linux-kernel - Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/4] net: introduce backup

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Date:	Mon, 6 Jan 2014 16:16:59 +0800
From:	Libo Chen <clbchenlibo.chen@...wei.com>
To:	John Fastabend <john.fastabend@...il.com>
CC:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>, <edumazet@...gle.com>,
	<jasowang@...hat.com>, <horms@...ge.net.au>,
	<serge.hallyn@...ntu.com>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
	<cgroups@...r.kernel.org>, <containers@...ts.linux-foundation.org>,
	<kaber@...sh.net>, <xemul@...nvz.org>, <ebiederm@...ssion.com>,
	<linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>, <jhs@...atatu.com>,
	<lizefan@...wei.com>
Subject: Re: [RFC PATCH net-next 1/4] net: introduce backup_classid to struct
 skbuff

On 2014/1/3 14:21, John Fastabend wrote:
> On 01/02/2014 09:34 PM, David Miller wrote:
>> From: Libo Chen <clbchenlibo.chen@...wei.com>
>> Date: Fri, 3 Jan 2014 11:11:04 +0800
>>
>>>
>>> introduce backup_classid to struct skbuff,
>>> we can use it to backup sk_classid when net_ns switch.
>>>
>>> Signed-off-by: Libo Chen <clbchenlibo.chen@...wei.com>
>>
>> Sorry, no new sk_buff members unless there is absolutely not other
>> possible implementation.
>>
>> sk_buff is too big as-is.
> 
> To get what you want fix the dev_forward_skb() call. But its
> not clear to me why you would expect the sock info to be propagated
> like this. It seems like an incorrect assumption or a misunderstanding
> somewhere. If the virtual link was a physical link you wouldn't expect
> to know anything about the senders socket.

AFAIK, once the sock is created, sock->sk_classid will be set, see sk_alloc()
so I think it is safe.

thanks,
Libo

> 
> Thanks,
> John
> 


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