netdev - Re: [PATCH v2 net] sk_buff: drop all skb extensions on free and skb scrubbing

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Message-ID: <20190926190920.GC9938@breakpoint.cc>
Date:   Thu, 26 Sep 2019 21:09:20 +0200
From:   Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To:     Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
        steffen.klassert@...unet.com, paulb@...lanox.com,
        vladbu@...lanox.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH v2 net] sk_buff: drop all skb extensions on free and skb
 scrubbing

Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com> wrote:
> > -	secpath_reset(skb);
> > +	skb_ext_reset(skb);
> >  	nf_reset(skb);
> >  	nf_reset_trace(skb);
> 
> 
> It is unfortunate nf_reset(skb) will call skb_ext_del(skb, SKB_EXT_BRIDGE_NF),
> which is useless after skb_ext_reset(skb) 
> 
> Maybe time for a nf_ct_reset() helper only dealing with nfct.

Agree, but that seems more like -next material?