netdev - [PATCH 1/8] batman-adv: avoid skb

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Date:	Mon, 14 May 2012 09:17:31 +0200
From:	Antonio Quartulli <ordex@...istici.org>
To:	davem@...emloft.net
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, b.a.t.m.a.n@...ts.open-mesh.org,
	Antonio Quartulli <ordex@...istici.org>
Subject: [PATCH 1/8] batman-adv: avoid skb_linearise() if not needed

Whenever we want to access headers only, we do not need to linearise the whole
packet. Instead we can use pskb_may_pull()

Signed-off-by: Antonio Quartulli <ordex@...istici.org>
---
 net/batman-adv/routing.c |    5 +++--
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/batman-adv/routing.c b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
index 7ed9d8f..4c6467d 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/routing.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/routing.c
@@ -916,8 +916,9 @@ static int check_unicast_ttvn(struct bat_priv *bat_priv,
 
 	/* Check whether I have to reroute the packet */
 	if (seq_before(unicast_packet->ttvn, curr_ttvn) || tt_poss_change) {
-		/* Linearize the skb before accessing it */
-		if (skb_linearize(skb) < 0)
+		/* check if there is enough data before accessing it */
+		if (pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct unicast_packet) +
+				  ETH_HLEN) < 0)
 			return 0;
 
 		ethhdr = (struct ethhdr *)(skb->data +
-- 
1.7.9.4

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