skb->dev is being unnecessarily set by the driver on packet recieve.
eth_type_trans already sets skb->dev to the proper value and it is not
referenced anywhere else in the dirver, thus making its setting unnecessary.
Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>
Cc: Sony Chacko <redacted>
Cc: Rajesh Borundia <redacted>
---
.../net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c | 2 --
1 file changed, 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
index 8694124..b2c1b676 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/qlogic/netxen/netxen_nic_init.c
@@ -1532,8 +1532,6 @@ static struct sk_buff *netxen_process_rxbuf(struct netxen_adapter *adapter,
} else
skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_NONE;
- skb->dev = adapter->netdev;
-
buffer->skb = NULL;
no_skb:
buffer->state = NETXEN_BUFFER_FREE;
--
1.7.9.5