* [PATCH] staging: vt6656: free skbuff and relocate on bReAllocSkb == FALSE.
@ 2012-11-04 17:20 Malcolm Priestley
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From: Malcolm Priestley @ 2012-11-04 17:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: gregkh; +Cc: linux-wireless
bReAllocSkb == FALSE is when data is not fed to user land.
Free and relocate skbuff.
Where data is not sent return = FALSE from RXbBulkInProcessData.
This appears to reduce false errors when a reused skbuff has old data.
Signed-off-by: Malcolm Priestley <tvboxspy@gmail.com>
---
drivers/staging/vt6656/dpc.c | 9 +++++++--
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/staging/vt6656/dpc.c b/drivers/staging/vt6656/dpc.c
index 28edf9e..5ad7abb 100644
--- a/drivers/staging/vt6656/dpc.c
+++ b/drivers/staging/vt6656/dpc.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ RXbBulkInProcessData (
//Discard beacon packet which channel is 0
if ( (WLAN_GET_FC_FSTYPE((pRxPacket->p80211Header->sA3.wFrameCtl)) == WLAN_FSTYPE_BEACON) ||
(WLAN_GET_FC_FSTYPE((pRxPacket->p80211Header->sA3.wFrameCtl)) == WLAN_FSTYPE_PROBERESP) ) {
- return TRUE;
+ return FALSE;
}
}
pRxPacket->byRxChannel = (*pbyRxSts) >> 2;
@@ -912,7 +912,7 @@ RXbBulkInProcessData (
pDevice->skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_802_2);
memset(pDevice->skb->cb, 0, sizeof(pDevice->skb->cb));
netif_rx(pDevice->skb);
- pDevice->skb = dev_alloc_skb((int)pDevice->rx_buf_sz);
+ return TRUE;
}
return FALSE;
@@ -1534,6 +1534,11 @@ RXvFreeRCB(
ASSERT(!pRCB->Ref); // should be 0
ASSERT(pRCB->pDevice); // shouldn't be NULL
+ if (bReAllocSkb == FALSE) {
+ kfree_skb(pRCB->skb);
+ bReAllocSkb = TRUE;
+ }
+
if (bReAllocSkb == TRUE) {
pRCB->skb = dev_alloc_skb((int)pDevice->rx_buf_sz);
// todo error handling
--
1.7.10.4
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