1 files changed, 12 insertions, 8 deletions

diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
index 2fe64133bba3..180a9ea57b69 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_ULOG.c
@@ -147,22 +147,26 @@ static void ulog_timer(unsigned long data)
 static struct sk_buff *ulog_alloc_skb(unsigned int size)
 {
         struct sk_buff *skb;
+        unsigned int n;
 
         /* alloc skb which should be big enough for a whole
          * multipart message. WARNING: has to be <= 131000
          * due to slab allocator restrictions */
 
-        skb = alloc_skb(nlbufsiz, GFP_ATOMIC);
+        n = max(size, nlbufsiz);
+        skb = alloc_skb(n, GFP_ATOMIC);
         if (!skb) {
-                PRINTR("ipt_ULOG: can't alloc whole buffer %ub!\n",
-                        nlbufsiz);
+                PRINTR("ipt_ULOG: can't alloc whole buffer %ub!\n", n);
 
-                /* try to allocate only as much as we need for 
-                 * current packet */
+                if (n > size) {
+                        /* try to allocate only as much as we need for 
+                         * current packet */
 
-                skb = alloc_skb(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
-                if (!skb)
-                        PRINTR("ipt_ULOG: can't even allocate %ub\n", size);
+                        skb = alloc_skb(size, GFP_ATOMIC);
+                        if (!skb)
+                                PRINTR("ipt_ULOG: can't even allocate %ub\n",
+                                       size);
+                }
         }
 
         return skb;