netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next v1] netfilter: nfnetlink: convert kfree_skb to consume

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Message-ID: <20240531161410.GC491852@kernel.org>
Date: Fri, 31 May 2024 17:14:10 +0100
From: Simon Horman <horms@...nel.org>
To: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@...il.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>,
	"David S. Miller" <davem@...emloft.net>,
	Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>,
	Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>,
	Jozsef Kadlecsik <kadlec@...filter.org>,
	netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org, donald.hunter@...hat.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v1] netfilter: nfnetlink: convert kfree_skb to
 consume_skb

On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 11:37:54AM +0100, Donald Hunter wrote:
> Use consume_skb in the batch code path to avoid generating spurious
> NOT_SPECIFIED skb drop reasons.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@...il.com>

Hi Donald,

I do wonder if this is the correct approach. I'm happy to stand corrected,
but my understanding is that consume_skb() is for situations where the skb
is no longer needed for reasons other than errors. But some of these
call-sites do appear to be error paths of sorts.

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