netdev - [PATCH net-next] net: more accurate network taps in transmit path

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Date:	Wed, 19 Sep 2012 08:44:49 +0200
From:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:	Jamie Gloudon <jamie.gloudon@...il.com>
Cc:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next] net: more accurate network taps in transmit path

From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>

dev_queue_xmit_nit() should be called right before ndo_start_xmit()
calls or we might give wrong packet contents to taps users :

Packet checksum can be changed, or packet can be linearized or
segmented, and segments partially sent for the later case.

Also a memory allocation can fail and packet never really hit the
driver entry point.

Reported-by: Jamie Gloudon <jamie.gloudon@...il.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
---
 net/core/dev.c |    9 ++++++---
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index dcc673d..52cd1d7 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2213,9 +2213,6 @@ int dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 		if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE)
 			skb_dst_drop(skb);
 
-		if (!list_empty(&ptype_all))
-			dev_queue_xmit_nit(skb, dev);
-
 		features = netif_skb_features(skb);
 
 		if (vlan_tx_tag_present(skb) &&
@@ -2250,6 +2247,9 @@ int dev_hard_start_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev,
 			}
 		}
 
+		if (!list_empty(&ptype_all))
+			dev_queue_xmit_nit(skb, dev);
+
 		skb_len = skb->len;
 		rc = ops->ndo_start_xmit(skb, dev);
 		trace_net_dev_xmit(skb, rc, dev, skb_len);
@@ -2272,6 +2272,9 @@ gso:
 		if (dev->priv_flags & IFF_XMIT_DST_RELEASE)
 			skb_dst_drop(nskb);
 
+		if (!list_empty(&ptype_all))
+			dev_queue_xmit_nit(nskb, dev);
+
 		skb_len = nskb->len;
 		rc = ops->ndo_start_xmit(nskb, dev);
 		trace_net_dev_xmit(nskb, rc, dev, skb_len);


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