skb->dev is being unnecessarily set during ring init. It is already being set
to the proper value when eth_type_trans is called on packet receive, and the
skb->dev is not referenced anywhere else in the code.
Signed-off-by: Jon Mason <jdmason@kudzu.us>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c
index a6e2e84..5c72843 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/amd/lance.c
@@ -873,10 +873,9 @@ lance_init_ring(struct net_device *dev, gfp_t gfp)
skb = alloc_skb(PKT_BUF_SZ, GFP_DMA | gfp);
lp->rx_skbuff[i] = skb;
- if (skb) {
- skb->dev = dev;
+ if (skb)
rx_buff = skb->data;
- } else
+ else
rx_buff = kmalloc(PKT_BUF_SZ, GFP_DMA | gfp);
if (rx_buff == NULL)
lp->rx_ring[i].base = 0;--
1.7.9.5