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From: Joe Perches <joe@perches.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] drivers/net/bfin_mac.c: Use pr_fmt,
 netdev_<level>
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 2010 13:52:37 -0700
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Cc: Michael Hennerich <michael.hennerich@analog.com>,
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To: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
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On Tue, 2010-07-27 at 13:44 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Tue, 27 Jul 2010 12:22:11 -0700
> Joe Perches <joe@perches.com> wrote:
> > +static struct sk_buff *bfin_alloc_skb(void)
> > +{
> > +	/* allocate a new skb */
> > +	struct sk_buff *new_skb = dev_alloc_skb(PKT_BUF_SIZE + NET_IP_ALIGN);
> > +
> > +	if (!new_skb)
> > +		return NULL;
> > +
> > +	skb_reserve(new_skb, NET_IP_ALIGN);
>
> Why not use netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align ?

I was consolidating duplicated code.

It could be changed, but right now, desc_list_init isn't
passed a struct netdevice.

Perhaps you'll submit that as a follow-on?