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

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Date:   Thu, 26 Sep 2019 12:16:14 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>,
        Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
Cc:     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



On 9/26/19 12:09 PM, Florian Westphal wrote:
> 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?

Sure.