netdev - Re: [PATCH net V3 2/2] net: fix tcp reset packet flowlabel for ipv6

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Date:   Mon, 31 Jul 2017 11:10:38 -0700
From:   Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@...il.com>
To:     Shaohua Li <shli@...nel.org>
Cc:     Linux Kernel Network Developers <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        David Miller <davem@...emloft.net>,
        kernel-team <Kernel-team@...com>, Shaohua Li <shli@...com>,
        Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        Florent Fourcot <flo@...rcot.fr>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net V3 2/2] net: fix tcp reset packet flowlabel for ipv6

On Mon, Jul 31, 2017 at 10:08 AM, Shaohua Li <shli@...nel.org> wrote:
> +/* Like ip6_make_flowlabel, but already has hash */
> +static inline __be32 ip6_make_flowlabel_from_hash(struct net *net,
> +                                                 bool autolabel, u32 hash)
> +{
> +       __be32 flowlabel;
> +
> +       if (net->ipv6.sysctl.auto_flowlabels == IP6_AUTO_FLOW_LABEL_OFF ||
> +           (!autolabel &&
> +            net->ipv6.sysctl.auto_flowlabels != IP6_AUTO_FLOW_LABEL_FORCED))
> +               return 0;
> +
> +       flowlabel = (__force __be32)hash & IPV6_FLOWLABEL_MASK;
> +
> +       if (net->ipv6.sysctl.flowlabel_state_ranges)
> +               flowlabel |= IPV6_FLOWLABEL_STATELESS_FLAG;
> +
> +       return flowlabel;
> +}

I still don't see why you have to duplicate the code,
for me you can just refactor ip6_make_flowlabel()
and pass the hash as a parameter and pass
'flowlabel' as 0, and no run-time overhead.

Or I am missing anything?