From: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav...@gmail.com> Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2017 01:17:23 +0530
> skb_dequeue() will return NULL for an empty list or a pointer > to the head element. > > Signed-off-by: Arvind Yadav <arvind.yadav...@gmail.com> There is no code path where this is possible. The two call sites: 1) Explicitly add an SKB to the queue OR 2) Explcitily guard the call with an skb_queue_empty() check Therefore the stated condition is not possible.