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yaml
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r: 315033
b: refs/heads/master
c: 95162d6
h: refs/heads/master
i:
  315031: f41f2b3
v: v3

[refs]

@@ -1,2 +1,2 @@
 ---
-refs/heads/master: cabdc8ee3768ceb6367e88c6fe84a66dd667bdf9
+refs/heads/master: 95162d652477f6e3d04687f5d39d443fcc64d8d7

trunk/drivers/net/usb/asix.c

@@ -358,23 +358,39 @@ static struct sk_buff *asix_tx_fixup(struct usbnet *dev, struct sk_buff *skb,
 
 	padlen = ((skb->len + 4) & (dev->maxpacket - 1)) ? 0 : 4;
 
-	if ((!skb_cloned(skb)) &&
-	    ((headroom + tailroom) >= (4 + padlen))) {
-		if ((headroom < 4) || (tailroom < padlen)) {
+	/* We need to push 4 bytes in front of frame (packet_len)
+	 * and maybe add 4 bytes after the end (if padlen is 4)
+	 *
+	 * Avoid skb_copy_expand() expensive call, using following rules :
+	 * - We are allowed to push 4 bytes in headroom if skb_header_cloned()
+	 *   is false (and if we have 4 bytes of headroom)
+	 * - We are allowed to put 4 bytes at tail if skb_cloned()
+	 *   is false (and if we have 4 bytes of tailroom)
+	 *
+	 * TCP packets for example are cloned, but skb_header_release()
+	 * was called in tcp stack, allowing us to use headroom for our needs.
+	 */
+	if (!skb_header_cloned(skb) &&
+	    !(padlen && skb_cloned(skb)) &&
+	    headroom + tailroom >= 4 + padlen) {
+		/* following should not happen, but better be safe */
+		if (headroom < 4 ||
+		    tailroom < padlen) {
 			skb->data = memmove(skb->head + 4, skb->data, skb->len);
 			skb_set_tail_pointer(skb, skb->len);
 		}
 	} else {
 		struct sk_buff *skb2;
+
 		skb2 = skb_copy_expand(skb, 4, padlen, flags);
 		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
 		skb = skb2;
 		if (!skb)
 			return NULL;
 	}
 
+	packet_len = ((skb->len ^ 0x0000ffff) << 16) + skb->len;
 	skb_push(skb, 4);
-	packet_len = (((skb->len - 4) ^ 0x0000ffff) << 16) + (skb->len - 4);
 	cpu_to_le32s(&packet_len);
 	skb_copy_to_linear_data(skb, &packet_len, sizeof(packet_len));
 
@@ -880,6 +896,8 @@ static int ax88172_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	dev->net->netdev_ops = &ax88172_netdev_ops;
 	dev->net->ethtool_ops = &ax88172_ethtool_ops;
+	dev->net->needed_headroom = 4; /* cf asix_tx_fixup() */
+	dev->net->needed_tailroom = 4; /* cf asix_tx_fixup() */
 
 	asix_mdio_write(dev->net, dev->mii.phy_id, MII_BMCR, BMCR_RESET);
 	asix_mdio_write(dev->net, dev->mii.phy_id, MII_ADVERTISE,
@@ -1075,6 +1093,8 @@ static int ax88772_bind(struct usbnet *dev, struct usb_interface *intf)
 
 	dev->net->netdev_ops = &ax88772_netdev_ops;
 	dev->net->ethtool_ops = &ax88772_ethtool_ops;
+	dev->net->needed_headroom = 4; /* cf asix_tx_fixup() */
+	dev->net->needed_tailroom = 4; /* cf asix_tx_fixup() */
 
 	embd_phy = ((dev->mii.phy_id & 0x1f) == 0x10 ? 1 : 0);