On Thu, 10 Mar 2022 14:13:28 -0800 Tadeusz Struk wrote: > diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c > index 4788f6b37053..6d45112322a0 100644 > --- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c > +++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c > @@ -1649,6 +1649,16 @@ static int __ip6_append_data(struct sock *sk, > skb->protocol = htons(ETH_P_IPV6); > skb->ip_summed = csummode; > skb->csum = 0; > + > + /* > + * Check if there is still room for payload > + */ TBH I think the check is self-explanatory. Not worth a banner comment, for sure. > + if (fragheaderlen >= mtu) { > + err = -EMSGSIZE; > + kfree_skb(skb); > + goto error; > + } Not sure if Willem prefers this placement, but seems like we can lift this check out of the loop, as soon as fragheaderlen and mtu are known. > /* reserve for fragmentation and ipsec header */ > skb_reserve(skb, hh_len + sizeof(struct frag_hdr) + > dst_exthdrlen);