netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 3/7] netfilter: Switch to skb_dst_reset to clear dst

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Message-ID: <aJwzvtadECk8OAR9@strlen.de>
Date: Wed, 13 Aug 2025 08:43:49 +0200
From: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>
To: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...ichev.me>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com,
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, ayush.sawal@...lsio.com,
	andrew+netdev@...n.ch, gregkh@...uxfoundation.org, horms@...nel.org,
	dsahern@...nel.org, pablo@...filter.org, kadlec@...filter.org,
	steffen.klassert@...unet.com, mhal@...x.co,
	abhishektamboli9@...il.com, linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org,
	linux-staging@...ts.linux.dev, netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org,
	coreteam@...filter.org, herbert@...dor.apana.org.au
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 3/7] netfilter: Switch to skb_dst_reset to clear
 dst_entry

Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@...ichev.me> wrote:
> Going forward skb_dst_set will assert that skb dst_entry
> is empty during skb_dst_set. skb_dst_reset is added to reset
> existing entry without doing refcnt. Switch to skb_dst_reset
> in ip[6]_route_me_harder and add a comment on why it's safe
> to skip skb_dst_restore.

Acked-by: Florian Westphal <fw@...len.de>