1 files changed, 21 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/net/core/skbuff.c b/net/core/skbuff.c
index 01abf1e8990b..2960c8b82b23 100644
--- a/net/core/skbuff.c
+++ b/net/core/skbuff.c
@@ -1795,6 +1795,27 @@ int skb_append_datato_frags(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
         return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ *      skb_pull_rcsum - pull skb and update receive checksum
+ *      @skb: buffer to update
+ *      @start: start of data before pull
+ *      @len: length of data pulled
+ *
+ *      This function performs an skb_pull on the packet and updates
+ *      update the CHECKSUM_HW checksum.  It should be used on receive
+ *      path processing instead of skb_pull unless you know that the
+ *      checksum difference is zero (e.g., a valid IP header) or you
+ *      are setting ip_summed to CHECKSUM_NONE.
+ */
+unsigned char *skb_pull_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
+{
+        BUG_ON(len > skb->len);
+        skb->len -= len;
+        BUG_ON(skb->len < skb->data_len);
+        skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, skb->data, len);
+        return skb->data += len;
+}
+
 void __init skb_init(void)
 {
         skbuff_head_cache = kmem_cache_create("skbuff_head_cache",