Re: [PATCH net-next 1/2] IPv6/GRO: generic helper to remove temporary HBH/jumbo header in driver

[Alexander Lobakin]

From: Coco Li <lixiaoyan@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 15:27:39 -0800

> IPv6/TCP and GRO stacks can build big TCP packets with an added
> temporary Hop By Hop header.
> 
> Is GSO is not involved, then the temporary header needs to be removed in
> the driver. This patch provides a generic helper for drivers that need
> to modify their headers in place.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Coco Li <lixiaoyan@xxxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/net/ipv6.h | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  1 file changed, 33 insertions(+)
> 
> diff --git a/include/net/ipv6.h b/include/net/ipv6.h
> index d383c895592a..a11d58c85c05 100644
> --- a/include/net/ipv6.h
> +++ b/include/net/ipv6.h
> @@ -500,6 +500,39 @@ static inline int ipv6_has_hopopt_jumbo(const struct sk_buff *skb)
>  	return jhdr->nexthdr;
>  }
>  
> +/* Return 0 if HBH header is successfully removed
> + * Or if HBH removal is unnecessary (packet is not big TCP)
> + * Return error to indicate dropping the packet
> + */
> +static inline int ipv6_hopopt_jumbo_remove(struct sk_buff *skb)
> +{
> +	const int hophdr_len = sizeof(struct hop_jumbo_hdr);
> +	int nexthdr = ipv6_has_hopopt_jumbo(skb);
> +	struct ipv6hdr *h6;
> +
> +	if (!nexthdr)
> +		return 0;
> +
> +	if (skb_cow_head(skb, 0))
> +		return -1;

	err = skb_cow_head(skb, 0);
	if (err)
		return err;

Alternatively, if you want to keep it simple, make the function bool
and return false on `if (skb_cow_head(skb, 0)` and true otherwise.

> +
> +	/* Remove the HBH header.
> +	 * Layout: [Ethernet header][IPv6 header][HBH][L4 Header]
> +	 */
> +	memmove(skb->data + hophdr_len,
> +		skb->data,

This can fit into the previous line.

> +		ETH_HLEN + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));

Not correct at this point. I assume you took the implementation from
ip6_offload.c[0], but ::gso_segment() and ::ndo_start_xmit() are two
different entry points. Here you may have not only Eth header, but
also VLAN, MPLS and whatnot.
Correct way would be:

	memmove(skb_mac_header(skb) + hophdr_len, skb_mac_header(skb),
		ipv6_hdr(skb) - skb_mac_header(skb) +
		sizeof(struct ipv6hdr));

> +
> +	skb->data += hophdr_len;
> +	skb->len -= hophdr_len;
> +	skb->network_header += hophdr_len;

skb->mac_header also needs to be adjusted, the fact that it's equal
to skb->data at the entry of ::ndo_start_xmit() doesn't mean
anything.

> +
> +	h6 = ipv6_hdr(skb);
> +	h6->nexthdr = nexthdr;
> +
> +	return 0;
> +}

Please switch all the places where the same logics is used to your
new helper.

> +
>  static inline bool ipv6_accept_ra(struct inet6_dev *idev)
>  {
>  	/* If forwarding is enabled, RA are not accepted unless the special
> -- 
> 2.38.1.584.g0f3c55d4c2-goog

Thanks,
Olek