netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v12] openvswitch: enable NSH support

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Date:   Thu, 19 Oct 2017 14:43:47 +0200
From:   Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
To:     "Yang, Yi" <yi.y.yang@...el.com>
Cc:     "netdev@...r.kernel.org" <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        "dev@...nvswitch.org" <dev@...nvswitch.org>,
        "e@...g.me" <e@...g.me>, "pshelar@....org" <pshelar@....org>,
        "davem@...emloft.net" <davem@...emloft.net>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v12] openvswitch: enable NSH support

On Thu, 19 Oct 2017 19:40:53 +0800, Yang, Yi wrote:
> Actually mdtype can't be set, only push_nsh can set mdtype, so set_nsh
> won't have mdtype flow key, we can't get it from flow_key in set_nsh,
> only ttl, flags and path_hdr can be set in set_nsh as you can see in code.
> I understand your concern is calling skb_ensure_writable twice, so
> changing the first one to pskb_may_pull is more appropriate for set_nsh.

Isn't set_nsh called only after the packet was already dissected (i.e.
parse_nsh called)? The dissected fields should be available in flow_key.

 Jiri