From: Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>
To: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>,
Andrew Lunn <andrew+netdev@lunn.ch>,
Chintan Vankar <c-vankar@ti.com>,
Danish Anwar <danishanwar@ti.com>, Daolin Qiu <d-qiu@ti.com>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>,
Felix Maurer <fmaurer@redhat.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
Neelima Muralidharan <neelima@ti.com>,
Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>,
Praneeth Bajjuri <praneeth@ti.com>,
Pratheesh Gangadhar TK <pratheesh@ti.com>,
Richard Cochran <richardcochran@gmail.com>,
Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
Vignesh Raghavendra <vigneshr@ti.com>,
Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v5 3/8] hsr: Add a magic header for sending PTP packets
Date: Fri, 29 May 2026 15:58:28 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <willemdebruijn.kernel.28f56d129e0b1@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260527-hsr_ptp-v5-3-158a7633eac0@linutronix.de>
Sebastian Andrzej Siewior wrote:
> Sending PTP packets (ETH_P_1588) via the HSR stack is pointless in its
> current shape because the requested PTP timestamp is not routed to the
> sender. It also needs to be distinguished on which port the message
> should be sent and whether or not a HSR header should be attached.
>
> To pass this information, a custom header (struct hsr_inline_header) is
> introduced. This header is expected if the ether type is ETH_P_1588. To
> avoid any wrong usage, there is a magic field to ensure it really is the
> header.
>
> The inline header is just prepended containing the port and header
> parameter. After the header, a regular packet follows. It is ensured that
> the inline header and the following ethernet or HSR header is linear
> and can be accessed.
>
> The two retrieved parameters are passed to hsr_forward_skb() and will be
> used later.
>
> Signed-off-by: Sebastian Andrzej Siewior <bigeasy@linutronix.de>
> ---
> include/linux/if_hsr.h | 11 +++++++++
> net/hsr/hsr_device.c | 61 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> net/hsr/hsr_forward.c | 3 ++-
> net/hsr/hsr_forward.h | 3 ++-
> net/hsr/hsr_slave.c | 4 ++--
> 5 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/if_hsr.h b/include/linux/if_hsr.h
> index f4cf2dd36d193..1db1bd0fa181d 100644
> --- a/include/linux/if_hsr.h
> +++ b/include/linux/if_hsr.h
> @@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
> #define _LINUX_IF_HSR_H_
>
> #include <linux/types.h>
> +#include <linux/skbuff.h>
>
> struct net_device;
>
> @@ -22,6 +23,16 @@ enum hsr_port_type {
> HSR_PT_PORTS, /* This must be the last item in the enum */
> };
>
> +#define HSR_INLINE_HDR 0xaf485352
> +struct hsr_inline_header {
> + uint8_t tx_port;
> + uint8_t hsr_hdr;
> + uint8_t __pad0[4];
> + __be32 magic;
> + uint8_t __pad1[2];
> + __be16 eth_type;
> +} __packed;
> +
> /* HSR Tag.
> * As defined in IEC-62439-3:2010, the HSR tag is really { ethertype = 0x88FB,
> * path, LSDU_size, sequence Nr }. But we let eth_header() create { h_dest,
> diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
> index a999ddccc46c5..797e2cf391998 100644
> --- a/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
> +++ b/net/hsr/hsr_device.c
> @@ -223,24 +223,61 @@ static netdev_features_t hsr_fix_features(struct net_device *dev,
>
> static netdev_tx_t hsr_dev_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev)
> {
> + enum hsr_port_type tx_port = HSR_PT_NONE;
> struct hsr_priv *hsr = netdev_priv(dev);
> struct hsr_port *master;
> + bool has_header = false;
>
> rcu_read_lock();
> master = hsr_port_get_hsr(hsr, HSR_PT_MASTER);
> - if (master) {
> - skb->dev = master->dev;
> - skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
> - skb_reset_mac_len(skb);
> - spin_lock_bh(&hsr->seqnr_lock);
> - hsr_forward_skb(skb, master);
> - spin_unlock_bh(&hsr->seqnr_lock);
> - } else {
> - dev_core_stats_tx_dropped_inc(dev);
> - dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
> + if (!master)
> + goto drop;
> +
> + skb->dev = master->dev;
> + if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_1588)) {
> + struct hsr_inline_header *hsr_opt;
> + unsigned int hdr_len;
> +
> + BUILD_BUG_ON(sizeof(struct hsr_inline_header) != sizeof(struct ethhdr));
> +
> + /* need to access the magic header */
> + if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, sizeof(struct hsr_inline_header)))
> + goto drop;
> +
> + hsr_opt = (struct hsr_inline_header *)skb_mac_header(skb);
> + if (hsr_opt->magic == htonl(HSR_INLINE_HDR)) {
> + struct ethhdr *eth_hdr;
> +
> + has_header = hsr_opt->hsr_hdr;
> + tx_port = hsr_opt->tx_port;
> + if (tx_port != HSR_PT_SLAVE_A && tx_port != HSR_PT_SLAVE_B)
> + goto drop;
> +
> + eth_hdr = skb_pull(skb, sizeof(struct hsr_inline_header));
> + if (has_header)
> + hdr_len = ETH_HLEN + HSR_HLEN;
> + else
> + hdr_len = ETH_HLEN;
> + skb_set_network_header(skb, hdr_len);
> + /* Ensure the header can be accessed */
> + if (!pskb_may_pull(skb, hdr_len))
> + goto drop;
> + skb->protocol = eth_hdr->h_proto;
> + }
Should the packet be dropped otherwise?
> }
> +
> + skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
> + skb_reset_mac_len(skb);
> + spin_lock_bh(&hsr->seqnr_lock);
> + hsr_forward_skb(skb, master, tx_port, has_header);
> + spin_unlock_bh(&hsr->seqnr_lock);
> rcu_read_unlock();
>
> + return NETDEV_TX_OK;
> +drop:
> + rcu_read_unlock();
> + dev_core_stats_tx_dropped_inc(dev);
> + dev_kfree_skb_any(skb);
> return NETDEV_TX_OK;
> }
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-29 19:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-27 15:08 [PATCH net-next v5 0/8] hsr: Add additional info to send/ receive skbs Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-27 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v5 1/8] hsr: Add header_ops::parse_protocol Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-29 19:53 ` Willem de Bruijn
2026-05-27 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v5 2/8] hsr: Use skb_clone() while adding the HSR header Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-29 19:55 ` Willem de Bruijn
2026-05-27 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v5 3/8] hsr: Add a magic header for sending PTP packets Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-29 19:58 ` Willem de Bruijn [this message]
2026-05-27 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v5 4/8] hsr: Drop received " Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-27 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v5 5/8] hsr: Use the port and header information in hsr_forward_skb() Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-27 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v5 6/8] hsr: Assign a socket for cloned skbs Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-27 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v5 7/8] hsr: Move struct hsr_ethhdr to a global header Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-27 15:08 ` [PATCH net-next v5 8/8] selftests: hsr: Add test for the inline PTP header on HSR Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
2026-05-27 19:12 ` Jakub Kicinski
2026-05-28 6:27 ` Sebastian Andrzej Siewior
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