netdev - Re: [PATCH] net/core/skmsg: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call “consume

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Message-ID: <CAPhsuW4aH_kPc5NnWXQp5jgdvOZjq+eDWpUQGBgyZ9USEA6LKA@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Thu, 22 Aug 2019 14:13:10 -0700
From:   Song Liu <liu.song.a23@...il.com>
To:     Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de>
Cc:     Networking <netdev@...r.kernel.org>, bpf <bpf@...r.kernel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>,
        "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>,
        kernel-janitors@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] net/core/skmsg: Delete an unnecessary check before the function call “consume_skb”

On Thu, Aug 22, 2019 at 10:18 AM Markus Elfring <Markus.Elfring@....de> wrote:
>
> From: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>
> Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2019 18:00:40 +0200
>
> The consume_skb() function performs also input parameter validation.
> Thus the test around the call is not needed.
>
> This issue was detected by using the Coccinelle software.
>
> Signed-off-by: Markus Elfring <elfring@...rs.sourceforge.net>

Acked-by: Song Liu <songliubraving@...com>