
 	secpath_reset(skb);
 	nf_reset(skb);
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