ipv4: ip_forward: perform skb->pkt_type check at the beginning

[cascardo/linux.git] / net / ipv4 / ip_forward.c

diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
index e9f1217..d9d9290 100644 (file)
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_forward.c
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@ int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
        struct rtable *rt;      /* Route we use */
        struct ip_options *opt  = &(IPCB(skb)->opt);
 
+       /* that should never happen */
+       if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_HOST)
+               goto drop;
+
        if (skb_warn_if_lro(skb))
                goto drop;
 
@@ -68,9 +72,6 @@ int ip_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
        if (IPCB(skb)->opt.router_alert && ip_call_ra_chain(skb))
                return NET_RX_SUCCESS;
 
-       if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_HOST)
-               goto drop;
-
        skb_forward_csum(skb);
 
        /*