From 2c42bf4b43170ee83354bb68a12f8fc84c2e27a9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Thomas Falcon Date: Thu, 3 Mar 2016 15:22:36 -0600 Subject: [PATCH] ibmveth: check return of skb_linearize in ibmveth_start_xmit If skb_linearize fails, the driver should drop the packet instead of trying to copy it into the bounce buffer. Signed-off-by: Thomas Falcon Signed-off-by: David S. Miller --- drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c | 5 ++++- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c index 335417b..ebe6071 100644 --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/ibm/ibmveth.c @@ -1166,7 +1166,10 @@ map_failed: if (!firmware_has_feature(FW_FEATURE_CMO)) netdev_err(netdev, "tx: unable to map xmit buffer\n"); adapter->tx_map_failed++; - skb_linearize(skb); + if (skb_linearize(skb)) { + netdev->stats.tx_dropped++; + goto out; + } force_bounce = 1; goto retry_bounce; } -- 2.7.4