On Tue, 22 Oct 2024 17:52:42 +0200 Stefan Wahren wrote: > -static int mse102x_tx_frame_spi(struct mse102x_net *mse, struct sk_buff *txp, > +static int mse102x_tx_frame_spi(struct mse102x_net *mse, struct sk_buff **txp, > unsigned int pad) > { > struct mse102x_net_spi *mses = to_mse102x_spi(mse); > @@ -226,29 +226,29 @@ static int mse102x_tx_frame_spi(struct mse102x_net *mse, struct sk_buff *txp, > int ret; > > netif_dbg(mse, tx_queued, mse->ndev, "%s: skb %p, %d@%p\n", > - __func__, txp, txp->len, txp->data); > + __func__, *txp, (*txp)->len, (*txp)->data); > > - if ((skb_headroom(txp) < DET_SOF_LEN) || > - (skb_tailroom(txp) < DET_DFT_LEN + pad)) { > - tskb = skb_copy_expand(txp, DET_SOF_LEN, DET_DFT_LEN + pad, > + if ((skb_headroom(*txp) < DET_SOF_LEN) || > + (skb_tailroom(*txp) < DET_DFT_LEN + pad)) { > + tskb = skb_copy_expand(*txp, DET_SOF_LEN, DET_DFT_LEN + pad, > GFP_KERNEL); > if (!tskb) > return -ENOMEM; > > - dev_kfree_skb(txp); > - txp = tskb; > + dev_kfree_skb(*txp); > + *txp = tskb; > } > > - mse102x_push_header(txp); > + mse102x_push_header(*txp); > > if (pad) > - skb_put_zero(txp, pad); > + skb_put_zero(*txp, pad); > > - mse102x_put_footer(txp); > + mse102x_put_footer(*txp); > > - xfer->tx_buf = txp->data; > + xfer->tx_buf = (*txp)->data; > xfer->rx_buf = NULL; > - xfer->len = txp->len; > + xfer->len = (*txp)->len; > > ret = spi_sync(mses->spidev, msg); > if (ret < 0) { > @@ -368,7 +368,7 @@ static void mse102x_rx_pkt_spi(struct mse102x_net *mse) > mse->ndev->stats.rx_bytes += rxlen; Isn't it easier to change this function to free the copy rather than the original? That way the original will remain valid for the callers.