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Subject: Re: [PATCH] staging:r8188eu: avoid skb_clone for amsdu to msdu
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To:     Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
Cc:     Larry Finger <Larry.Finger@lwfinger.net>,
        devel@driverdev.osuosl.org, Puranjay Mohan <puranjay12@gmail.com>,
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        Saurav Girepunje <saurav.girepunje@gmail.com>
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From:   Ivan Safonov <insafonov@gmail.com>
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On 4/23/20 2:29 PM, Greg Kroah-Hartman wrote:
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 11:41:12AM +0300, Ivan Safonov wrote:
>> skb clones use same data buffer, so tail of one skb is corrupted by beginning of next skb.
> 
> Please properly wrap your changelog text at the correct column (72).
> 
> Also, your subject: line does not have the correct driver name :(

Correct driver name is 'r8188eu':

1. 
http://driverdev.linuxdriverproject.org/pipermail/driverdev-devel/2016-June/090556.html 
:
> One other point, it is customary to start the patch subject with "staging: 
> rtl8188eu: ..." for drivers in staging. I also prefer using r8188eu rather than 
> rtl8188eu as the former is the actual name of the driver, but either will work.

2. ./drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/os_dep/usb_intf.c lines 483-522/522 (END):
> static struct usb_driver rtl8188e_usb_drv = {
>         .name = "r8188eu",
>         .probe = rtw_drv_init,
>         .disconnect = rtw_dev_remove,
>         .id_table = rtw_usb_id_tbl,
>         .suspend =  rtw_suspend,
>         .resume = rtw_resume,
>         .reset_resume = rtw_resume,
> };
> 
> module_usb_driver(rtl8188e_usb_drv)

Subject contain this name.

>>
>> Signed-off-by: Ivan Safonov <insafonov@gmail.com>
>> ---
>>   drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c | 19 ++++++-------------
>>   1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
>>
>> diff --git a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
>> index d4278361e002..a036ef104198 100644
>> --- a/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
>> +++ b/drivers/staging/rtl8188eu/core/rtw_recv.c
>> @@ -1525,21 +1525,14 @@ static int amsdu_to_msdu(struct adapter *padapter, struct recv_frame *prframe)
>>   
>>   		/* Allocate new skb for releasing to upper layer */
>>   		sub_skb = dev_alloc_skb(nSubframe_Length + 12);
>> -		if (sub_skb) {
>> -			skb_reserve(sub_skb, 12);
>> -			skb_put_data(sub_skb, pdata, nSubframe_Length);
>> -		} else {
>> -			sub_skb = skb_clone(prframe->pkt, GFP_ATOMIC);
>> -			if (sub_skb) {
>> -				sub_skb->data = pdata;
>> -				sub_skb->len = nSubframe_Length;
>> -				skb_set_tail_pointer(sub_skb, nSubframe_Length);
>> -			} else {
>> -				DBG_88E("skb_clone() Fail!!! , nr_subframes=%d\n", nr_subframes);
>> -				break;
>> -			}
>> +		if (!sub_skb) {
>> +			DBG_88E("dev_alloc_skb() Fail!!! , nr_subframes=%d\n", nr_subframes);
>> +			break;
>>   		}
>>   
>> +		skb_reserve(sub_skb, 12);
>> +		skb_put_data(sub_skb, pdata, nSubframe_Length);
>> +
> 
> Have you tested this?

I have not test this change.

Ivan Safonov.