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Date: Sat, 12 Dec 2020 14:44:04 -0700
From: Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
To: Victor Stewart <v@...etag.social>
Cc: io-uring <io-uring@...r.kernel.org>,
Soheil Hassas Yeganeh <soheil@...gle.com>,
netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
Stefan Metzmacher <metze@...ba.org>,
Jann Horn <jannh@...gle.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH 0/3] PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY for Datagram (UDP)
On 12/12/20 2:42 PM, Victor Stewart wrote:
> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 6:02 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk> wrote:
>>
>> On 12/12/20 10:58 AM, Victor Stewart wrote:
>>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 5:40 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On 12/12/20 10:25 AM, Victor Stewart wrote:
>>>>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 5:07 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk> wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> On 12/12/20 8:31 AM, Victor Stewart wrote:
>>>>>>> RE our conversation on the "[RFC 0/1] whitelisting UDP GSO and GRO
>>>>>>> cmsgs" thread...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/io-uring/CAM1kxwi5m6i8hrtkw7nZYoziPTD-Wp03+fcsUwh3CuSc=81kUQ@mail.gmail.com/
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> here are the patches we discussed.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Victor Stewart (3):
>>>>>>> net/socket.c: add PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY to __sys_sendmsg_sock
>>>>>>> net/ipv4/af_inet.c: add PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY to inet_dgram_ops
>>>>>>> net/ipv6/af_inet6.c: add PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY to inet6_dgram_ops
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> net/ipv4/af_inet.c
>>>>>>> | 1 +
>>>>>>> net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
>>>>>>> | 1 +
>>>>>>> net/socket.c
>>>>>>> | 8 +-
>>>>>>> 3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Changes look fine to me, but a few comments:
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - I'd order 1/3 as 3/3, that ordering makes more sense as at that point it
>>>>>> could actually be used.
>>>>>
>>>>> right that makes sense.
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> - For adding it to af_inet/af_inet6, you should write a better commit message
>>>>>> on the reasoning for the change. Right now it just describes what the
>>>>>> patch does (which is obvious from the change), not WHY it's done. Really
>>>>>> goes for current 1/3 as well, commit messages need to be better in
>>>>>> general.
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> okay thanks Jens. i would have reiterated the intention but assumed it
>>>>> were implicit given I linked the initial conversation about enabling
>>>>> UDP_SEGMENT (GSO) and UDP_GRO through io_uring.
>>>>>
>>>>>> I'd also CC Jann Horn on the series, he's the one that found an issue there
>>>>>> in the past and also acked the previous change on doing PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY.
>>>>>
>>>>> I CCed him on this reply. Soheil at the end of the first exchange
>>>>> thread said he audited the UDP paths and believed this to be safe.
>>>>>
>>>>> how/should I resubmit the patch with a proper intention explanation in
>>>>> the meta and reorder the patches? my first patch and all lol.
>>>>
>>>> Just post is as a v2 with the change noted in the cover letter. I'd also
>>>> ensure that it threads properly, right now it's just coming through as 4
>>>> separate emails at my end. If you're using git send-email, make sure you
>>>> add --thread to the arguments.
>>>
>>> oh i didn't know about git send-email. i was manually constructing /
>>> sending them lol. thanks!
>>
>> I'd recommend it, makes sure your mailer doesn't mangle anything either. FWIW,
>> this is what I do:
>>
>> git format-patch sha1..sha2
>> mv 00*.patch /tmp/x
>>
>> git send-email --no-signed-off-by-cc --thread --compose --to linux-fsdevel@...r.kernel.org --cc torvalds@...ux-foundation.org --cc viro@...iv.linux.org.uk /tmp/x
>>
>> (from a series I just sent out). And then I have the following section in
>> ~/.gitconfig:
>>
>> [sendemail]
>> from = Jens Axboe <axboe@...nel.dk>
>> smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com
>> smtpuser = axboe@...nel.dk
>> smtpencryption = tls
>> smtppass = hunter2
>> smtpserverport = 587
>>
>> for using gmail to send them out.
>>
>> --compose will fire up your editor to construct the cover letter, and
>> when you're happy with it, save+exit and git send-email will ask whether
>> to proceed or abort.
>>
>> That's about all there is to it, and provides a consistent way to send out
>> patch series.
>
> awesome thanks! i'll be using this workflow from now on.
>
> P.S. hope thats not your real password LOL
Haha it's not, google hunter2 and password and you'll see :-)
--
Jens Axboe
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