From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
stable@dpdk.org, Reshma Pattan <reshma.pattan@intel.com>,
Amit Prakash Shukla <amitprakashs@marvell.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 3/5] pcapng: chain additional mbuf when comment exceeds tailroom
Date: Mon, 26 Jan 2026 13:04:36 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260126210615.175816-4-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260126210615.175816-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>
When rte_pcapng_copy() is called with a comment, the option data
may not fit in the mbuf's remaining tailroom, causing the append
to fail and the packet to be dropped.
Fix this by allocating and chaining an additional mbuf segment
when rte_pktmbuf_append() fails. This allows comments of any
length (up to UINT16_MAX) to be attached to captured packets.
Fixes: c1abd1e93dbd ("pcapng: support comment in enhanced packet block")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c | 25 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 20 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c b/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c
index d5b3a0cd29..b9de51849b 100644
--- a/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c
+++ b/lib/pcapng/rte_pcapng.c
@@ -570,11 +570,26 @@ rte_pcapng_copy(uint16_t port_id, uint32_t queue,
if (comment)
optlen += pcapng_optlen(strlen(comment));
- /* reserve trailing options and block length */
- opt = (struct pcapng_option *)
- rte_pktmbuf_append(mc, optlen + sizeof(uint32_t));
- if (unlikely(opt == NULL))
- goto fail;
+ /*
+ * Try to put options at the end of this mbuf.
+ * If not extend the mbuf by adding another segment.
+ */
+ opt = (struct pcapng_option *)rte_pktmbuf_append(mc, optlen + sizeof(uint32_t));
+ if (unlikely(opt == NULL)) {
+ struct rte_mbuf *ml = rte_pktmbuf_alloc(mp);
+
+ if (unlikely(ml == NULL))
+ goto fail; /* mbuf pool is empty */
+
+ if (unlikely(rte_pktmbuf_chain(mc, ml) != 0)) {
+ rte_pktmbuf_free(ml);
+ goto fail; /* too many segments in the mbuf */
+ }
+
+ opt = (struct pcapng_option *)rte_pktmbuf_append(mc, optlen + sizeof(uint32_t));
+ if (unlikely(opt == NULL))
+ goto fail; /* additional segment and still no space */
+ }
switch (direction) {
case RTE_PCAPNG_DIRECTION_IN:
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-26 21:06 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 58+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-26 5:12 [RFC] pcapng: improve performance of timestamping Stephen Hemminger
2025-12-29 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 0/6] pcapng: timestamping and comment fixes Stephen Hemminger
2025-12-29 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 1/6] pcapng: use alloca instead of fixed buffer Stephen Hemminger
2025-12-29 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 2/6] pcapng: add additional mbuf if space required on copy Stephen Hemminger
2025-12-29 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 3/6] test: add more tests for comments in pcapng Stephen Hemminger
2025-12-29 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 4/6] test: vary size of packets in pcapng test Stephen Hemminger
2025-12-29 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 5/6] test: increase gap " Stephen Hemminger
2025-12-29 23:01 ` [PATCH v2 6/6] pcapng: improve performance of timestamping Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-12 4:50 ` [PATCH v3 0/7] pcapng: fixes and improvements Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-12 4:50 ` [PATCH v3 1/7] pcapng: add length checks to string arguments Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-12 4:50 ` [PATCH v3 2/7] pcapng: use malloc instead of fixed buffer size Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-12 4:50 ` [PATCH v3 3/7] pcapng: add additional mbuf if space required on copy Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-12 4:50 ` [PATCH v3 4/7] test: add more tests for comments in pcapng Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-12 4:50 ` [PATCH v3 5/7] test: vary size of packets in pcapng test Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-12 4:50 ` [PATCH v3 6/7] test: increase gap " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-12 4:50 ` [PATCH v3 7/7] pcapng: improve performance of timestamping Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 0:51 ` [PATCH v4 0/7] pcapng: fixes and improvements Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 0:51 ` [PATCH v4 1/7] pcapng: add length checks to string arguments Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 0:51 ` [PATCH v4 2/7] pcapng: use malloc instead of fixed buffer size Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 0:51 ` [PATCH v4 3/7] pcapng: add additional mbuf if space required on copy Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 0:51 ` [PATCH v4 4/7] test: add more tests for comments in pcapng Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 0:51 ` [PATCH v4 5/7] test: vary size of packets in pcapng test Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 0:51 ` [PATCH v4 6/7] test: increase gap " Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-13 0:51 ` [PATCH v4 7/7] pcapng: improve performance of timestamping Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-19 18:18 ` [PATCH v5 0/5] pcapng: fixes and improvements Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-19 18:18 ` [PATCH v5 1/5] pcapng: add length checks to string arguments Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-19 18:19 ` [PATCH v5 2/5] pcapng: use malloc instead of fixed buffer size Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-19 18:19 ` [PATCH v5 3/5] pcapng: add additional mbuf if space required on copy Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-19 18:19 ` [PATCH v5 4/5] pcapng: improve performance of timestamping Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-19 18:19 ` [PATCH v5 5/5] test: add more tests for pcapng Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-26 21:04 ` [PATCH v6 0/5] pcapng: fixes and improvements Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-26 21:04 ` [PATCH v6 1/5] pcapng: add length checks to string arguments Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-26 21:04 ` [PATCH v6 2/5] pcapng: use malloc instead of fixed buffer size Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-26 21:04 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-01-26 21:04 ` [PATCH v6 4/5] pcapng: improve performance of timestamping Stephen Hemminger
2026-01-26 21:04 ` [PATCH v6 5/5] test/pcapng: add tests for comments Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-13 19:18 ` [PATCH v7 0/7] pcapng: fixes and improvements Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-13 19:18 ` [PATCH v7 1/7] pcapng: add length checks to string arguments Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-13 19:18 ` [PATCH v7 2/7] pcapng: use malloc instead of fixed buffer size Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-13 19:18 ` [PATCH v7 3/7] pcapng: chain additional mbuf when comment exceeds tailroom Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-13 19:18 ` [PATCH v7 4/7] pcapng: improve performance of timestamping Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-13 19:18 ` [PATCH v7 5/7] test/pcapng: add tests for comments Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-13 19:18 ` [PATCH v7 6/7] test/pcapng: skip test if null driver missing Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 10:01 ` David Marchand
2026-02-16 16:26 ` Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 16:43 ` David Marchand
2026-02-13 19:18 ` [PATCH v7 7/7] dumpcap: improve pcapng error reporting Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 21:37 ` [PATCH v8 0/8] pcapng: fixes and improvements Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 21:37 ` [PATCH v8 1/8] pcapng: correct typo in comment Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 21:37 ` [PATCH v8 2/8] pcapng: document return values Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 21:38 ` [PATCH v8 3/8] pcapng: add length checks to string arguments Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-17 14:34 ` Thomas Monjalon
2026-02-16 21:38 ` [PATCH v8 4/8] pcapng: use malloc instead of fixed buffer size Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 21:38 ` [PATCH v8 5/8] pcapng: chain additional mbuf when comment exceeds tailroom Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 21:38 ` [PATCH v8 6/8] pcapng: improve performance of timestamping Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 21:38 ` [PATCH v8 7/8] test/pcapng: skip test if null driver missing Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-16 21:38 ` [PATCH v8 8/8] test/pcapng: add tests for comments Stephen Hemminger
2026-02-17 16:39 ` [PATCH v8 0/8] pcapng: fixes and improvements Thomas Monjalon
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