netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] xfrm: Simplify SA looking up when using wildcard source address

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Date:	Mon, 23 Sep 2013 23:46:28 +0400
From:	Sergei Shtylyov <sergei.shtylyov@...entembedded.com>
To:	Fan Du <fan.du@...driver.com>
CC:	steffen.klassert@...unet.com, davem@...emloft.net,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] xfrm: Simplify SA looking up when using wildcard
 source address

Hello.

On 09/23/2013 01:18 PM, Fan Du wrote:

> I'm not quite sure I get this "wildcard source address" right,
> IMHO if a host needs to protect every traffic for a given remote host,
> then the source address is wildcard address, i.e. all ZEROs.
> (Please correct me if I'm bloodly wrong。。。)

> Here is the argument if above statement stands true:
> __xfrm4/6_state_addr_check is a four steps check, all we need to do
> is checking whether the destination address match. Passing saddr from
> flow is worst option, as the checking needs to reach the fourth step.

> So, simply this process by only checking destination address only when
> using wildcard source address for looking up SAs.

> Signed-off-by: Fan Du <fan.du@...driver.com>
> ---
>   include/net/xfrm.h    |   31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>   net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c |    2 +-
>   2 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

> diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
> index e253bf0..fdb9343 100644
> --- a/include/net/xfrm.h
> +++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
> @@ -1282,6 +1282,37 @@ xfrm_state_addr_check(const struct xfrm_state *x,
>   }
>
>   static __inline__ int
> +__xfrm4_state_daddr_check(const struct xfrm_state *x,
> +                                const xfrm_address_t *daddr)
> +{
> +        return ((daddr->a4 == x->id.daddr.a4) ? 1 : 0);

    () not needed around the *return* expression, and ?: not needed too.

WBR, Sergei

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