netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: make tcp_rcv_state

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Date:   Wed, 23 Mar 2022 06:40:51 -0700
From:   Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
To:     Jianguo Wu <wujianguo106@....com>
Cc:     David Ahern <dsahern@...nel.org>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
        Menglong Dong <menglong8.dong@...il.com>,
        netdev <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        LKML <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] tcp: make tcp_rcv_state_process() drop monitor friendly

On Wed, Mar 23, 2022 at 6:05 AM Jianguo Wu <wujianguo106@....com> wrote:
>
> From: Jianguo Wu <wujianguo@...natelecom.cn>
>
> In tcp_rcv_state_process(), should not call tcp_drop() for same case,
> like after process ACK packet in TCP_LAST_ACK state, it should call
> consume_skb() instead of tcp_drop() to be drop monitor friendly,
> otherwise every last ack will be report as dropped packet by drop monitor.
>
> Signed-off-by: Jianguo Wu <wujianguo@...natelecom.cn>
> ---

1) net-next is closed

2) Same remarks as for the other patch.
   You mark the packet as consumed, while maybe we had to throw away
some payload from it ?

You will have to wait for net-next being open,
then send patches with one change at a time, with clear explanations
and possibly packetdrill tests.

I am concerned about all these patches making future backports
difficult because of merge conflicts.