From: Pavel Roskin hermes_bap_pwrite() supports odd-sized packets now. There is no minimal packet size for 802.11. Also, hermes_bap_pwrite() supports odd-sized packets now. This removes all reasons to pad the Tx data. Signed-off-by: Pavel Roskin Signed-off-by: Andrew Morton --- drivers/net/wireless/hermes.c | 38 ------------------------------- drivers/net/wireless/hermes.h | 2 - drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c | 25 +++++--------------- 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 58 deletions(-) diff -puN drivers/net/wireless/hermes.c~orinoco-dont-use-any-padding-for-tx-frames drivers/net/wireless/hermes.c --- 25/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.c~orinoco-dont-use-any-padding-for-tx-frames Fri Apr 7 15:37:30 2006 +++ 25-akpm/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.c Fri Apr 7 15:37:30 2006 @@ -424,43 +424,6 @@ int hermes_bap_pwrite(hermes_t *hw, int return err; } -/* Write a block of data to the chip's buffer with padding if - * neccessary, via the BAP. Synchronization/serialization is the - * caller's problem. - * - * Returns: < 0 on internal failure (errno), 0 on success, > 0 on error from firmware - */ -int hermes_bap_pwrite_pad(hermes_t *hw, int bap, const void *buf, unsigned data_len, int len, - u16 id, u16 offset) -{ - int dreg = bap ? HERMES_DATA1 : HERMES_DATA0; - int err = 0; - - if (len < 0 || data_len > len) - return -EINVAL; - - err = hermes_bap_seek(hw, bap, id, offset); - if (err) - goto out; - - /* Transfer all the complete words of data */ - hermes_write_bytes(hw, dreg, buf, data_len); - /* If there is an odd byte left over pad and transfer it */ - if (data_len & 1) { - u8 end[2]; - end[1] = 0; - end[0] = ((unsigned char *)buf)[data_len - 1]; - hermes_write_bytes(hw, dreg, end, 2); - data_len ++; - } - /* Now send zeros for the padding */ - if (data_len < len) - hermes_clear_words(hw, dreg, (len - data_len) / 2); - /* Complete */ - out: - return err; -} - /* Read a Length-Type-Value record from the card. * * If length is NULL, we ignore the length read from the card, and @@ -548,7 +511,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(hermes_allocate); EXPORT_SYMBOL(hermes_bap_pread); EXPORT_SYMBOL(hermes_bap_pwrite); -EXPORT_SYMBOL(hermes_bap_pwrite_pad); EXPORT_SYMBOL(hermes_read_ltv); EXPORT_SYMBOL(hermes_write_ltv); diff -puN drivers/net/wireless/hermes.h~orinoco-dont-use-any-padding-for-tx-frames drivers/net/wireless/hermes.h --- 25/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.h~orinoco-dont-use-any-padding-for-tx-frames Fri Apr 7 15:37:30 2006 +++ 25-akpm/drivers/net/wireless/hermes.h Fri Apr 7 15:37:30 2006 @@ -359,8 +359,6 @@ int hermes_bap_pread(hermes_t *hw, int b u16 id, u16 offset); int hermes_bap_pwrite(hermes_t *hw, int bap, const void *buf, int len, u16 id, u16 offset); -int hermes_bap_pwrite_pad(hermes_t *hw, int bap, const void *buf, - unsigned data_len, int len, u16 id, u16 offset); int hermes_read_ltv(hermes_t *hw, int bap, u16 rid, unsigned buflen, u16 *length, void *buf); int hermes_write_ltv(hermes_t *hw, int bap, u16 rid, diff -puN drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c~orinoco-dont-use-any-padding-for-tx-frames drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c --- 25/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c~orinoco-dont-use-any-padding-for-tx-frames Fri Apr 7 15:37:30 2006 +++ 25-akpm/drivers/net/wireless/orinoco.c Fri Apr 7 15:37:30 2006 @@ -423,7 +423,7 @@ static int orinoco_xmit(struct sk_buff * u16 txfid = priv->txfid; char *p; struct ethhdr *eh; - int len, data_len, data_off; + int data_len, data_off; struct hermes_tx_descriptor desc; unsigned long flags; @@ -455,13 +455,10 @@ static int orinoco_xmit(struct sk_buff * return NETDEV_TX_OK; } - /* Length of the packet body */ - /* FIXME: what if the skb is smaller than this? */ - len = max_t(int, ALIGN(skb->len, 2), ETH_ZLEN); - skb = skb_padto(skb, len); - if (skb == NULL) + /* Check packet length */ + data_len = skb->len; + if (data_len < ETH_HLEN) goto fail; - len -= ETH_HLEN; eh = (struct ethhdr *)skb->data; @@ -485,7 +482,7 @@ static int orinoco_xmit(struct sk_buff * /* Encapsulate Ethernet-II frames */ if (ntohs(eh->h_proto) > ETH_DATA_LEN) { /* Ethernet-II frame */ struct header_struct hdr; - data_len = len; + data_len = skb->len - ETH_HLEN; data_off = HERMES_802_3_OFFSET + sizeof(hdr); p = skb->data + ETH_HLEN; @@ -507,21 +504,13 @@ static int orinoco_xmit(struct sk_buff * stats->tx_errors++; goto fail; } - /* Actual xfer length - allow for padding */ - len = ALIGN(data_len, 2); - if (len < ETH_ZLEN - ETH_HLEN) - len = ETH_ZLEN - ETH_HLEN; } else { /* IEEE 802.3 frame */ - data_len = len + ETH_HLEN; + data_len = skb->len; data_off = HERMES_802_3_OFFSET; p = skb->data; - /* Actual xfer length - round up for odd length packets */ - len = ALIGN(data_len, 2); - if (len < ETH_ZLEN) - len = ETH_ZLEN; } - err = hermes_bap_pwrite_pad(hw, USER_BAP, p, data_len, len, + err = hermes_bap_pwrite(hw, USER_BAP, p, data_len, txfid, data_off); if (err) { printk(KERN_ERR "%s: Error %d writing packet to BAP\n", _