Re: [PATCH][ATM]: [nicstar] using dev_alloc_skb() (reported by "Johnston, Jayme" <Jayme.Johnston@siemens.com>)

["David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxx>]

On Wed, 07 Apr 2004 08:11:04 -0400
"chas williams (contractor)" <chas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> the nicstar driver has typically used alloc_skb() to get its i/o buffers.
> since these buffers are likely to be passed to the network stack at some
> point it should probably be using dev_alloc_skb().  this patches fixes
> a crash during pppoatm operation when an unchecked skb_push() operates on
> a buffer returned by the nicstar.
> 
> please apply to 2.6 and 2.4 kernels (and if at all possible could
> i get this in the soon to be released 2.4.26 kernel?)

Good catch, applied.

I'll do my best to get Marcelo to eats this soon, but no promises.
:-)