netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 01/19] net: tcp: introduce tcp_drop

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Date:   Tue, 15 Feb 2022 11:47:01 -0700
From:   David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>
To:     Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>,
        Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@...il.com>
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        Ingo Molnar <mingo@...hat.com>,
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Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 01/19] net: tcp: introduce tcp_drop_reason()

On 2/15/22 10:34 AM, Eric Dumazet wrote:
>> diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
>> index af94a6d22a9d..e3811afd1756 100644
>> --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
>> +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_input.c
>> @@ -4684,10 +4684,19 @@ static bool tcp_ooo_try_coalesce(struct sock *sk,
>>         return res;
>>  }
>>
>> -static void tcp_drop(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
>> +static void tcp_drop_reason(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
>> +                           enum skb_drop_reason reason)
>>  {
>>         sk_drops_add(sk, skb);
>> -       __kfree_skb(skb);
>> +       /* why __kfree_skb() used here before, other than kfree_skb()?
>> +        * confusing......
> 
> Do not add comments like that if you do not know the difference...
> 
> __kfree_skb() is used by TCP stack because it owns skb in receive
> queues, and avoids touching skb->users
> because it must be one already.

and it bypasses kfree_skb tracepoint which seems by design.