1 files changed, 20 insertions, 24 deletions

diff --git a/drivers/net/sis900.c b/drivers/net/sis900.c
index b3750f28427..b2a3b19d773 100644
--- a/drivers/net/sis900.c
+++ b/drivers/net/sis900.c
@@ -1755,6 +1755,24 @@ static int sis900_rx(struct net_device *net_dev)
 		} else {
 			struct sk_buff * skb;
 
+			pci_unmap_single(sis_priv->pci_dev,
+				sis_priv->rx_ring[entry].bufptr, RX_BUF_SIZE,
+				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
+
+			/* refill the Rx buffer, what if there is not enought
+			 * memory for new socket buffer ?? */
+			if ((skb = dev_alloc_skb(RX_BUF_SIZE)) == NULL) {
+				/*
+				 * Not enough memory to refill the buffer
+				 * so we need to recycle the old one so
+				 * as to avoid creating a memory hole
+				 * in the rx ring
+				 */
+				skb = sis_priv->rx_skbuff[entry];
+				sis_priv->stats.rx_dropped++;
+				goto refill_rx_ring;
+			}	
+
 			/* This situation should never happen, but due to
 			   some unknow bugs, it is possible that
 			   we are working on NULL sk_buff :-( */
@@ -1768,9 +1786,6 @@ static int sis900_rx(struct net_device *net_dev)
 				break;
 			}
 
-			pci_unmap_single(sis_priv->pci_dev,
-				sis_priv->rx_ring[entry].bufptr, RX_BUF_SIZE,
-				PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
 			/* give the socket buffer to upper layers */
 			skb = sis_priv->rx_skbuff[entry];
 			skb_put(skb, rx_size);
@@ -1783,33 +1798,14 @@ static int sis900_rx(struct net_device *net_dev)
 			net_dev->last_rx = jiffies;
 			sis_priv->stats.rx_bytes += rx_size;
 			sis_priv->stats.rx_packets++;
-
-			/* refill the Rx buffer, what if there is not enought
-			 * memory for new socket buffer ?? */
-			if ((skb = dev_alloc_skb(RX_BUF_SIZE)) == NULL) {
-				/* not enough memory for skbuff, this makes a
-				 * "hole" on the buffer ring, it is not clear
-				 * how the hardware will react to this kind
-				 * of degenerated buffer */
-				if (netif_msg_rx_status(sis_priv))
-					printk(KERN_INFO "%s: Memory squeeze,"
-						"deferring packet.\n",
-						net_dev->name);
-				sis_priv->rx_skbuff[entry] = NULL;
-				/* reset buffer descriptor state */
-				sis_priv->rx_ring[entry].cmdsts = 0;
-				sis_priv->rx_ring[entry].bufptr = 0;
-				sis_priv->stats.rx_dropped++;
-				sis_priv->cur_rx++;
-				break;
-			}
+			sis_priv->dirty_rx++;
+refill_rx_ring:
 			skb->dev = net_dev;
 			sis_priv->rx_skbuff[entry] = skb;
 			sis_priv->rx_ring[entry].cmdsts = RX_BUF_SIZE;
                 	sis_priv->rx_ring[entry].bufptr =
 				pci_map_single(sis_priv->pci_dev, skb->data,
 					RX_BUF_SIZE, PCI_DMA_FROMDEVICE);
-			sis_priv->dirty_rx++;
 		}
 		sis_priv->cur_rx++;
 		entry = sis_priv->cur_rx % NUM_RX_DESC;