netdev - [PATCH net-next] l2tp: rely on ppp layer for skb scrubbing

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Date:	Tue, 29 Dec 2015 13:06:59 +0100
From:	Guillaume Nault <g.nault@...halink.fr>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	James Chapman <jchapman@...alix.com>,
	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: [PATCH net-next] l2tp: rely on ppp layer for skb scrubbing

Since 79c441ae505c ("ppp: implement x-netns support"), the PPP layer
calls skb_scrub_packet() whenever the skb is received on the PPP
device. Manually resetting packet meta-data in the L2TP layer is thus
redundant.

Signed-off-by: Guillaume Nault <g.nault@...halink.fr>
---
 net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c | 17 +----------------
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
index d93f113..652c250 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c
@@ -230,26 +230,11 @@ static void pppol2tp_recv(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb, int
 
 	if (sk->sk_state & PPPOX_BOUND) {
 		struct pppox_sock *po;
+
 		l2tp_dbg(session, PPPOL2TP_MSG_DATA,
 			 "%s: recv %d byte data frame, passing to ppp\n",
 			 session->name, data_len);
 
-		/* We need to forget all info related to the L2TP packet
-		 * gathered in the skb as we are going to reuse the same
-		 * skb for the inner packet.
-		 * Namely we need to:
-		 * - reset xfrm (IPSec) information as it applies to
-		 *   the outer L2TP packet and not to the inner one
-		 * - release the dst to force a route lookup on the inner
-		 *   IP packet since skb->dst currently points to the dst
-		 *   of the UDP tunnel
-		 * - reset netfilter information as it doesn't apply
-		 *   to the inner packet either
-		 */
-		secpath_reset(skb);
-		skb_dst_drop(skb);
-		nf_reset(skb);
-
 		po = pppox_sk(sk);
 		ppp_input(&po->chan, skb);
 	} else {
-- 
2.6.4

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