netdev - Re: [PATCH v5 3/5] netdev: ethernet dev_alloc_skb to netdev_alloc

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Message-ID: <CAMuHMdXFz5zEWUkrJjNvOqkgt-n2uKc3wzD9H5NKKz1LT4BpOw@mail.gmail.com>
Date:	Tue, 7 Feb 2012 21:04:07 +0100
From:	Geert Uytterhoeven <geert@...ux-m68k.org>
To:	"Pradeep A. Dalvi" <netdev@...deepdalvi.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	Linux-Next <linux-next@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v5 3/5] netdev: ethernet dev_alloc_skb to netdev_alloc_skb

On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 13:50, Pradeep A. Dalvi <netdev@...deepdalvi.com> wrote:
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
> index 26e25d7..0452e296 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c
> @@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ static int sonic_open(struct net_device *dev)
>                printk("sonic_open: initializing sonic driver.\n");
>
>        for (i = 0; i < SONIC_NUM_RRS; i++) {
> -               struct sk_buff *skb = dev_alloc_skb(SONIC_RBSIZE + 2);
> +               struct sk_buff *skb = netdev_alloc_skb(dev, SONIC_RBSIZE + 2);
>                if (skb == NULL) {
>                        while(i > 0) { /* free any that were allocated successfully */
>                                i--;
> @@ -422,7 +422,7 @@ static void sonic_rx(struct net_device *dev)
>                status = sonic_rda_get(dev, entry, SONIC_RD_STATUS);
>                if (status & SONIC_RCR_PRX) {
>                        /* Malloc up new buffer. */
> -                       new_skb = dev_alloc_skb(SONIC_RBSIZE + 2);
> +                       new_skb = netdev_alloc_skb(SONIC_RBSIZE + 2);

drivers/net/ethernet/natsemi/sonic.c:425: error: too few arguments to
function 'netdev_alloc_skb'

cfr. m68k/defconfig http://kisskb.ellerman.id.au/kisskb/buildresult/5583743/

Your search-and-replace script (hmm, you haven't used a script, have
you?) forgot
to add the first "dev" parameter.

>                        if (new_skb == NULL) {
>                                printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Memory squeeze, dropping packet.\n", dev->name);
>                                lp->stats.rx_dropped++;

Gr{oetje,eeting}s,

                        Geert

--
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