4 files changed, 26 insertions, 10 deletions

diff --git a/net/802/psnap.c b/net/802/psnap.c
index 34e42968b477..97c95eec79ed 100644
--- a/net/802/psnap.c
+++ b/net/802/psnap.c
@@ -61,8 +61,7 @@ static int snap_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
                 /* Pass the frame on. */
                 u8 *hdr = skb->data;
                 skb->h.raw  += 5;
-                skb_pull(skb, 5);
-                skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, hdr, 5);
+                skb_pull_rcsum(skb, 5);
                 rc = proto->rcvfunc(skb, dev, &snap_packet_type, orig_dev);
         } else {
                 skb->sk = NULL;
diff --git a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
index 0f604d227da2..da9cfe927158 100644
--- a/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
+++ b/net/8021q/vlan_dev.c
@@ -163,10 +163,8 @@ int vlan_skb_recv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
         stats->rx_packets++;
         stats->rx_bytes += skb->len;
 
-        skb_pull(skb, VLAN_HLEN); /* take off the VLAN header (4 bytes currently) */
-
-        /* Need to correct hardware checksum */
-        skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, vhdr, VLAN_HLEN);
+        /* Take off the VLAN header (4 bytes currently) */
+        skb_pull_rcsum(skb, VLAN_HLEN);
 
         /* Ok, lets check to make sure the device (dev) we
          * came in on is what this VLAN is attached to.
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
index e060aad8624d..6787bc5197f7 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_netfilter.c
@@ -425,8 +425,7 @@ static unsigned int br_nf_pre_routing(unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff **pskb,
 
                 if (skb->protocol == __constant_htons(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
                         u8 *vhdr = skb->data;
-                        skb_pull(skb, VLAN_HLEN);
-                        skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, vhdr, VLAN_HLEN);
+                        skb_pull_rcsum(skb, VLAN_HLEN);
                         skb->nh.raw += VLAN_HLEN;
                 }
                 return br_nf_pre_routing_ipv6(hook, skb, in, out, okfn);
@@ -444,8 +443,7 @@ static unsigned int br_nf_pre_routing(unsigned int hook, struct sk_buff **pskb,
 
         if (skb->protocol == __constant_htons(ETH_P_8021Q)) {
                 u8 *vhdr = skb->data;
-                skb_pull(skb, VLAN_HLEN);
-                skb_postpull_rcsum(skb, vhdr, VLAN_HLEN);
+                skb_pull_rcsum(skb, VLAN_HLEN);
                 skb->nh.raw += VLAN_HLEN;
         }
 
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",