Re: [net PATCH v2] 8139cp: Add dma_mapping_error checking
From: Francois Romieu <romieu@fr.zoreil.com>
Date: 2013-07-26 21:24:13
From: Francois Romieu <romieu@fr.zoreil.com>
Date: 2013-07-26 21:24:13
Neil Horman [off-list ref] :
On Fri, Jul 26, 2013 at 10:06:30PM +0200, Francois Romieu wrote:quoted
Neil Horman [off-list ref] :
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@@ -533,6 +533,11 @@ rx_status_loop: mapping = dma_map_single(&cp->pdev->dev, new_skb->data, buflen, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE); + if (dma_mapping_error(&cp->pdev->dev, mapping)) { + kfree_skb(skb);dev->stats.rx_dropped++; Sorry, I did not notice that skb contained newly received data :o/Yeah, this isn't needed. The skb being mapped in is newly allocated, and contains no data. We haven't dropped anything here, so theres no need for the stats bump.
Huh ? [...error path...] kfree(skb); [...normal path...] cp_rx_skb(cp, skb, desc); Afaiks it's the same skb. We drop data and a stats bump is needed. [...]
Thoughts?
Nevermind. cp_start_xmit is a piece of it and it isn't your work to turn it into something sensible. -- Ueimor