Re: [PATCH] rt2x00: rt2800: fix zeroing skb structure

[Ivo Van Doorn]

On Sat, Jul 30, 2011 at 1:32 PM, Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We should clear skb->data not skb itself. Bug was introduced by:
> commit 0b8004aa12d13ec750d102ba4082a95f0107c649 "rt2x00: Properly
> reserve room for descriptors in skbs".
>
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxx # 2.6.36+
> Signed-off-by: Stanislaw Gruszka <sgruszka@xxxxxxxxxx>

Acked-by: Ivo van Doorn <IvDoorn@xxxxxxxxx>

> ---
>  drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c |    3 +--
>  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
> index 75d2c6c..f94d669 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/rt2x00/rt2800lib.c
> @@ -703,8 +703,7 @@ void rt2800_write_beacon(struct queue_entry *entry, struct txentry_desc *txdesc)
>        /*
>         * Add space for the TXWI in front of the skb.
>         */
> -       skb_push(entry->skb, TXWI_DESC_SIZE);
> -       memset(entry->skb, 0, TXWI_DESC_SIZE);
> +       memset(skb_push(entry->skb, TXWI_DESC_SIZE), 0, TXWI_DESC_SIZE);
>
>        /*
>         * Register descriptor details in skb frame descriptor.
> --
> 1.7.4
>
>
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