linux-kernel - Re: [PATCH net-next 1/9] net: vlan: don't adjust MAC header in __vlan_insert_inner

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Message-ID: <ZBx5ac4cfv/tmJ2C@corigine.com>
Date:   Thu, 23 Mar 2023 17:08:09 +0100
From:   Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>
To:     Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>
Cc:     netdev@...r.kernel.org, "David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
        Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>, Andrew Lunn <andrew@...n.ch>,
        Florian Fainelli <f.fainelli@...il.com>,
        linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 1/9] net: vlan: don't adjust MAC header in
 __vlan_insert_inner_tag() unless set

On Thu, Mar 23, 2023 at 01:38:15AM +0200, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> This is a preparatory change for the deletion of skb_reset_mac_header(skb)
> from __dev_queue_xmit(). After that deletion, skb_mac_header(skb) will
> no longer be set in TX paths, from which __vlan_insert_inner_tag() can
> still be called (perhaps indirectly).
> 
> If we don't make this change, then an unset MAC header (equal to ~0U)
> will become set after the adjustment with VLAN_HLEN.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@....com>

Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...igine.com>