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-rw-r--r--net/batman-adv/send.c12
1 files changed, 10 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/net/batman-adv/send.c b/net/batman-adv/send.c
index 2a33458be65c..477d85a3b558 100644
--- a/net/batman-adv/send.c
+++ b/net/batman-adv/send.c
@@ -742,6 +742,10 @@ void batadv_forw_packet_ogmv1_queue(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
* Adds a broadcast packet to the queue and sets up timers. Broadcast packets
* are sent multiple times to increase probability for being received.
*
+ * This call clones the given skb, hence the caller needs to take into
+ * account that the data segment of the original skb might not be
+ * modifiable anymore.
+ *
* Return: NETDEV_TX_OK on success and NETDEV_TX_BUSY on errors.
*/
static int batadv_forw_bcast_packet_to_list(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
@@ -755,7 +759,7 @@ static int batadv_forw_bcast_packet_to_list(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
unsigned long send_time = jiffies;
struct sk_buff *newskb;
- newskb = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ newskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!newskb)
goto err;
@@ -794,6 +798,10 @@ err:
* or if a delay is given after that. Furthermore, queues additional
* retransmissions if this interface is a wireless one.
*
+ * This call clones the given skb, hence the caller needs to take into
+ * account that the data segment of the original skb might not be
+ * modifiable anymore.
+ *
* Return: NETDEV_TX_OK on success and NETDEV_TX_BUSY on errors.
*/
static int batadv_forw_bcast_packet_if(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
@@ -808,7 +816,7 @@ static int batadv_forw_bcast_packet_if(struct batadv_priv *bat_priv,
int ret = NETDEV_TX_OK;
if (!delay) {
- newskb = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ newskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
if (!newskb)
return NETDEV_TX_BUSY;