netdev - Re: [PATCHv4 net-next] xfrm: Namespacify xfrm_policy_sk

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Date:	Fri, 10 Jan 2014 17:23:40 +0800
From:	Fan Du <fan.du@...driver.com>
To:	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>
CC:	Timo Teras <timo.teras@....fi>,
	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 net-next] xfrm: Namespacify xfrm_policy_sk_bundles



On 2014年01月09日 20:38, Steffen Klassert wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 07, 2014 at 10:43:38AM +0800, Fan Du wrote:
>> >
>> >  Yes, I tested sk policy with udp, when transmit, dst will be cached into sk
>> >  by sk_dst_set. Let's leave current implementation as it is.
>> >
>> >  Please kindly review if there is any concern about v4.
> Why do you want to keep the current implementation? We don't
> use the cached bundles. I'd remove this caching with the patch
> below during the next development cycle if nobody has a good
> reason why we should keep it.
>
>
> Subject: [PATCH RFC] xfrm: Remove caching of xfrm_policy_sk_bundles
>
> We currently cache socket policy bundles at xfrm_policy_sk_bundles.
> These cached bundles are never used. Instead we create and cache
> a new one whenever xfrm_lookup() is called on a socket policy.
>
> Most protocols cache the used routes to the socket, so let's
> remove the unused caching of socket policy bundles in xfrm.

Honestly speaking, I cannot think of any other obvious reason
to retain sk bundle cache for what I know about XFRM so far, though
this mysterious ancient code still puzzles me.

Acked-by: Fan Du <fan.du@...driver.com>

> Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert<steffen.klassert@...unet.com>

-- 
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--fan
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