netdev - [PATCH 1/1]: SAs created although tmpl->optional set

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Date:	Mon, 19 Nov 2007 02:53:50 -0600
From:	Joy Latten <latten@...tin.ibm.com>
To:	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:	davem@...emloft.net, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Subject: [PATCH 1/1]: SAs created although tmpl->optional set

Although tmpl->optional is set, kernel still attempts
to create a set of SAs. 

In xfrm_tmpl_resolve_one(), xfrm_state_find() is called
to find an SA. First time, there won't be an SA, so an
ACQUIRE will be sent and code then returns to 
xfrm_tmpl_resolv_one() who then checks tmpl->optional. 
Since tmpl->optional is set, the xfrm code will then 
allow flow to pass not transformed.

I may have misinterpreted semantics of tmpl->optional,
(I thought it meant use an SA only if there is one, otherwise
do not transform) but do we want to create an SA as well as
send flow without xfrm'ing?

regards,
Joy

Signed-off-by: Joy Latten <latten@...tin.ibm.com>

diff -urpN linux-2.6.orig/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c linux-2.6.spd/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
--- linux-2.6.orig/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c	2007-11-18 16:53:16.000000000 -0600
+++ linux-2.6.spd/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c	2007-11-18 23:38:08.000000000 -0600
@@ -814,6 +814,12 @@ xfrm_state_find(xfrm_address_t *daddr, x
 			error = -EEXIST;
 			goto out;
 		}
+
+		if (tmpl->optional) {
+			error = 0;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
 		x = xfrm_state_alloc();
 		if (x == NULL) {
 			error = -ENOMEM;
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