__netif_receive_skb_core: pass skb by reference
__netif_receive_skb_core may change the skb pointer passed into it (e.g. in rx_handler). The original skb may be freed as a result of this operation. The callers of __netif_receive_skb_core may further process original skb by using pt_prev pointer returned by __netif_receive_skb_core thus leading to unpleasant effects. The solution is to pass skb by reference into __netif_receive_skb_core. v2: Added Fixes tag and comment regarding ppt_prev and skb invariant. Fixes: 88eb1944 ("net: core: propagate SKB lists through packet_type lookup") Signed-off-by: Boris Sukholitko <boris.sukholitko@broadcom.com> Acked-by: Edward Cree <ecree@solarflare.com> Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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