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net: hdlc_x25: Remove unnecessary skb_reset_network_header calls
1. In x25_xmit, skb_reset_network_header is not necessary before we call lapb_data_request. The lapb module doesn't need skb->network_header. So there is no need to set skb->network_header before calling lapb_data_request. 2. In x25_data_indication (called by the lapb module after data have been received), skb_reset_network_header is not necessary before we call netif_rx. After we call netif_rx, the code in net/core/dev.c will call skb_reset_network_header before handing the skb to upper layers (in __netif_receive_skb_core, called by __netif_receive_skb_one_core, called by __netif_receive_skb, called by process_backlog). So we don't need to call skb_reset_network_header by ourselves. Cc: Martin Schiller <ms@dev.tdt.de> Signed-off-by: Xie He <xie.he.0141@gmail.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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drivers/net/wan/hdlc_x25.c

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@@ -77,7 +77,6 @@ static int x25_data_indication(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb)
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skb_push(skb, 1);
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skb_reset_network_header(skb);
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ptr = skb->data;
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*ptr = X25_IFACE_DATA;
@@ -118,7 +117,6 @@ static netdev_tx_t x25_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
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switch (skb->data[0]) {
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case X25_IFACE_DATA: /* Data to be transmitted */
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skb_pull(skb, 1);
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skb_reset_network_header(skb);
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if ((result = lapb_data_request(dev, skb)) != LAPB_OK)
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dev_kfree_skb(skb);
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return NETDEV_TX_OK;

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