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[PATCH] 2.6.9 Use skb_padto() in drivers/net/8390.c

To: Jeff Garzik <jgarzik@xxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [PATCH] 2.6.9 Use skb_padto() in drivers/net/8390.c
From: Paul Gortmaker <penguin@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 2004 18:12:36 -0500
Cc: NetDev <netdev@xxxxxxxxxxx>
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The 8390 driver had been fixed for leaking information in short packets
prior to skb_padto() existing.  This change gets rid of the scratch area on
the stack and makes it use skb_padto().  Thanks to Mark Smith for bringing
this to my attention.

Signed-off-by: Paul Gortmaker <p_gortmaker@xxxxxxxxx>

--- linux-386/drivers/net/8390.c~       Mon Oct 18 17:55:55 2004
+++ linux-386/drivers/net/8390.c        Thu Dec 16 18:06:23 2004
@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@
   Paul Gortmaker       : Separate out Tx timeout code from Tx path.
   Paul Gortmaker       : Remove old unused single Tx buffer code.
   Hayato Fujiwara      : Add m32r support.
+  Paul Gortmaker       : use skb_padto() instead of stack scratch area
 
   Sources:
   The National Semiconductor LAN Databook, and the 3Com 3c503 databook.
@@ -272,11 +273,15 @@ static int ei_start_xmit(struct sk_buff 
 {
        long e8390_base = dev->base_addr;
        struct ei_device *ei_local = (struct ei_device *) netdev_priv(dev);
-       int length, send_length, output_page;
+       int send_length = skb->len, output_page;
        unsigned long flags;
-       char scratch[ETH_ZLEN];
 
-       length = skb->len;
+       if (skb->len < ETH_ZLEN) {
+               skb = skb_padto(skb, ETH_ZLEN);
+               if (skb == NULL)
+                       return 0;
+               send_length = ETH_ZLEN;
+       }
 
        /* Mask interrupts from the ethercard. 
           SMP: We have to grab the lock here otherwise the IRQ handler
@@ -298,8 +303,6 @@ static int ei_start_xmit(struct sk_buff 
        
        ei_local->irqlock = 1;
 
-       send_length = ETH_ZLEN < length ? length : ETH_ZLEN;
-    
        /*
         * We have two Tx slots available for use. Find the first free
         * slot, and then perform some sanity checks. With two Tx bufs,
@@ -344,13 +347,7 @@ static int ei_start_xmit(struct sk_buff 
         * trigger the send later, upon receiving a Tx done interrupt.
         */
         
-       if (length == send_length)
-               ei_block_output(dev, length, skb->data, output_page);
-       else {
-               memset(scratch, 0, ETH_ZLEN);
-               memcpy(scratch, skb->data, skb->len);
-               ei_block_output(dev, ETH_ZLEN, scratch, output_page);
-       }
+       ei_block_output(dev, send_length, skb->data, output_page);
                
        if (! ei_local->txing) 
        {


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