currently if skb does not have enough headroom skb_realloc_headrom is called.
It is not optimal because it creates new skb.
this patch set introduces new helper skb_expand_head()
Unlike skb_realloc_headroom, it does not allocate a new skb if possible;
copies skb->sk on new skb when as needed and frees original skb in case of failures.
This helps to simplify ip[6]_finish_output2(), ip6_xmit() and few other
functions in vrf, ax25 and bpf.
There are few other cases where this helper can be used
but it requires an additional investigations.
v4 changes:
- fixed null pointer dereference in vrf patch reported by Julian Wiedmann
v3 changes:
- ax25 compilation warning fixed
- v5.14-rc4 rebase
- now it does not depend on non-committed pathces
v2 changes:
- helper's name was changed to skb_expand_head
- fixed few mistakes inside skb_expand_head():
skb_set_owner_w should set sk on nskb
kfree was replaced by kfree_skb()
improved warning message
- added minor refactoring in changed functions in vrf and bpf patches
- removed kfree_skb() in ax25_rt_build_path caller ax25_ip_xmit
Vasily Averin (7):
skbuff: introduce skb_expand_head()
ipv6: use skb_expand_head in ip6_finish_output2
ipv6: use skb_expand_head in ip6_xmit
ipv4: use skb_expand_head in ip_finish_output2
vrf: use skb_expand_head in vrf_finish_output
ax25: use skb_expand_head
bpf: use skb_expand_head in bpf_out_neigh_v4/6
drivers/net/vrf.c | 23 ++++++---------
include/linux/skbuff.h | 1 +
net/ax25/ax25_ip.c | 4 +--
net/ax25/ax25_out.c | 13 ++-------
net/ax25/ax25_route.c | 13 ++-------
net/core/filter.c | 27 ++++-------------
net/core/skbuff.c | 42 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
net/ipv4/ip_output.c | 13 ++-------
net/ipv6/ip6_output.c | 78 +++++++++++++++++---------------------------------
9 files changed, 92 insertions(+), 122 deletions(-)
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1.8.3.1
