@@ -911,11 +911,6 @@ netdev_tx_t mlx4_en_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
/* Align descriptor to TXBB size */
desc_size = ALIGN(real_size, TXBB_SIZE);
nr_txbb = desc_size >> LOG_TXBB_SIZE;
- if (unlikely(nr_txbb > MLX4_MAX_DESC_TXBBS)) {
- if (netif_msg_tx_err(priv))
- en_warn(priv, "Oversized header or SG list\n");
- goto tx_drop_count;
- }
bf_ok = ring->bf_enabled;
if (skb_vlan_tag_present(skb)) {
@@ -943,6 +938,11 @@ netdev_tx_t mlx4_en_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
if (likely(index + nr_txbb <= ring->size))
tx_desc = ring->buf + (index << LOG_TXBB_SIZE);
else {
+ if (unlikely(nr_txbb > MLX4_MAX_DESC_TXBBS)) {
+ if (netif_msg_tx_err(priv))
+ en_warn(priv, "Oversized header or SG list\n");
+ goto tx_drop_count;
+ }
tx_desc = (struct mlx4_en_tx_desc *) ring->bounce_buf;
bounce = true;
bf_ok = false;
Test against MLX4_MAX_DESC_TXBBS only matters if the TX bounce buffer is going to be used. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com> Cc: Tariq Toukan <tariqt@nvidia.com> Cc: Wei Wang <weiwan@google.com> --- drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlx4/en_tx.c | 10 +++++----- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)