Subject: [PATCH net-next] ixgbe: simplify padding and length checks (v2)

From: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 16:31:11 -0700

The check for length <= 0 is bogus because length is unsigned, and network
stack never sends zero length packets (unless it is totally broken).

The check for really small packets can be optimized (using unlikely)
and calling skb_pad directly.

Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <[email-masked]>

--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c	2012-06-18 10:53:09.130376800 -0700
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c	2012-06-18 15:20:44.364951004 -0700
@@ -6380,17 +6380,12 @@ static netdev_tx_t ixgbe_xmit_frame(stru
 	struct ixgbe_adapter *adapter = netdev_priv(netdev);
 	struct ixgbe_ring *tx_ring;
 
-	if (skb->len <= 0) {
-		dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
-		return NETDEV_TX_OK;
-	}
-
 	/*
 	 * The minimum packet size for olinfo paylen is 17 so pad the skb
 	 * in order to meet this minimum size requirement.
 	 */
-	if (skb->len < 17) {
-		if (skb_padto(skb, 17))
+	if (unlikely(skb->len < 17)) {
+		if (skb_pad(skb, 17 - skb->len))
 			return NETDEV_TX_OK;
 		skb->len = 17;
 	}