netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: Introduce skb_orphan

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Date:	Wed, 21 Apr 2010 08:08:36 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next-2.6] net: Introduce skb_orphan_try()

Le dimanche 18 avril 2010 à 02:46 -0700, David Miller a écrit :

> Looks good, applied, thanks Eric.

Hmm, looking at the GSO stuff, I believe we should not call
skb_orphan_try() on gso skbs ?

Thanks !

[PATCH net-next-2.6] net: Dont call skb_orphan_try() for GSO

At this point, skb->destructor is not the original one (stored in
DEV_GSO_CB(skb)->destructor)

Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
---
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index b31d5d6..200d1e8 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -1937,7 +1937,6 @@ gso:
 		if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE)
 			skb_dst_drop(nskb);
 
-		skb_orphan_try(nskb);
 		rc = ops->ndo_start_xmit(nskb, dev);
 		if (unlikely(rc != NETDEV_TX_OK)) {
 			if (rc & ~NETDEV_TX_MASK)


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