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-rw-r--r--include/linux/if_vlan.h25
1 files changed, 22 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/include/linux/if_vlan.h b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
index dc01681fbb4..affa27380b7 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_vlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
@@ -225,7 +225,7 @@ static inline int vlan_hwaccel_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
}
/**
- * __vlan_put_tag - regular VLAN tag inserting
+ * vlan_insert_tag - regular VLAN tag inserting
* @skb: skbuff to tag
* @vlan_tci: VLAN TCI to insert
*
@@ -234,8 +234,10 @@ static inline int vlan_hwaccel_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *skb,
*
* Following the skb_unshare() example, in case of error, the calling function
* doesn't have to worry about freeing the original skb.
+ *
+ * Does not change skb->protocol so this function can be used during receive.
*/
-static inline struct sk_buff *__vlan_put_tag(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 vlan_tci)
+static inline struct sk_buff *vlan_insert_tag(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 vlan_tci)
{
struct vlan_ethhdr *veth;
@@ -255,8 +257,25 @@ static inline struct sk_buff *__vlan_put_tag(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 vlan_tci)
/* now, the TCI */
veth->h_vlan_TCI = htons(vlan_tci);
- skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_8021Q);
+ return skb;
+}
+/**
+ * __vlan_put_tag - regular VLAN tag inserting
+ * @skb: skbuff to tag
+ * @vlan_tci: VLAN TCI to insert
+ *
+ * Inserts the VLAN tag into @skb as part of the payload
+ * Returns a VLAN tagged skb. If a new skb is created, @skb is freed.
+ *
+ * Following the skb_unshare() example, in case of error, the calling function
+ * doesn't have to worry about freeing the original skb.
+ */
+static inline struct sk_buff *__vlan_put_tag(struct sk_buff *skb, u16 vlan_tci)
+{
+ skb = vlan_insert_tag(skb, vlan_tci);
+ if (skb)
+ skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_8021Q);
return skb;
}