netdev - Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 09/15] bpf: add bpf_skc_to_udp6

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Date:   Tue, 23 Jun 2020 09:27:25 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>
To:     Yonghong Song <yhs@...com>, Eric Dumazet <eric.dumazet@...il.com>,
        bpf@...r.kernel.org, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     Alexei Starovoitov <ast@...nel.org>,
        Daniel Borkmann <daniel@...earbox.net>, kernel-team@...com,
        Martin KaFai Lau <kafai@...com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH bpf-next v3 09/15] bpf: add bpf_skc_to_udp6_sock() helper



On 6/22/20 7:22 PM, Yonghong Song wrote:
> 
> 
> On 6/22/20 6:47 PM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
&
>>
>> Why is the sk_fullsock(sk) needed ?
> 
> The parameter 'sk' could be a sock_common. That is why the
> helper name bpf_skc_to_udp6_sock implies. The sock_common cannot
> access sk_protocol, hence we requires sk_fullsock(sk) here.
> Did I miss anything?

OK, if arbitrary sockets can land here, you need also to check sk_type