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@@ -0,0 +1,178 @@
+Index: madwifi-trunk-r3314/ath/if_ath.c
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-trunk-r3314.orig/ath/if_ath.c 2008-04-17 02:56:31.000000000 +0200
++++ madwifi-trunk-r3314/ath/if_ath.c 2008-04-17 03:20:28.000000000 +0200
+@@ -3237,7 +3237,6 @@
+ struct ath_softc *sc = dev->priv;
+ struct ieee80211_node *ni = NULL;
+ struct ath_buf *bf = NULL;
+- struct ether_header *eh;
+ ath_bufhead bf_head;
+ struct ath_buf *tbf, *tempbf;
+ struct sk_buff *tskb;
+@@ -3249,6 +3248,7 @@
+ */
+ int requeue = 0;
+ #ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
++ struct ether_header *eh;
+ unsigned int pktlen;
+ struct ieee80211com *ic = &sc->sc_ic;
+ struct ath_node *an;
+@@ -3314,27 +3314,9 @@
+ requeue = 1;
+ goto hardstart_fail;
+ }
+-#endif
+
+- /* If the skb data is shared, we will copy it so we can strip padding
+- * without affecting any other bridge ports. */
+- if (skb_cloned(skb)) {
+- /* Remember the original SKB so we can free up our references */
+- struct sk_buff *skb_new;
+- skb_new = skb_copy(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+- if (skb_new == NULL) {
+- DPRINTF(sc, ATH_DEBUG_XMIT,
+- "Dropping; skb_copy failure.\n");
+- /* No free RAM, do not requeue! */
+- goto hardstart_fail;
+- }
+- ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(skb, skb_new);
+- ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
+- skb = skb_new;
+- }
+ eh = (struct ether_header *)skb->data;
+
+-#ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
+ /* NB: use this lock to protect an->an_tx_ffbuf (and txq->axq_stageq)
+ * in athff_can_aggregate() call too. */
+ ATH_TXQ_LOCK_IRQ(txq);
+Index: madwifi-trunk-r3314/net80211/ieee80211_output.c
+===================================================================
+--- madwifi-trunk-r3314.orig/net80211/ieee80211_output.c 2008-04-17 02:56:30.000000000 +0200
++++ madwifi-trunk-r3314/net80211/ieee80211_output.c 2008-04-17 04:29:06.000000000 +0200
+@@ -615,100 +615,45 @@
+ skb = skb_unshare(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ }
+
+-#ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
+- if (isff) {
+- if (skb == NULL) {
++ if (skb_cloned(skb) ||
++ (need_headroom > skb_headroom(skb)) ||
++ (!isff && (need_tailroom > skb_tailroom(skb)))) {
++
++ if (pskb_expand_head(skb, need_headroom, need_tailroom, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+ IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
+- "%s: cannot unshare for encapsulation\n",
+- __func__);
++ "%s: cannot expand storage (tail)\n", __func__);
+ vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
+- ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb2);
+-
++ ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
+ return NULL;
+ }
++ }
+
+- /* first skb header */
+- if (skb_headroom(skb) < need_headroom) {
+- struct sk_buff *tmp = skb;
+- skb = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, need_headroom);
+- if (skb == NULL) {
+- IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
+- "%s: cannot expand storage (head1)\n",
+- __func__);
+- vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
+- ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb2);
+- return NULL;
+- } else
+- ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(tmp, skb);
+- ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&tmp);
+- /* NB: cb[] area was copied, but not next ptr. must do that
+- * prior to return on success. */
++#ifdef ATH_SUPERG_FF
++ if (isff) {
++ if (skb_shared(skb2)) {
++ /* Take our own reference to the node in the clone */
++ ieee80211_ref_node(SKB_CB(skb2)->ni);
++ /* Unshare the node, decrementing users in the old skb */
++ skb2 = skb_unshare(skb2, GFP_ATOMIC);
+ }
+
+- /* second skb with header and tail adjustments possible */
+- if (skb_tailroom(skb2) < need_tailroom) {
+- int n = 0;
+- if (inter_headroom > skb_headroom(skb2))
+- n = inter_headroom - skb_headroom(skb2);
+- if (pskb_expand_head(skb2, n,
+- need_tailroom - skb_tailroom(skb2), GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+- ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb2);
+- IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
+- "%s: cannot expand storage (tail2)\n",
+- __func__);
+- vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
+- /* this shouldn't happen, but don't send first ff either */
+- ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
+- }
+- } else if (skb_headroom(skb2) < inter_headroom) {
+- struct sk_buff *tmp = skb2;
++ if ((skb_cloned(skb2) ||
++ (inter_headroom > skb_headroom(skb2)) ||
++ (need_tailroom > skb_tailroom(skb2)))) {
+
+- skb2 = skb_realloc_headroom(skb2, inter_headroom);
+- if (skb2 == NULL) {
++ if (pskb_expand_head(skb2, inter_headroom,
++ need_tailroom, GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+ IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
+- "%s: cannot expand storage (head2)\n",
+- __func__);
++ "%s: cannot expand storage (tail)\n", __func__);
+ vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
+- /* this shouldn't happen, but don't send first ff either */
+ ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
+- skb = NULL;
+- } else
+- ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(tmp, skb);
+- ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&tmp);
+- }
+- if (skb) {
+- skb->next = skb2;
++ ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb2);
++ return NULL;
++ }
+ }
+- return skb;
++ skb->next = skb2;
+ }
+ #endif /* ATH_SUPERG_FF */
+- if (skb == NULL) {
+- IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
+- "%s: cannot unshare for encapsulation\n", __func__);
+- vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
+- } else if (skb_tailroom(skb) < need_tailroom) {
+- int n = 0;
+- if (need_headroom > skb_headroom(skb))
+- n = need_headroom - skb_headroom(skb);
+- if (pskb_expand_head(skb, n, need_tailroom -
+- skb_tailroom(skb), GFP_ATOMIC)) {
+- IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
+- "%s: cannot expand storage (tail)\n", __func__);
+- vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
+- ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&skb);
+- }
+- } else if (skb_headroom(skb) < need_headroom) {
+- struct sk_buff *tmp = skb;
+- skb = skb_realloc_headroom(skb, need_headroom);
+- /* Increment reference count after copy */
+- if (skb == NULL) {
+- IEEE80211_DPRINTF(vap, IEEE80211_MSG_OUTPUT,
+- "%s: cannot expand storage (head)\n", __func__);
+- vap->iv_stats.is_tx_nobuf++;
+- } else
+- ieee80211_skb_copy_noderef(tmp, skb);
+- ieee80211_dev_kfree_skb(&tmp);
+- }
+
+ return skb;
+ }