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Date:	Thu, 2 Jan 2014 09:58:21 -0500
From:	Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>
To:	Wang Weidong <wangweidong1@...wei.com>
Cc:	Vlad Yasevich <vyasevich@...il.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-sctp@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v2] sctp: move skb_dst_set() a bit downwards in
 sctp_packet_transmit()

On Thu, Dec 26, 2013 at 01:55:56PM +0800, Wang Weidong wrote:
> skb_dst_set will use dst, if dst is NULL although is not a problem,
> then goto the 'no_route' and free nskb, so do the skb_dst_set is pointless.
> so move the skb_dst_set after dst check.
> Remove the unnecessary initialization as well.
> 
> v2: fix the subject line because it would confuse people,
>     as pointed out by Daniel.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Wang Weidong <wangweidong1@...wei.com>

Acked-by: Neil Horman <nhorman@...driver.com>

> ---
>  net/sctp/output.c | 4 ++--
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/sctp/output.c b/net/sctp/output.c
> index 3be70a4..9b76d62 100644
> --- a/net/sctp/output.c
> +++ b/net/sctp/output.c
> @@ -387,7 +387,7 @@ int sctp_packet_transmit(struct sctp_packet *packet)
>  	int err = 0;
>  	int padding;		/* How much padding do we need?  */
>  	__u8 has_data = 0;
> -	struct dst_entry *dst = tp->dst;
> +	struct dst_entry *dst;
>  	unsigned char *auth = NULL;	/* pointer to auth in skb data */
>  
>  	pr_debug("%s: packet:%p\n", __func__, packet);
> @@ -420,9 +420,9 @@ int sctp_packet_transmit(struct sctp_packet *packet)
>  		}
>  	}
>  	dst = dst_clone(tp->dst);
> -	skb_dst_set(nskb, dst);
>  	if (!dst)
>  		goto no_route;
> +	skb_dst_set(nskb, dst);
>  
>  	/* Build the SCTP header.  */
>  	sh = (struct sctphdr *)skb_push(nskb, sizeof(struct sctphdr));
> -- 
> 1.7.12
> 
> 
> 
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