Re: [PATCH V4 1/2] netfilter: xt_AUDIT: use consistent ipv4 network offset

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On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 7:43 AM, Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On 2017-03-22 12:11, Pablo Neira Ayuso wrote:
>> On Wed, Mar 22, 2017 at 03:05:36AM -0400, Richard Guy Briggs wrote:
>> > Even though the skb->data pointer has been moved from the link layer
>> > header to the network layer header, use the same method to calculate the
>> > offset in ipv4 and ipv6 routines.
>> >
>> > Signed-off-by: Richard Guy Briggs <rgb@xxxxxxxxxx>
>> > ---
>> >  net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c |    2 +-
>> >  1 files changed, 1 insertions(+), 1 deletions(-)
>> >
>> > diff --git a/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c b/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
>> > index 4973cbd..cdb7cee 100644
>> > --- a/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
>> > +++ b/net/netfilter/xt_AUDIT.c
>> > @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ static void audit_ip4(struct audit_buffer *ab, struct sk_buff *skb)
>> >     struct iphdr _iph;
>> >     const struct iphdr *ih;
>> >
>> > -   ih = skb_header_pointer(skb, 0, sizeof(_iph), &_iph);
>> > +   ih = skb_header_pointer(skb, skb_network_offset(skb), sizeof(_iph), &_iph);
>>
>> This update is completely pointless.
>
> Its point is to be consistent with audit_ip6() and to prevent further
> time consumed by confusion and head-scratching.  I know it is slightly
> slower with an identical result.

Agree with Richard, merged to audit/next.

-- 
paul moore
www.paul-moore.com
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