netdev - [net PATCH 3/3] ixgbevf: Use dev_kfree_skb_any in xmit path, not dev_kfree

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Date:	Fri, 01 May 2015 10:34:50 -0700
From:	Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...hat.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org, nic_swsd@...ltek.com
Cc:	intel-wired-lan@...ts.osuosl.org, davem@...emloft.net
Subject: [net PATCH 3/3] ixgbevf: Use dev_kfree_skb_any in xmit path,
 not dev_kfree_skb

With netpoll making use of the transmit function it is possible for the
ndo_start_xmit function to be called with irqs disabled.  As such we need
to use dev_kfree_skb_any in the Tx cleanup path for frames that are
dropped.

Signed-off-by: Alexander Duyck <alexander.h.duyck@...hat.com>
---
 drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c |    2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
index cca8936f2fc3..acfa05154436 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbevf/ixgbevf_main.c
@@ -3584,7 +3584,7 @@ static int ixgbevf_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev)
 	u8 *dst_mac = skb_header_pointer(skb, 0, 0, NULL);
 
 	if (!dst_mac || is_link_local_ether_addr(dst_mac)) {
-		dev_kfree_skb(skb);
+		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 	}
 

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