[PATCH 3/3] pch_gbe: vlan skb len fix
From: Andy Cress <hidden>
Date: 2012-07-26 15:59:44
pch_gbe_xmit_frame skb->len verification was incorrect in vlan case
causing bogus transfer length errors. One correction could be:
offset = skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_8021Q) ? 0 : 4;
if (unlikely(skb->len > (adapter->hw.mac.max_frame_size - offset)))
However, this verification is not necessary, so remove it.
Signed-off-by: Andy Cress <redacted>
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
index 000ef68..817614c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/oki-semi/pch_gbe/pch_gbe_main.c@@ -2157,13 +2157,6 @@ static int pch_gbe_xmit_frame(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *netdev) struct pch_gbe_tx_ring *tx_ring = adapter->tx_ring; unsigned long flags; - if (unlikely(skb->len > (adapter->hw.mac.max_frame_size - 4))) { - pr_err("Transfer length Error: skb len: %d > max: %d\n", - skb->len, adapter->hw.mac.max_frame_size); - dev_kfree_skb_any(skb); - adapter->stats.tx_length_errors++; - return NETDEV_TX_OK; - } if (!spin_trylock_irqsave(&tx_ring->tx_lock, flags)) { /* Collision - tell upper layer to requeue */ return NETDEV_TX_LOCKED;