netdev - [PATCH 05/11] ksz884x: remove unnecessary setting of skb->dev

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Date:	Mon,  9 Jul 2012 17:09:29 -0700
From:	Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>
To:	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH 05/11] ksz884x: remove unnecessary setting of skb->dev

skb->dev is being unnecessarily set during ring init.  It is already being set
to the proper value when eth_type_trans is called on packet receive, and the
skb->dev is not referenced anywhere else in the code.

Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jdmason@...zu.us>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c |    4 +---
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
index eaf9ff0..2b59e39 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/micrel/ksz884x.c
@@ -4480,14 +4480,12 @@ static void ksz_init_rx_buffers(struct dev_info *adapter)
 		dma_buf->len = adapter->mtu;
 		if (!dma_buf->skb)
 			dma_buf->skb = alloc_skb(dma_buf->len, GFP_ATOMIC);
-		if (dma_buf->skb && !dma_buf->dma) {
-			dma_buf->skb->dev = adapter->dev;
+		if (dma_buf->skb && !dma_buf->dma)
 			dma_buf->dma = pci_map_single(
 				adapter->pdev,
 				skb_tail_pointer(dma_buf->skb),
 				dma_buf->len,
 				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-		}
 
 		/* Set descriptor. */
 		set_rx_buf(desc, dma_buf->dma);
-- 
1.7.9.5

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