struct ei_device *ei_local = (struct ei_device *) netdev_priv(dev);
int send_length = skb->len, output_page;
unsigned long flags;
+ char buf[ETH_ZLEN];
+ char *data = skb->data;
if (skb->len < ETH_ZLEN) {
- skb = skb_padto(skb, ETH_ZLEN);
- if (skb == NULL)
- return 0;
+ memset(buf, 0, ETH_ZLEN); /* more efficient than doing just the needed bits */
+ memcpy(buf, data, skb->len);
send_length = ETH_ZLEN;
+ data = buf;
}
/* Mask interrupts from the ethercard.
* trigger the send later, upon receiving a Tx done interrupt.
*/
- ei_block_output(dev, send_length, skb->data, output_page);
+ ei_block_output(dev, send_length, data, output_page);
if (! ei_local->txing)
{
outb_p(E8390_NODMA+E8390_PAGE0, e8390_base+E8390_CMD);
- if (inb_p(e8390_base) & E8390_TRANS)
+ if (inb_p(e8390_base + E8390_CMD) & E8390_TRANS)
{
printk(KERN_WARNING "%s: trigger_send() called with the transmitter busy.\n",
dev->name);