netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] net: vxlan: use custom ndo_change

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Message-ID: <52B09561.8040404@redhat.com>
Date:	Tue, 17 Dec 2013 19:18:09 +0100
From:	Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com>
To:	Stephen Hemminger <stephen@...workplumber.org>
CC:	davem@...emloft.net, shahed.shaikh@...gic.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] net: vxlan: use custom ndo_change_mtu handler

On 12/17/2013 06:36 PM, Stephen Hemminger wrote:
> On Tue, 17 Dec 2013 14:20:09 +0100
> Daniel Borkmann <dborkman@...hat.com> wrote:
>
>> +static int vxlan_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
>> +{
>> +	struct net *net = current->nsproxy->net_ns;
>> +	struct vxlan_dev *vxlan = netdev_priv(dev);
>> +	struct vxlan_rdst *dst = &vxlan->default_dst;
>> +	bool is_ipv6 = dst->remote_ip.sa.sa_family == AF_INET6;
>> +	int hroom = is_ipv6 ? VXLAN6_HEADROOM : VXLAN_HEADROOM;
>> +	struct net_device *lowerdev;
>> +
>> +	lowerdev = dev_get_by_index(net, dst->remote_ifindex);
>> +	if (lowerdev == NULL)
>> +		return eth_change_mtu(dev, new_mtu);
>> +
>> +	if (new_mtu == lowerdev->mtu)
>> +		new_mtu = lowerdev->mtu - hroom;
>> +	if (new_mtu < 68 || new_mtu > lowerdev->mtu - hroom) {
>> +		dev_put(lowerdev);
>> +		return -EINVAL;
>> +	}
>> +
>> +	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
>> +
>> +	dev_put(lowerdev);
>> +	return 0;
>> +}
>> +
>
> The *net should just be devnet(dev).
>
> Don't need ref here, called under RTNL.
>
> You can't arbitrarly shrink user's requested mtu
>
> Minor nit picking: I don't like adding more local flag variables.
> To me it is clearer.

Ok, will send a v2 with your feedback incorporated.

Thanks a lot Stephen!

> The resulting function is:
>
>
> static int vxlan_change_mtu(struct net_device *dev, int new_mtu)
> {
> 	struct vxlan_dev *vxlan = netdev_priv(dev);
> 	int maxmtu;
> 	struct net_device *lowerdev;
>
> 	lowerdev = __dev_get_by_index(devnet(dev),
> 				      vxlan->default_dst.remote_ifindex);
> 	if (lowerdev == NULL)
> 		return eth_change_mtu(dev, new_mtu);
>
> 	if (dst->remote_ip.sa.sa_family == AF_INET6)
> 		maxmtu = lowerdev->mtu - VXLAN6_HEADROOM;
> 	else
> 		maxmtu = lowerdev->mtu - VXLAN_HEADROOM;
>
> 	if (new_mtu < 68 || new_mtu > maxmtu)
> 		return -EINVAL;
>
> 	dev->mtu = new_mtu;
> 	return 0;
> }
>
>
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