netdev - Re: [PATCH] core/dev: set pkt_type after eth_type_trans() in dev_forward

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Date:	Fri, 05 Jul 2013 09:48:01 +0200
From:	Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
To:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
CC:	yamahata@...inux.co.jp, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
	murphy.mccauley@...il.com, jasowang@...hat.com, mst@...hat.com,
	edumazet@...gle.com, kaber@...sh.net, honkiko@...il.com,
	ramirose@...il.com, tparkin@...alix.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com,
	pshelar@...ira.com, jesse@...ira.com, dev@...nvswitch.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH] core/dev: set pkt_type after eth_type_trans() in dev_forward_skb()

Le 04/07/2013 23:57, David Miller a écrit :
> From: Nicolas Dichtel <nicolas.dichtel@...nd.com>
> Date: Wed, 03 Jul 2013 16:53:52 +0200
>
>> Le 03/07/2013 01:00, David Miller a écrit :
>>> From: Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@...inux.co.jp>
>>> Date: Tue,  2 Jul 2013 20:30:10 +0900
>>>
>>>> The dev_forward_skb() assignment of pkt_type should be done
>>>> after the call to eth_type_trans().
>>>>
>>>> ip-encapsulated packets can be handled by localhost. But skb->pkt_type
>>>> can be PACKET_OTHERHOST when packet comes via veth into ip tunnel
>>>> device.
>>>> In that case, the packet is dropped by ip_rcv().
>>>> Although this example uses gretap. l2tp-eth also has same issue.
>>>> For l2tp-eth case, add dummy device for ip address and ip l2tp
>>>> command.
>>>    ...
>>>> Signed-off-by: Isaku Yamahata <yamahata@...inux.co.jp>
>>>
>>> Applied, but I had to adjust the patch because in net-next we use
>>> a new helper function (skb_scrub_packet()) to clear things out from
>>> dev_forward_skb().
>> What about calling skb_scrub_packet() after eth_type_trans()?
>>
>> I wonder if the same problem may happen the day gre will support
>> x-netns,
>> because skb_scrub_packet() is also called before eth_type_trans() in
>> ip_tunnel_rcv().
>
> That's a fine suggestion, I was just being overly conservative in my
> forward-porting of his patch.
>
Ok, I will wait that net-next opens to submit this patch.
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