[PATCH v2 1/2] can: dev: can_put_echo_skb(): use dev_kfree_skb_any()

From: Cunhao Lu

Date: Fri Jul 31 2026 - 04:25:25 EST


can_put_echo_skb() is a public helper used by CAN drivers, so its callers
do not have a guaranteed IRQ context. kfree_skb() cannot be called from
hardware interrupt context or with hardware interrupts disabled.

Use dev_kfree_skb_any() for the existing skb drop paths so that they are
safe regardless of the caller's IRQ context.

Signed-off-by: Cunhao Lu <1579567540@xxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c b/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
index 95fcdc1026f8..d7b5a5d17ff2 100644
--- a/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
+++ b/drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ int can_put_echo_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
(skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_CAN) &&
skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_CANFD) &&
skb->protocol != htons(ETH_P_CANXL))) {
- kfree_skb(skb);
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
return 0;
}

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ int can_put_echo_skb(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
} else {
/* locking problem with netif_stop_queue() ?? */
netdev_err(dev, "%s: BUG! echo_skb %d is occupied!\n", __func__, idx);
- kfree_skb(skb);
+ dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
return -EBUSY;
}


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