Why is this bug taking so long to fix? Network team, this problem is very simple to patch! (see heinz's link above):
http://bugzilla.kernel.org/attachment.cgi?id=13190&action=view >From 0b329a4fcff552bbd329c9c90896446170f9f7cb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John W. Linville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Wed, 17 Oct 2007 17:07:12 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] zd1201: avoid null ptr access of skb->dev skb->dev is not set until eth_type_trans is called... Signed-off-by: John W. Linville <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c | 4 ++-- 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c index 935b144..d5c0c66 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/zd1201.c @@ -327,8 +327,8 @@ static void zd1201_usbrx(struct urb *urb) memcpy(skb_put(skb, 6), &data[datalen-8], 6); memcpy(skb_put(skb, 2), &data[datalen-24], 2); memcpy(skb_put(skb, len), data, len); - skb->dev->last_rx = jiffies; skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, zd->dev); + skb->dev->last_rx = jiffies; zd->stats.rx_packets++; zd->stats.rx_bytes += skb->len; netif_rx(skb); @@ -384,8 +384,8 @@ static void zd1201_usbrx(struct urb *urb) memcpy(skb_put(skb, 2), &data[6], 2); memcpy(skb_put(skb, len), data+8, len); } - skb->dev->last_rx = jiffies; skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, zd->dev); + skb->dev->last_rx = jiffies; zd->stats.rx_packets++; zd->stats.rx_bytes += skb->len; netif_rx(skb); -- 1.5.2.4 -- ZyDAS 802.11b WiFi freezes kernel 2.6.22-9 in Gutsy Tribe 3 https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/130998 You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is the bug contact for Ubuntu. -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list [email protected] https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs
