3 files changed, 14 insertions, 9 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 9c676eae3968..dec1748cd002 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -627,6 +627,7 @@ static inline struct rtable *skb_rtable(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 
 extern void kfree_skb(struct sk_buff *skb);
+extern void kfree_skb_list(struct sk_buff *segs);
 extern void skb_tx_error(struct sk_buff *skb);
 extern void consume_skb(struct sk_buff *skb);
 extern void            __kfree_skb(struct sk_buff *skb);
diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index cfd777bd6bd0..1c1738cc4538 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -483,15 +483,8 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(skb_add_rx_frag);
 
 static void skb_drop_list(struct sk_buff **listp)
 {
-        struct sk_buff *list = *listp;
-
+        kfree_skb_list(*listp);
         *listp = NULL;
-
-        do {
-                struct sk_buff *this = list;
-                list = list->next;
-                kfree_skb(this);
-        } while (list);
 }
 
 static inline void skb_drop_fraglist(struct sk_buff *skb)
@@ -651,6 +644,17 @@ void kfree_skb(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(kfree_skb);
 
+void kfree_skb_list(struct sk_buff *segs)
+{
+        while (segs) {
+                struct sk_buff *next = segs->next;
+
+                kfree_skb(segs);
+                segs = next;
+        }
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(kfree_skb_list);
+
 /**
  *      skb_tx_error - report an sk_buff xmit error
  *      @skb: buffer that triggered an error
diff --git a/net/ipv4/gre.c b/net/ipv4/gre.c
index b2e805af9b87..7856d1651d05 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/gre.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/gre.c
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *gre_gso_segment(struct sk_buff *skb,
 
                                 err = __skb_linearize(skb);
                                 if (err) {
-                                        kfree_skb(segs);
+                                        kfree_skb_list(segs);
                                         segs = ERR_PTR(err);
                                         goto out;
                                 }