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Diffstat (limited to 'net/ethernet/eth.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/ethernet/eth.c | 16 |
1 files changed, 8 insertions, 8 deletions
diff --git a/net/ethernet/eth.c b/net/ethernet/eth.c index 43e211e611b1..13a63b48b7ee 100644 --- a/net/ethernet/eth.c +++ b/net/ethernet/eth.c @@ -154,9 +154,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_get_headlen); */ __be16 eth_type_trans(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) { - unsigned short _service_access_point; const unsigned short *sap; const struct ethhdr *eth; + __be16 res; skb->dev = dev; skb_reset_mac_header(skb); @@ -181,15 +181,15 @@ __be16 eth_type_trans(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev) * the protocol design and runs IPX over 802.3 without an 802.2 LLC * layer. We look for FFFF which isn't a used 802.2 SSAP/DSAP. This * won't work for fault tolerant netware but does for the rest. + * We use skb->dev as temporary storage to not hit + * CONFIG_STACKPROTECTOR_STRONG=y costs on some platforms. */ - sap = skb_header_pointer(skb, 0, sizeof(*sap), &_service_access_point); - if (sap && *sap == 0xFFFF) - return htons(ETH_P_802_3); + sap = skb_header_pointer(skb, 0, sizeof(*sap), &skb->dev); + res = (sap && *sap == 0xFFFF) ? htons(ETH_P_802_3) : htons(ETH_P_802_2); - /* - * Real 802.2 LLC - */ - return htons(ETH_P_802_2); + /* restore skb->dev in case it was mangled by skb_header_pointer(). */ + skb->dev = dev; + return res; } EXPORT_SYMBOL(eth_type_trans); |