netdev - [PATCH v2] ucc_geth: fix for RX skb buffers recycling

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Date:	Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:35:20 +0400
From:	Sergey Matyukevich <geomatsi@...il.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, leoli@...escale.com,
	avorontsov@...mvista.com
Subject: [PATCH v2] ucc_geth: fix for RX skb buffers recycling

Hello David,

Could you please consider the second, simplified, version of the patch
for ucc_geth driver regarding proper RX error skb buffer recycling.


This patch implements a proper modification of RX skb buffers before
recycling. Adjusting only skb->data is not enough because after that
skb->tail and skb->len become incorrect.

Signed-off-by: Sergey Matyukevich <geomatsi@...il.com>
---
 drivers/net/ucc_geth.c |    2 ++
 1 files changed, 2 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
index 4a34833..807470e 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ucc_geth.c
@@ -3215,6 +3215,8 @@ static int ucc_geth_rx(struct ucc_geth_private *ugeth, u8 rxQ, int rx_work_limit
 					   __func__, __LINE__, (u32) skb);
 			if (skb) {
 				skb->data = skb->head + NET_SKB_PAD;
+				skb->len = 0;
+				skb_reset_tail_pointer(skb);
 				__skb_queue_head(&ugeth->rx_recycle, skb);
 			}
 
-- 
1.6.2.5

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