netdev - Re: [PATCH v2] net: fix the counter ICMP_MIB_INERRORS/ICMP6_MIB

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Message-Id: <20140731.220438.1984870938307560536.davem@davemloft.net>
Date:	Thu, 31 Jul 2014 22:04:38 -0700 (PDT)
From:	David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>
To:	duanj.fnst@...fujitsu.com
Cc:	hannes@...essinduktion.org, eric.dumazet@...il.com,
	netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2] net: fix the counter
 ICMP_MIB_INERRORS/ICMP6_MIB_INERRORS

From: Duan Jiong <duanj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 17:54:32 +0800

> 
> When dealing with ICMPv[46] Error Message, function icmp_socket_deliver()
> and icmpv6_notify() do some valid checks on packet's length, but then some
> protocols check packet's length redaudantly. So remove those duplicated
> statements, and increase counter ICMP_MIB_INERRORS/ICMP6_MIB_INERRORS in
> function icmp_socket_deliver() and icmpv6_notify() respectively.
> 
> In addition, add missed counter in udp6/udplite6 when socket is NULL.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Duan Jiong <duanj.fnst@...fujitsu.com>
> ---
> 
> v2: remove nested rcu_read_lock from icmpv6_notify

Applied to net-next, thanks.
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