netdev - [PATCH net-next 1/8] net: Checks skb_dst to be NULL in inet

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Date:	Tue, 5 Apr 2016 08:22:49 -0700
From:	Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>
To:	<davem@...emloft.net>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>
CC:	<kernel-team@...com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next 1/8] net: Checks skb_dst to be NULL in inet_iif

In inet_iif check if skb_rtable is NULL for the skb and return
skb->skb_iif if it is.

This change allows inet_iif to be called before the dst
information has been set in the skb (e.g. when doing socket based
UDP GRO).

Signed-off-by: Tom Herbert <tom@...bertland.com>
---
 include/net/route.h | 7 ++++---
 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/route.h b/include/net/route.h
index 9b0a523..f4b11ee 100644
--- a/include/net/route.h
+++ b/include/net/route.h
@@ -322,10 +322,11 @@ static inline struct rtable *ip_route_newports(struct flowi4 *fl4, struct rtable
 
 static inline int inet_iif(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
-	int iif = skb_rtable(skb)->rt_iif;
+	struct rtable *rt = skb_rtable(skb);
+
+	if (rt && rt->rt_iif)
+		return rt->rt_iif;
 
-	if (iif)
-		return iif;
 	return skb->skb_iif;
 }
 
-- 
2.8.0.rc2