netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v12 5/9] openvswitch: add processing of L3 packets

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Message-ID: <CAOrHB_B1-29CM=DWpWuRVbTRriW2ViJRZULMS22+NSPwW_J_=Q@mail.gmail.com>
Date:   Tue, 18 Oct 2016 22:13:45 -0700
From:   Pravin Shelar <pshelar@....org>
To:     Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        ovs dev <dev@...nvswitch.org>,
        Lorand Jakab <lojakab@...co.com>,
        Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v12 5/9] openvswitch: add processing of L3 packets

On Mon, Oct 17, 2016 at 6:02 AM, Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com> wrote:
> Support receiving, extracting flow key and sending of L3 packets (packets
> without an Ethernet header).
>
> Note that even after this patch, non-Ethernet interfaces are still not
> allowed to be added to bridges. Similarly, netlink interface for sending and
> receiving L3 packets to/from user space is not in place yet.
>
> Based on previous versions by Lorand Jakab and Simon Horman.
>
> Signed-off-by: Lorand Jakab <lojakab@...co.com>
> Signed-off-by: Simon Horman <simon.horman@...ronome.com>
> Signed-off-by: Jiri Benc <jbenc@...hat.com>
> ---
>  net/openvswitch/datapath.c |  17 ++------
>  net/openvswitch/flow.c     | 101 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
>  net/openvswitch/vport.c    |  16 +++++++
>  3 files changed, 96 insertions(+), 38 deletions(-)
>
...

> @@ -505,28 +511,35 @@ static int key_extract(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key)
>
>         skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
>
> -       /* Link layer.  We are guaranteed to have at least the 14 byte Ethernet
> -        * header in the linear data area.
> -        */
> -       eth = eth_hdr(skb);
> -       ether_addr_copy(key->eth.src, eth->h_source);
> -       ether_addr_copy(key->eth.dst, eth->h_dest);
> +       /* Link layer. */
> +       clear_vlan(key);
> +       if (key->mac_proto == MAC_PROTO_NONE) {
> +               if (unlikely(eth_type_vlan(skb->protocol)))
> +                       return -EINVAL;
>
> -       __skb_pull(skb, 2 * ETH_ALEN);
> -       /* We are going to push all headers that we pull, so no need to
> -        * update skb->csum here.
> -        */
> +               skb_reset_network_header(skb);
> +       } else {
> +               eth = eth_hdr(skb);
> +               ether_addr_copy(key->eth.src, eth->h_source);
> +               ether_addr_copy(key->eth.dst, eth->h_dest);
>
> -       if (unlikely(parse_vlan(skb, key)))
> -               return -ENOMEM;
> +               __skb_pull(skb, 2 * ETH_ALEN);
> +               /* We are going to push all headers that we pull, so no need to
> +               * update skb->csum here.
> +               */
>
> -       key->eth.type = parse_ethertype(skb);
> -       if (unlikely(key->eth.type == htons(0)))
> -               return -ENOMEM;
> +               if (unlikely(parse_vlan(skb, key)))
> +                       return -ENOMEM;
>
> -       skb_reset_network_header(skb);
> +               skb->protocol = parse_ethertype(skb);

I am not sure about changing skb->protocol here.
By changing this skb loosing information about packet type. Therefore
if packet re-enters OVS (through different bridge), this packet would
look like L3 packet. function key_extract_mac_proto() would not see
TEB type packet.

> +               if (unlikely(skb->protocol == htons(0)))
> +                       return -ENOMEM;
> +
> +               skb_reset_network_header(skb);
> +               __skb_push(skb, skb->data - skb_mac_header(skb));
> +       }
>         skb_reset_mac_len(skb);
> -       __skb_push(skb, skb->data - skb_mac_header(skb));
> +       key->eth.type = skb->protocol;
>
>         /* Network layer. */
>         if (key->eth.type == htons(ETH_P_IP)) {
> @@ -721,6 +734,20 @@ int ovs_flow_key_update(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key)
>         return key_extract(skb, key);
>  }
>
> +static u8 key_extract_mac_proto(struct sk_buff *skb)
> +{
> +       switch (skb->dev->type) {
> +       case ARPHRD_ETHER:
> +               return MAC_PROTO_ETHERNET;
> +       case ARPHRD_NONE:
> +               if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_TEB))
> +                       return MAC_PROTO_ETHERNET;
> +               return MAC_PROTO_NONE;
> +       }
> +       WARN_ON_ONCE(1);
> +       return MAC_PROTO_ETHERNET;
> +}
> +