4 files changed, 5 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
index f2e8927f4596..fdd89e37b9aa 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/af_inet.c
@@ -1254,10 +1254,7 @@ static int __init inet_init(void)
         struct list_head *r;
         int rc = -EINVAL;
 
-        if (sizeof(struct inet_skb_parm) > sizeof(dummy_skb->cb)) {
-                printk(KERN_CRIT "%s: panic\n", __FUNCTION__);
-                goto out;
-        }
+        BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct inet_skb_parm) > sizeof(dummy_skb->cb));
 
         rc = proto_register(&tcp_prot, 1);
         if (rc)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
index fc9c8a99bea6..bf6e8aff19d4 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
@@ -761,6 +761,8 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
         struct list_head *r;
         int err;
 
+        BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct inet6_skb_parm) > sizeof(dummy_skb->cb));
+
 #ifdef MODULE
 #if 0 /* FIXME --RR */
         if (!mod_member_present(&__this_module, can_unload))
@@ -770,11 +772,6 @@ static int __init inet6_init(void)
 #endif
 #endif
 
-        if (sizeof(struct inet6_skb_parm) > sizeof(dummy_skb->cb)) {
-                printk(KERN_CRIT "inet6_proto_init: size fault\n");
-                return -EINVAL;
-        }
-
         err = proto_register(&tcpv6_prot, 1);
         if (err)
                 goto out;
diff --git a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
index a80e4456e204..d56e0d21f919 100644
--- a/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netlink/af_netlink.c
@@ -1762,8 +1762,6 @@ static struct net_proto_family netlink_family_ops = {
         .owner  = THIS_MODULE,  /* for consistency 8) */
 };
 
-extern void netlink_skb_parms_too_large(void);
-
 static int __init netlink_proto_init(void)
 {
         struct sk_buff *dummy_skb;
@@ -1775,8 +1773,7 @@ static int __init netlink_proto_init(void)
         if (err != 0)
                 goto out;
 
-        if (sizeof(struct netlink_skb_parms) > sizeof(dummy_skb->cb))
-                netlink_skb_parms_too_large();
+        BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct netlink_skb_parms) > sizeof(dummy_skb->cb));
 
         nl_table = kcalloc(MAX_LINKS, sizeof(*nl_table), GFP_KERNEL);
         if (!nl_table)
diff --git a/net/unix/af_unix.c b/net/unix/af_unix.c
index de6ec519272e..7c91c2024d49 100644
--- a/net/unix/af_unix.c
+++ b/net/unix/af_unix.c
@@ -2060,10 +2060,7 @@ static int __init af_unix_init(void)
         int rc = -1;
         struct sk_buff *dummy_skb;
 
-        if (sizeof(struct unix_skb_parms) > sizeof(dummy_skb->cb)) {
-                printk(KERN_CRIT "%s: panic\n", __FUNCTION__);
-                goto out;
-        }
+        BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct unix_skb_parms) > sizeof(dummy_skb->cb));
 
         rc = proto_register(&unix_proto, 1);
         if (rc != 0) {