netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] packet: uses kfree

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Date:	Thu, 7 Apr 2016 12:06:12 -0400
From:	Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
To:	Weongyo Jeong <weongyo.linux@...il.com>
Cc:	Network Development <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] packet: uses kfree_skb() for drops or errors.

On Wed, Apr 6, 2016 at 5:14 PM, Weongyo Jeong <weongyo.linux@...il.com> wrote:
> consume_skb() isn't for drop or error cases

for drop or error -> for error

> that  kfree_skb() is more proper
> one.  At this patch, it fixed tpacket_rcv() and packet_rcv() to be
> consistent for error or non-error cases letting perf trace its event
> properly.
>
> Signed-off-by: Weongyo Jeong <weongyo.linux@...il.com>

Don't forget to add the target to your subject line: PATCH net-next v3.

> ---
>  net/packet/af_packet.c | 16 ++++++++++++----
>  1 file changed, 12 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/packet/af_packet.c b/net/packet/af_packet.c
> index 1ecfa71..cd100cf 100644
> --- a/net/packet/af_packet.c
> +++ b/net/packet/af_packet.c
> @@ -2040,7 +2040,7 @@ static int packet_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
>         struct sockaddr_ll *sll;
>         struct packet_sock *po;
>         u8 *skb_head = skb->data;
> -       int skb_len = skb->len;
> +       int err = 0, skb_len = skb->len;

bool

Otherwise looks good.