While at it flip the order, seems easier to read and also add some better description as to why we do this check. Signed-off-by: Luis R. Rodriguez <lrodriguez@xxxxxxxxxxx> --- drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c | 11 +++++++---- 1 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c index 48ff772..16ed929 100644 --- a/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c +++ b/drivers/net/wireless/ath/ath9k/recv.c @@ -105,6 +105,13 @@ static bool ath9k_rx_accept(struct ath_common *common, if (!rx_stats->rs_datalen) return false; + /* + * rs_status follows rs_datalen so if rs_datalen is too large + * we can take a hint that hardware corrupted it, so ignore + * those frames. + */ + if (rx_stats->rs_datalen > common->rx_bufsize) + return false; if (rx_stats->rs_more) { /* @@ -801,10 +808,6 @@ int ath_rx_tasklet(struct ath_softc *sc, int flush) if (flush) goto requeue; - /* The status portion of the descriptor could get corrupted. */ - if (common->rx_bufsize < rx_stats->rs_datalen) - goto requeue; - if (!ath_rx_prepare(common, hw, skb, rx_stats, rxs, &decrypt_error)) goto requeue; -- 1.6.5.2.143.g8cc62 -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe linux-wireless" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html