Merge branch 'upstream-linus' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/netdev-2.6

* 'upstream-linus' of master.kernel.org:/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jgarzik/netdev-2.6: (33 commits)
  [PATCH] myri10ge - drop workaround pci_save_state() disabling MSI
  [PATCH] myri10ge - drop workaround for the missing AER ext cap on nVidia CK804
  via-velocity: the link is not correctly detected when the device starts
  [PATCH] add b44 to maintainers
  [PATCH] WAN: ioremap() failure checks in drivers
  [PATCH] WAN: register_hdlc_device() doesn't need dev_alloc_name()
  [PATCH] skb_padto()-area fixes in 8390, wavelan
  [PATCH] make drivers/net/forcedeth.c:nv_update_pause() static
  [PATCH] network driver for Hilscher netx
  [PATCH] Dereference in tokenring/olympic.c
  [PATCH] Array overrun in drivers/net/wireless/wavelan.c
  [PATCH] Remove useless check in drivers/net/pcmcia/xirc2ps_cs.c
  [PATCH] 8139cp: add ethtool eeprom support
  [PATCH] 8139cp: fix eeprom read command length
  [PATCH] b44: update b44 Kconfig entry
  [PATCH] b44: update version to 1.01
  [PATCH] b44: add wol for old nic
  [PATCH] b44: add parameter
  [PATCH] b44: add wol
  [PATCH] b44: fix manual speed/duplex/autoneg settings
  ...

1 files changed, 6 insertions, 4 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/8390.c b/drivers/net/8390.c
index f87027420081..86be96af9c8f 100644
--- a/drivers/net/8390.c
+++ b/drivers/net/8390.c
@@ -275,12 +275,14 @@ static int ei_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         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. 
@@ -347,7 +349,7 @@ static int ei_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
          * 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) 
         {