netdev - Re: [PATCH] ipv4: Remove bogus checks of rt

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Date:	Tue, 24 Jan 2012 18:16:39 -0500 (EST)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	eric.dumazet@...il.com
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] ipv4: Remove bogus checks of rt_gateway being zero.

From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:15:46 +0100

>> @@ -454,8 +454,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t ipip_tunnel_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
>>  			dev->stats.tx_fifo_errors++;
>>  			goto tx_error;
>>  		}
>> -		if ((dst = rt->rt_gateway) == 0)
>> -			goto tx_error_icmp;
>>  	}
>>  
>>  	rt = ip_route_output_ports(dev_net(dev), &fl4, NULL,
> 
> Hmm...
> 
> So dst wont be initialized ?

Grrr, good catch, I'll fix this, thanks Eric.
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