Re: [PATCH net-next v1] netfilter: nfnetlink: convert kfree_skb to consume_skb
From: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Date: 2024-06-03 12:09:22
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From: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Date: 2024-06-03 12:09:22
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netfilter-devel
On Mon, Jun 03, 2024 at 10:19:27AM +0100, Donald Hunter wrote:
Simon Horman [off-list ref] writes:quoted
On Tue, May 28, 2024 at 11:37:54AM +0100, Donald Hunter wrote:quoted
Use consume_skb in the batch code path to avoid generating spurious NOT_SPECIFIED skb drop reasons. Signed-off-by: Donald Hunter <donald.hunter@gmail.com>Hi Donald, I do wonder if this is the correct approach. I'm happy to stand corrected, but my understanding is that consume_skb() is for situations where the skb is no longer needed for reasons other than errors. But some of these call-sites do appear to be error paths of sorts. ...Hi Simon, They all look to be application layer errors which are either communicated back to the client or cause a replay. My understanding is that consume_skb() should be used here since kfree_skb() now implies a (transport?) drop.
Hi Donald, Thanks, that makes sense to me.