Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6

* git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-2.6: (27 commits)
  netfilter: fix CONFIG_COMPAT support
  isdn/avm: fix build when PCMCIA is not enabled
  header: fix broken headers for user space
  e1000e: don't check for alternate MAC addr on parts that don't support it
  e1000e: disable ASPM L1 on 82573
  ll_temac: Fix poll implementation
  netxen: fix a race in netxen_nic_get_stats()
  qlnic: fix a race in qlcnic_get_stats()
  irda: fix a race in irlan_eth_xmit()
  net: sh_eth: remove unused variable
  netxen: update version 4.0.74
  netxen: fix inconsistent lock state
  vlan: Match underlying dev carrier on vlan add
  ibmveth: Fix opps during MTU change on an active device
  ehea: Fix synchronization between HW and SW send queue
  bnx2x: Update bnx2x version to 1.52.53-4
  bnx2x: Fix PHY locking problem
  rds: fix a leak of kernel memory
  netlink: fix compat recvmsg
  netfilter: fix userspace header warning
  ...

1 files changed, 16 insertions, 30 deletions

diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index 8648a9922aab..980fe4ad0016 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1406,7 +1406,7 @@ static int netlink_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 	struct netlink_sock *nlk = nlk_sk(sk);
 	int noblock = flags&MSG_DONTWAIT;
 	size_t copied;
-	struct sk_buff *skb, *frag __maybe_unused = NULL;
+	struct sk_buff *skb, *data_skb;
 	int err;
 
 	if (flags&MSG_OOB)
@@ -1418,45 +1418,35 @@ static int netlink_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 	if (skb == NULL)
 		goto out;
 
+	data_skb = skb;
+
 #ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
 	if (unlikely(skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list)) {
-		bool need_compat = !!(flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT);
-
 		/*
-		 * If this skb has a frag_list, then here that means that
-		 * we will have to use the frag_list skb for compat tasks
-		 * and the regular skb for non-compat tasks.
+		 * If this skb has a frag_list, then here that means that we
+		 * will have to use the frag_list skb's data for compat tasks
+		 * and the regular skb's data for normal (non-compat) tasks.
 		 *
-		 * The skb might (and likely will) be cloned, so we can't
-		 * just reset frag_list and go on with things -- we need to
-		 * keep that. For the compat case that's easy -- simply get
-		 * a reference to the compat skb and free the regular one
-		 * including the frag. For the non-compat case, we need to
-		 * avoid sending the frag to the user -- so assign NULL but
-		 * restore it below before freeing the skb.
+		 * If we need to send the compat skb, assign it to the
+		 * 'data_skb' variable so that it will be used below for data
+		 * copying. We keep 'skb' for everything else, including
+		 * freeing both later.
 		 */
-		if (need_compat) {
-			struct sk_buff *compskb = skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list;
-			skb_get(compskb);
-			kfree_skb(skb);
-			skb = compskb;
-		} else {
-			frag = skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list;
-			skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list = NULL;
-		}
+		if (flags & MSG_CMSG_COMPAT)
+			data_skb = skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list;
 	}
 #endif
 
 	msg->msg_namelen = 0;
 
-	copied = skb->len;
+	copied = data_skb->len;
 	if (len < copied) {
 		msg->msg_flags |= MSG_TRUNC;
 		copied = len;
 	}
 
-	skb_reset_transport_header(skb);
-	err = skb_copy_datagram_iovec(skb, 0, msg->msg_iov, copied);
+	skb_reset_transport_header(data_skb);
+	err = skb_copy_datagram_iovec(data_skb, 0, msg->msg_iov, copied);
 
 	if (msg->msg_name) {
 		struct sockaddr_nl *addr = (struct sockaddr_nl *)msg->msg_name;
@@ -1476,11 +1466,7 @@ static int netlink_recvmsg(struct kiocb *kiocb, struct socket *sock,
 	}
 	siocb->scm->creds = *NETLINK_CREDS(skb);
 	if (flags & MSG_TRUNC)
-		copied = skb->len;
-
-#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT_NETLINK_MESSAGES
-	skb_shinfo(skb)->frag_list = frag;
-#endif
+		copied = data_skb->len;
 
 	skb_free_datagram(sk, skb);