From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 From: raj@tardy.usa.hp.com (Rick Jones) Subject: [PATCH net-next] mlx4_en: Convert the normal skb free path to dev_consume_skb_any() Date: Wed, 3 Sep 2014 09:18:00 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <20140903161800.301F629002CD@tardy> Cc: , To: Return-path: Received: from g4t3425.houston.hp.com ([15.201.208.53]:28774 "EHLO g4t3425.houston.hp.com" rhost-flags-OK-OK-OK-OK) by vger.kernel.org with ESMTP id S1753294AbaICQSE (ORCPT ); Wed, 3 Sep 2014 12:18:04 -0400 Sender: netdev-owner@vger.kernel.org List-ID: From: Rick Jones It would appear the mlx4_en driver was still making a call to dev_kfree_skb_any() where dev_consume_skb_any() would be more appropriate. This should make dropped packet profiling/tracking easier/better over a NIC driven by mlx4_en. Signed-off-by: Rick Jones --- Compile tested only diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c index dae3da6..bc8f51c 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c @@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static u32 mlx4_en_free_tx_desc(struct mlx4_en_priv *priv, } } } - dev_kfree_skb_any(skb); + dev_consume_skb_any(skb); return tx_info->nr_txbb; }