3 files changed, 31 insertions, 17 deletions

diff --git a/include/linux/if_vlan.h b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
index 283dc2f5364d..5e6a2d4dc366 100644
--- a/include/linux/if_vlan.h
+++ b/include/linux/if_vlan.h
@@ -318,7 +318,7 @@ static inline int __vlan_insert_tag(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	if (skb_cow_head(skb, VLAN_HLEN) < 0)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	veth = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb_push(skb, VLAN_HLEN);
+	veth = skb_push(skb, VLAN_HLEN);
 
 	/* Move the mac addresses to the beginning of the new header. */
 	memmove(skb->data, skb->data + VLAN_HLEN, 2 * ETH_ALEN);
diff --git a/include/linux/mISDNif.h b/include/linux/mISDNif.h
index ac02c54520e9..a7330eb3ec64 100644
--- a/include/linux/mISDNif.h
+++ b/include/linux/mISDNif.h
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ _alloc_mISDN_skb(u_int prim, u_int id, u_int len, void *dp, gfp_t gfp_mask)
 	if (!skb)
 		return NULL;
 	if (len)
-		memcpy(skb_put(skb, len), dp, len);
+		skb_put_data(skb, dp, len);
 	hh = mISDN_HEAD_P(skb);
 	hh->prim = prim;
 	hh->id = id;
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 01ea64d0783a..852feacf4bbf 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -1893,11 +1893,11 @@ static inline void skb_set_tail_pointer(struct sk_buff *skb, const int offset)
 /*
  *	Add data to an sk_buff
  */
-unsigned char *pskb_put(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff *tail, int len);
-unsigned char *skb_put(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
-static inline unsigned char *__skb_put(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
+void *pskb_put(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sk_buff *tail, int len);
+void *skb_put(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
+static inline void *__skb_put(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 {
-	unsigned char *tmp = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
+	void *tmp = skb_tail_pointer(skb);
 	SKB_LINEAR_ASSERT(skb);
 	skb->tail += len;
 	skb->len  += len;
@@ -1913,30 +1913,45 @@ static inline void *skb_put_zero(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 	return tmp;
 }
 
-unsigned char *skb_push(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
-static inline unsigned char *__skb_push(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
+static inline void *skb_put_data(struct sk_buff *skb, const void *data,
+				 unsigned int len)
+{
+	void *tmp = skb_put(skb, len);
+
+	memcpy(tmp, data, len);
+
+	return tmp;
+}
+
+static inline void skb_put_u8(struct sk_buff *skb, u8 val)
+{
+	*(u8 *)skb_put(skb, 1) = val;
+}
+
+void *skb_push(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
+static inline void *__skb_push(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 {
 	skb->data -= len;
 	skb->len  += len;
 	return skb->data;
 }
 
-unsigned char *skb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
-static inline unsigned char *__skb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
+void *skb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
+static inline void *__skb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 {
 	skb->len -= len;
 	BUG_ON(skb->len < skb->data_len);
 	return skb->data += len;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned char *skb_pull_inline(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
+static inline void *skb_pull_inline(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 {
 	return unlikely(len > skb->len) ? NULL : __skb_pull(skb, len);
 }
 
-unsigned char *__pskb_pull_tail(struct sk_buff *skb, int delta);
+void *__pskb_pull_tail(struct sk_buff *skb, int delta);
 
-static inline unsigned char *__pskb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
+static inline void *__pskb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 {
 	if (len > skb_headlen(skb) &&
 	    !__pskb_pull_tail(skb, len - skb_headlen(skb)))
@@ -1945,7 +1960,7 @@ static inline unsigned char *__pskb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 	return skb->data += len;
 }
 
-static inline unsigned char *pskb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
+static inline void *pskb_pull(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 {
 	return unlikely(len > skb->len) ? NULL : __pskb_pull(skb, len);
 }
@@ -2928,7 +2943,7 @@ static inline void skb_postpush_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb,
 	__skb_postpush_rcsum(skb, start, len, 0);
 }
 
-unsigned char *skb_pull_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
+void *skb_pull_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
 
 /**
  *	skb_push_rcsum - push skb and update receive checksum
@@ -2941,8 +2956,7 @@ unsigned char *skb_pull_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len);
  *	that the checksum difference is zero (e.g., a valid IP header)
  *	or you are setting ip_summed to CHECKSUM_NONE.
  */
-static inline unsigned char *skb_push_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb,
-					    unsigned int len)
+static inline void *skb_push_rcsum(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)
 {
 	skb_push(skb, len);
 	skb_postpush_rcsum(skb, skb->data, len);