[OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH] target: drop 616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch

mail at adrianschmutzler.de mail at adrianschmutzler.de
Tue Mar 31 05:40:31 EDT 2020


Hi,

> -----Original Message-----
> From: openwrt-devel [mailto:openwrt-devel-bounces at lists.openwrt.org]
> On Behalf Of Jo-Philipp Wich
> Sent: Dienstag, 31. März 2020 10:08
> To: openwrt-devel at lists.openwrt.org
> Cc: Jo-Philipp Wich <jo at mein.io>
> Subject: [OpenWrt-Devel] [PATCH] target: drop 616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch

shouldn't the commit title prefix be "generic:" or "kernel:" or do I just understand something wrong here?

Best

Adrian

> 
> The conditional check introduced by this patch may trigger a NULL pointer
> dereference in case the result of dev_net() is NULL.
> 
> Since the purpose of this patch is neither sufficiently explained and since this
> patch apparently has never been submitted upstream despite it being in the
> pending-* patch directory, I propose to drop it without replacement.
> 
> If the performance implications of dropping this patch are found to be
> significiant, it should be reintroduced with proper description and benchmark
> results.
> 
> Ref: https://bugs.openwrt.org/index.php?do=details&task_id=2943
> Signed-off-by: Jo-Philipp Wich <jo at mein.io>
> ---
>  .../616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch         | 20 -------------------
>  .../616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch         | 20 -------------------
>  .../616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch         | 20 -------------------
>  3 files changed, 60 deletions(-)
>  delete mode 100644 target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
>  delete mode 100644 target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
>  delete mode 100644 target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
> 
> diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
> deleted file mode 100644
> index c64694ea3c..0000000000
> --- a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.14/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
> -From: Felix Fietkau <nbd at nbd.name>
> -Subject: kernel: add a small xfrm related performance optimization
> -
> -Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd at nbd.name>
> ----
> - net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c | 3 +++
> - 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> -
> ---- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
> -+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
> -@@ -90,6 +90,9 @@ int nf_xfrm_me_harder(struct net *net, s
> - 	struct dst_entry *dst;
> - 	int err;
> -
> -+	if (skb->dev && !dev_net(skb->dev)-
> >xfrm.policy_count[XFRM_POLICY_OUT])
> -+		return 0;
> -+
> - 	err = xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, family);
> - 	if (err < 0)
> - 		return err;
> diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 6a5801027c..0000000000
> --- a/target/linux/generic/pending-4.19/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
> -From: Felix Fietkau <nbd at nbd.name>
> -Subject: kernel: add a small xfrm related performance optimization
> -
> -Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd at nbd.name>
> ----
> - net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c | 3 +++
> - 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> -
> ---- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
> -+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
> -@@ -110,6 +110,9 @@ int nf_xfrm_me_harder(struct net *net, s
> - 	struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
> - 	int err;
> -
> -+	if (skb->dev && !dev_net(skb->dev)-
> >xfrm.policy_count[XFRM_POLICY_OUT])
> -+		return 0;
> -+
> - 	err = xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, family);
> - 	if (err < 0)
> - 		return err;
> diff --git a/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch b/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/616-
> net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
> deleted file mode 100644
> index 952bf690d8..0000000000
> --- a/target/linux/generic/pending-5.4/616-net_optimize_xfrm_calls.patch
> +++ /dev/null
> @@ -1,20 +0,0 @@
> -From: Felix Fietkau <nbd at nbd.name>
> -Subject: kernel: add a small xfrm related performance optimization
> -
> -Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd at nbd.name>
> ----
> - net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c | 3 +++
> - 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
> -
> ---- a/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
> -+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_nat_core.c
> -@@ -155,6 +155,9 @@ int nf_xfrm_me_harder(struct net *net, s
> - 	struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
> - 	int err;
> -
> -+	if (skb->dev && !dev_net(skb->dev)-
> >xfrm.policy_count[XFRM_POLICY_OUT])
> -+		return 0;
> -+
> - 	err = xfrm_decode_session(skb, &fl, family);
> - 	if (err < 0)
> - 		return err;
> --
> 2.25.1
> 
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