Re: Memory corruption in 8390.c ? (was Re: Possible leaks in network drivers)

[Herbert Xu]

Alan Cox <alan@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> 
> skb_padto() returns either a new buffer or the existing one depending
> upon the space situation. If it returns a new buffer then it frees the
> old one.

I think skb_padto simply shouldn't allocate a new skb.  It only needs
to extend the data area.

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