1 files changed, 5 insertions, 14 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/a2065.c b/drivers/net/a2065.c
index 7a60bdd9a242..d0d0c2fee054 100644
--- a/drivers/net/a2065.c
+++ b/drivers/net/a2065.c
@@ -552,18 +552,13 @@ static int lance_start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         struct lance_private *lp = netdev_priv(dev);
         volatile struct lance_regs *ll = lp->ll;
         volatile struct lance_init_block *ib = lp->init_block;
-        int entry, skblen, len;
+        int entry, skblen;
         int status = 0;
         unsigned long flags;
 
-        skblen = skb->len;
-        len = skblen;
-
-        if (len < ETH_ZLEN) {
-                len = ETH_ZLEN;
-                if (skb_padto(skb, ETH_ZLEN))
-                        return 0;
-        }
+        if (skb_padto(skb, ETH_ZLEN))
+                return 0;
+        skblen = max_t(unsigned, skb->len, ETH_ZLEN);
 
         local_irq_save(flags);
 
@@ -586,15 +581,11 @@ static int lance_start_xmit (struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
         }
 #endif
         entry = lp->tx_new & lp->tx_ring_mod_mask;
-        ib->btx_ring [entry].length = (-len) | 0xf000;
+        ib->btx_ring [entry].length = (-skblen) | 0xf000;
         ib->btx_ring [entry].misc = 0;
 
         skb_copy_from_linear_data(skb, (void *)&ib->tx_buf [entry][0], skblen);
 
-        /* Clear the slack of the packet, do I need this? */
-        if (len != skblen)
-                memset ((void *) &ib->tx_buf [entry][skblen], 0, len - skblen);
-
         /* Now, give the packet to the lance */
         ib->btx_ring [entry].tmd1_bits = (LE_T1_POK|LE_T1_OWN);
         lp->tx_new = (lp->tx_new+1) & lp->tx_ring_mod_mask;