From: Marek Mietus <mmietus97@yahoo.com>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org, sd@queasysnail.net, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com
Cc: Jason@zx2c4.com, Marek Mietus <mmietus97@yahoo.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v8 09/11] net: sctp: convert sctp_v{4,6}_xmit to use a noref dst when possible
Date: Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:56:55 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260312155657.25676-10-mmietus97@yahoo.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260312155657.25676-1-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 | 5 ++---
net/sctp/protocol.c | 5 ++---
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/sctp/ipv6.c b/net/sctp/ipv6.c
index 43340eac8ec5..5c8f72cfb7de 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),
@@ -266,7 +266,6 @@ static int sctp_v6_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
tclass, ip6_dst_hoplimit(dst), label,
sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port, t->encap_port, false, 0);
rcu_read_unlock();
- dst_release(dst);
return 0;
}
diff --git a/net/sctp/protocol.c b/net/sctp/protocol.c
index 815279410bf9..00e6b607ebd5 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);
}
@@ -1077,7 +1077,6 @@ static inline int sctp_v4_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sctp_transport *t)
sctp_sk(sk)->udp_port, t->encap_port, false, false,
0);
rcu_read_unlock();
- dst_release(dst);
return 0;
}
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-12 16:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <20260312155657.25676-1-mmietus97.ref@yahoo.com>
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 00/11] net: tunnel: introduce noref xmit flows for tunnels Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 01/11] net: dst_cache: add noref versions for dst_cache Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 02/11] net: tunnel: convert iptunnel_xmit to noref Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 03/11] net: tunnel: convert udp_tunnel{6,}_xmit_skb " Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 04/11] net: tunnel: return noref dsts in udp_tunnel{,6}_dst_lookup Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 05/11] net: ovpn: convert ovpn_udp{4,6}_output to use a noref dst Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 06/11] wireguard: socket: convert send{4,6} to use a noref dst when possible Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 07/11] net: tunnel: convert ip_md_tunnel_xmit to use noref dsts Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 08/11] net: tunnel: convert ip_tunnel_xmit to use a noref dst when possible Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` Marek Mietus [this message]
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 10/11] net: sit: convert ipip6_tunnel_xmit to use a noref dst Marek Mietus
2026-03-12 15:56 ` [PATCH net-next v8 11/11] net: tipc: convert tipc_udp_xmit " Marek Mietus
2026-03-17 11:37 ` [PATCH net-next v8 00/11] net: tunnel: introduce noref xmit flows for tunnels Paolo Abeni
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