1 files changed, 3 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 4fe605fa6f8a..5c459f2b7985 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -200,7 +200,9 @@ struct sk_buff *__alloc_skb(unsigned int size, gfp_t gfp_mask,
                 goto nodata;
 
         /*
-         * See comment in sk_buff definition, just before the 'tail' member
+         * Only clear those fields we need to clear, not those that we will
+         * actually initialise below. Hence, don't put any more fields after
+         * the tail pointer in struct sk_buff!
          */
         memset(skb, 0, offsetof(struct sk_buff, tail));
         skb->truesize = size + sizeof(struct sk_buff);