Thread (9 messages) 9 messages, 2 authors, 2026-01-28
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[PATCH net-next v3 0/7] move CAN skb headroom content to skb extensions

From: Oliver Hartkopp via B4 Relay <devnull+socketcan.hartkopp.net@kernel.org>
Date: 2026-01-28 21:11:39
Also in: b4-sent, linux-can

CAN bus related skbuffs (ETH_P_CAN/ETH_P_CANFD/ETH_P_CANXL) simply contain
CAN frame structs for CAN CC/FD/XL of skb->len length at skb->data. Those
CAN skbs do not have network/mac/transport headers nor other such
references for encapsulated protocols like ethernet/IP protocols.

To store data for CAN specific use-cases all CAN bus related skbuffs are
created with a 16 byte private skb headroom (struct can_skb_priv). Using
the skb headroom and accessing skb->head for this private data led to
several problems in the past likely due to "The struct can_skb_priv
business is highly unconventional for the networking stack." [1]

This patch set aims to remove the unconventional skb headroom usage for CAN
bus related skbuffs and use the common skb extensions instead.

[1] https://lore.kernel.org/linux-can/20260104074222.29e660ac@kernel.org/ (local)

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Changes in v2:
- Patch#1: use u32 instead of __u32 for "struct uniqframe::hash"
- Patch#3: use u{8,16} instead of __u{8,16} for "struct can_skb_ext"
- Patch#6: add missing patch
- Link to v1: https://patch.msgid.link/20260125201601.5018-1-socketcan@hartkopp.net

Changes in v3:
- Patch#2: new patch: rename dev_put() in CAN subsystem suggested by Checkpatch
- Patch#3: use netdev_put() instead of dev_put() suggested by Checkpatch
- Patch#3: initialize can_gw_hops in can_skb_ext_add() suggested by AI-bot
- Patch#6: add linebreak in sock_alloc_send_skb() to fit the 80 columns (Checkpatch)
- Link to v2: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-can/20260128-can-skb-ext-v2-0-fe64aa152c8a@pengutronix.de/ (local)

Signed-off-by: Oliver Hartkopp <socketcan@hartkopp.net>

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Oliver Hartkopp (7):
      can: use skb hash instead of private variable in headroom
      can: use netdev_put() instead of deprecated dev_put()
      can: add CAN skb extension infrastructure
      can: move ifindex to CAN skb extensions
      can: move frame_len to CAN skb extensions
      can: remove private CAN skb headroom infrastructure
      can: gw: use can_gw_hops instead of sk_buff::csum_start

 MAINTAINERS               |   1 +
 drivers/net/can/dev/skb.c | 123 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 include/linux/can/core.h  |   1 +
 include/linux/can/skb.h   |  38 +++++---------
 include/linux/skbuff.h    |   3 ++
 include/net/can.h         |  28 +++++++++++
 net/can/Kconfig           |   1 +
 net/can/af_can.c          |  23 ++++++---
 net/can/bcm.c             |  44 ++++++++++-------
 net/can/gw.c              |  38 +++++++-------
 net/can/isotp.c           |  63 +++++++++++++++---------
 net/can/j1939/main.c      |   6 +--
 net/can/j1939/socket.c    |  23 +++++----
 net/can/j1939/transport.c |  28 +++++++----
 net/can/raw.c             |  28 ++++++-----
 net/core/skbuff.c         |   4 ++
 16 files changed, 283 insertions(+), 169 deletions(-)
---
base-commit: 239f09e258b906deced5c2a7c1ac8aed301b558b
change-id: 20260128-can_skb_ext-65cd46399ac8

Best regards,
-- 
Oliver Hartkopp [off-list ref]

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