--- zzzz-none-000/linux-2.6.39.4/net/core/neighbour.c	2011-08-03 19:43:28.000000000 +0000
+++ puma6-atom-6490-729/linux-2.6.39.4/net/core/neighbour.c	2021-11-10 13:38:18.000000000 +0000
@@ -1306,8 +1306,6 @@
 	if (!dst || !(neigh = dst->neighbour))
 		goto discard;
 
-	__skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb));
-
 	if (!neigh_event_send(neigh, skb)) {
 		int err;
 		struct net_device *dev = neigh->dev;
@@ -1319,6 +1317,7 @@
 			neigh_hh_init(neigh, dst, dst->ops->protocol);
 
 		do {
+			__skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb));
 			seq = read_seqbegin(&neigh->ha_lock);
 			err = dev_hard_header(skb, dev, ntohs(skb->protocol),
 					      neigh->ha, NULL, skb->len);
@@ -1351,9 +1350,8 @@
 	struct net_device *dev = neigh->dev;
 	unsigned int seq;
 
-	__skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb));
-
 	do {
+		__skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb));
 		seq = read_seqbegin(&neigh->ha_lock);
 		err = dev_hard_header(skb, dev, ntohs(skb->protocol),
 				      neigh->ha, NULL, skb->len);