Re: [PATCH 03/19] netfilter: nf_conntrack_ipv6: improve fragmentation handling

[Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>]

On Wed, Aug 29, 2012 at 02:27:00PM +0200, Patrick McHardy wrote:
> On Wed, 29 Aug 2012, Jesper Dangaard Brouer wrote:
> 
> >
> >Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com>
> >
> >And some nitpicks below...
> >
> >>diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
> >>index 5b2d63e..a4f6263 100644
> >>--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
> >>+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
> >>@@ -493,7 +493,8 @@ int ip6_forward(struct sk_buff *skb)
> >>	if (mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU)
> >>		mtu = IPV6_MIN_MTU;
> >>
> >>-	if (skb->len > mtu && !skb_is_gso(skb)) {
> >>+	if ((!skb->local_df && skb->len > mtu && !skb_is_gso(skb)) ||
> >
> >You use (!skb->local_df) to invalidate the use of skb->len,
> >instead of (!IP6CB(skb)->frag_max_size), (which is okay, because
> >you set local_df later).  Is there are reason this check is
> >better?
> 
> Just that it's consistent with ip6_output and the regular local_df
> handling. It saves one extra condition in ip6_output.
> 
> >>+	    (IP6CB(skb)->frag_max_size && IP6CB(skb)->frag_max_size > mtu)) {
> >
> >Eric Dumazet would probably nitpick and say, it can be reduced to:
> >(IP6CB(skb)->frag_max_size > mtu)
> >;-)
> 
> True. I'll fix that once Pablo has pulled in the patches.

If you don't want to wait, you can send me a follow up patch, I'll
apply it manually.