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From: Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [BUG] crash in 8139cp with 3.9.2 and KVM
Date: Thu, 16 May 2013 22:17:28 -0700
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On Thu, 2013-05-16 at 21:49 -0700, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> Seeing the following panic when using emulated 8139cp with KVM and 3.9.2 kernel.
> 
> Looks like netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align() can return a fragmented skb sometimes
> and using skb_put() on a non-linear skb causes a panic.

Absolutely not, netdev_alloc_skb_ip_align() always provide a linear skb.