From: Marek Mietus <mmietus97@yahoo.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org, sd@queasysnail.net, kuba@kernel.org
Cc: Jason@zx2c4.com, Marek Mietus <mmietus97@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v6 09/11] net: sctp: convert sctp_v{4,6}_xmit to use a noref dst when possible
Date: Tue, 20 Jan 2026 17:24:49 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260120162451.23512-10-mmietus97@yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260120162451.23512-1-mmietus97@yahoo.com>
sctp_v{4,6}_xmit unnecessarily clone the dst from the transport when
sending an encapsulated skb.
Reduce this overhead by avoiding the refcount increment introduced by
cloning the dst.
Since t->dst is already assumed to be valid throughout both functions,
it's safe to use the dst without incrementing the refcount.
Signed-off-by: Marek Mietus <mmietus97@yahoo.com>
---
net/sctp/ipv6.c | 7 ++++---
net/sctp/protocol.c | 8 +++++---
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 38fd1cf3148f..71fb9ff6276f 100644
--- a/net/sctp/ipv6.c
+++ b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ int sctp_udp_v6_err(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
static int sctp_v6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
{
- struct dst_entry *dst = dst_clone(t->dst);
+ struct dst_entry *dst = t->dst;
struct flowi6 *fl6 = &t->fl.u.ip6;
struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
struct ipv6_pinfo *np = inet6_sk(sk);
@@ -243,7 +243,7 @@ static int sctp_v6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
if (!t->encap_port || !sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port) {
int res;
- skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
+ skb_dst_set(skb, dst_clone(dst));
rcu_read_lock();
res = ip6_xmit(sk, skb, fl6, sk->sk_mark,
rcu_dereference(np->opt),
@@ -261,10 +261,11 @@ static int sctp_v6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, IPPROTO_SCTP);
label = ip6_make_flowlabel(sock_net(sk), skb, fl6->flowlabel, true, fl6);
+ rcu_read_lock();
udp_tunnel6_xmit_skb(dst, sk, skb, NULL, &fl6->saddr, &fl6->daddr,
tclass, ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst), label,
sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port, t->encap_port, false, 0);
- dst_release(dst);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
return 0;
}
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index ff18ed0a65ff..fb26b927391b 100644
--- a/net/sctp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/sctp/protocol.c
@@ -1038,7 +1038,7 @@ static int sctp_inet_supported_addrs(const struct sctp_sock *opt,
/* Wrapper routine that calls the ip transmit routine. */
static inline int sctp_v4_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
{
- struct dst_entry *dst = dst_clone(t->dst);
+ struct dst_entry *dst = t->dst;
struct flowi4 *fl4 = &t->fl.u.ip4;
struct sock *sk = skb->sk;
struct inet_sock *inet = inet_sk(sk);
@@ -1056,7 +1056,7 @@ static inline int sctp_v4_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
SCTP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), SCTP_MIB_OUTSCTPPACKS);
if (!t->encap_port || !sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port) {
- skb_dst_set(skb, dst);
+ skb_dst_set(skb, dst_clone(dst));
return __ip_queue_xmit(sk, skb, &t->fl, dscp);
}
@@ -1070,11 +1070,13 @@ static inline int sctp_v4_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
skb_reset_inner_mac_header(skb);
skb_reset_inner_transport_header(skb);
skb_set_inner_ipproto(skb, IPPROTO_SCTP);
+
+ rcu_read_lock();
udp_tunnel_xmit_skb(dst_rtable(dst), sk, skb, fl4->saddr,
fl4->daddr, dscp, ip4_dst_hoplimit(dst), df,
sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port, t->encap_port, false, false,
0);
- dst_release(dst);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
return 0;
}
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-01-20 16:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <20260120162451.23512-1-mmietus97.ref@yahoo.com>
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 00/11] net: tunnel: introduce noref xmit flows for tunnels Marek Mietus
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 01/11] net: dst_cache: add noref versions for dst_cache Marek Mietus
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 02/11] net: tunnel: convert iptunnel_xmit to noref Marek Mietus
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 03/11] net: tunnel: convert udp_tunnel{6,}_xmit_skb " Marek Mietus
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 04/11] net: tunnel: allow noref dsts in udp_tunnel{,6}_dst_lookup Marek Mietus
2026-01-22 2:21 ` [net-next,v6,04/11] " Jakub Kicinski
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 05/11] net: ovpn: convert ovpn_udp{4,6}_output to use a noref dst Marek Mietus
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 06/11] wireguard: socket: convert send{4,6} to use a noref dst when possible Marek Mietus
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 07/11] net: tunnel: convert ip_md_tunnel_xmit " Marek Mietus
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 08/11] net: tunnel: convert ip_tunnel_xmit " Marek Mietus
2026-01-20 16:24 ` Marek Mietus [this message]
2026-01-22 2:20 ` [PATCH net-next v6 09/11] net: sctp: convert sctp_v{4,6}_xmit " Jakub Kicinski
2026-01-20 16:24 ` [PATCH net-next v6 10/11] net: sit: convert ipip6_tunnel_xmit to use a noref dst Marek Mietus
2026-01-20 16:33 ` [PATCH net-next v6 11/11] net: tipc: convert tipc_udp_xmit " Marek Mietus
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