From: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, edumazet@google.com, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, ayush.sawal@chelsio.com,
andrew+netdev@lunn.ch, gregkh@linuxfoundation.org,
horms@kernel.org, dsahern@kernel.org, pablo@netfilter.org,
kadlec@netfilter.org, fw@strlen.de, steffen.klassert@secunet.com,
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netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, coreteam@netfilter.org,
herbert@gondor.apana.org.au
Subject: [PATCH net-next v2 1/7] net: Add skb_dstref_steal and skb_dstref_restore
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 08:40:26 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250818154032.3173645-2-sdf@fomichev.me> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250818154032.3173645-1-sdf@fomichev.me>
Going forward skb_dst_set will assert that skb dst_entry
is empty during skb_dst_set to prevent potential leaks. There
are few places that still manually manage dst_entry not using
the helpers. Convert them to the following new helpers:
- skb_dstref_steal that resets dst_entry and returns previous dst_entry
value
- skb_dstref_restore that restores dst_entry previously reset via
skb_dstref_steal
Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
---
include/linux/skbuff.h | 32 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+)
diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 14b923ddb6df..7538ca507ee9 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -1159,6 +1159,38 @@ static inline struct dst_entry *skb_dst(const struct sk_buff *skb)
return (struct dst_entry *)(skb->_skb_refdst & SKB_DST_PTRMASK);
}
+/**
+ * skb_dstref_steal() - return current dst_entry value and clear it
+ * @skb: buffer
+ *
+ * Resets skb dst_entry without adjusting its reference count. Useful in
+ * cases where dst_entry needs to be temporarily reset and restored.
+ * Note that the returned value cannot be used directly because it
+ * might contain SKB_DST_NOREF bit.
+ *
+ * When in doubt, prefer skb_dst_drop() over skb_dstref_steal() to correctly
+ * handle dst_entry reference counting.
+ *
+ * Returns: original skb dst_entry.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long skb_dstref_steal(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+ unsigned long refdst = skb->_skb_refdst;
+
+ skb->_skb_refdst = 0;
+ return refdst;
+}
+
+/**
+ * skb_dstref_restore() - restore skb dst_entry removed via skb_dstref_steal()
+ * @skb: buffer
+ * @refdst: dst entry from a call to skb_dstref_steal()
+ */
+static inline void skb_dstref_restore(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned long refdst)
+{
+ skb->_skb_refdst = refdst;
+}
+
/**
* skb_dst_set - sets skb dst
* @skb: buffer
--
2.50.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-08-18 15:40 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-08-18 15:40 [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] net: Convert to skb_dstref_steal and skb_dstref_restore Stanislav Fomichev
2025-08-18 15:40 ` Stanislav Fomichev [this message]
2025-08-18 15:40 ` [PATCH net-next v2 2/7] xfrm: Switch to skb_dstref_steal to clear dst_entry Stanislav Fomichev
2025-08-18 15:40 ` [PATCH net-next v2 3/7] netfilter: " Stanislav Fomichev
2025-08-18 15:40 ` [PATCH net-next v2 4/7] net: Switch to skb_dstref_steal/skb_dstref_restore for ip_route_input callers Stanislav Fomichev
2025-08-18 15:40 ` [PATCH net-next v2 5/7] staging: octeon: Convert to skb_dst_drop Stanislav Fomichev
2025-08-18 15:40 ` [PATCH net-next v2 6/7] chtls: Convert to skb_dst_reset Stanislav Fomichev
2025-08-18 15:40 ` [PATCH net-next v2 7/7] net: Add skb_dst_check_unset Stanislav Fomichev
2025-08-19 15:41 ` [syzbot ci] Re: net: Convert to skb_dstref_steal and skb_dstref_restore syzbot ci
2025-08-20 0:58 ` Jakub Kicinski
2025-08-20 10:45 ` Aleksandr Nogikh
2025-08-20 15:08 ` Jakub Kicinski
2025-08-20 3:11 ` [PATCH net-next v2 0/7] " patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
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