netdev - Re: [PATCHv4 net-next] xfrm: Namespacify xfrm_policy_sk

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Message-ID: <52BA7DE4.9070404@windriver.com>
Date:	Wed, 25 Dec 2013 14:40:36 +0800
From:	Fan Du <fan.du@...driver.com>
To:	Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@...unet.com>,
	<timo.teras@....fi>
CC:	Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
	<netdev@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCHv4 net-next] xfrm: Namespacify xfrm_policy_sk_bundles

ccing Timo

On 2013年12月24日 18:35, Steffen Klassert wrote:
> On Fri, Dec 20, 2013 at 11:34:41AM +0800, Fan Du wrote:
>>
>> Subject: [PATCHv4 net-next] xfrm: Namespacify xfrm_policy_sk_bundles
>>
>> xfrm_policy_sk_bundles, protected by net->xfrm.xfrm_policy_sk_bundle_lock
>> should be put into netns xfrm structure, otherwise xfrm_policy_sk_bundles
>> can be corrupted from different net namespace.
>
> I'm ok with this patch, but I wonder where we use these cached socket
> bundles. After a quick look I see where we add and where we delete
> them, but I can't see how we use these cached bundles.

Interesting

The per socket bundles is introduced by Timo in commit 80c802f3
("xfrm: cache bundles instead of policies for outgoing flows")

But one fundamental question is why not use existing flow cache
for per socket bundles as well? then no need to create such per
sock xdst for every packet, and also share the same flow cache
flush mechanism.

My first impression is it can be done this way, I'm going to head
this way unless turn out otherwise.

So Timo ?

-- 
浮沉随浪只记今朝笑

--fan
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