netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: do not use skb_header_pointer() in icmpv6

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Date: Sat, 07 Feb 2026 04:40:09 +0000
From: patchwork-bot+netdevbpf@...nel.org
To: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
Cc: davem@...emloft.net, kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, horms@...nel.org,
 dsahern@...nel.org, kuniyu@...gle.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org,
 eric.dumazet@...il.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next] ipv6: do not use skb_header_pointer() in
 icmpv6_filter()

Hello:

This patch was applied to netdev/net-next.git (main)
by Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>:

On Thu,  5 Feb 2026 21:19:09 +0000 you wrote:
> Prefer pskb_may_pull() to avoid a stack canary in raw6_local_deliver().
> 
> Note: skb->head can change, hence we reload ip6h pointer in
> ipv6_raw_deliver()
> 
> $ scripts/bloat-o-meter -t vmlinux.old vmlinux.new
> add/remove: 0/0 grow/shrink: 0/1 up/down: 0/-86 (-86)
> Function                                     old     new   delta
> raw6_local_deliver                           780     694     -86
> Total: Before=24889784, After=24889698, chg -0.00%
> 
> [...]

Here is the summary with links:
  - [net-next] ipv6: do not use skb_header_pointer() in icmpv6_filter()
    https://git.kernel.org/netdev/net-next/c/a14d93179045

You are awesome, thank you!
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