* [PATCH nf-next v2 0/3] ipv6: switch nft_fib_ipv6 to fib6_lookup
@ 2026-02-26 20:21 Florian Westphal
2026-02-26 20:21 ` [PATCH nf-next v2 1/3] ipv6: export fib6_lookup for nft_fib_ipv6 Florian Westphal
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From: Florian Westphal @ 2026-02-26 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: Florian Westphal
Existing code works but it requires a temporary dst object that is
released again right away.
Switch to fib6_lookup + RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF: no need for temporary dst
objects and refcount overhead anymore.
Provides ~13% improvement in match performance.
First two patches are preparations:
We need to export fib6_lookup, only alternative would be an indirection
via the ipv6 stub, but thats expensive.
Also, nft_fib_ipv6 uses a helper that requires a ipv6 dst, but we no
longer have that. Split this and let the new helper work without the
dst object.
Changes since v1:
- fix compiler error without ipv6 multi-table support
- split ipv6_anycast_destination, use the new helper
Florian Westphal (3):
ipv6: export fib6_lookup for nft_fib_ipv6
ipv6: make ipv6_anycast_destination logic useable without dst_entry
netfilter: nft_fib_ipv6: switch to fib6_lookup
include/net/ip6_route.h | 15 ++++--
net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c | 3 ++
net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c | 3 ++
net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv6.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++------------
4 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 34 deletions(-)
--
2.52.0
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* [PATCH nf-next v2 1/3] ipv6: export fib6_lookup for nft_fib_ipv6
2026-02-26 20:21 [PATCH nf-next v2 0/3] ipv6: switch nft_fib_ipv6 to fib6_lookup Florian Westphal
@ 2026-02-26 20:21 ` Florian Westphal
2026-02-26 20:21 ` [PATCH nf-next v2 2/3] ipv6: make ipv6_anycast_destination logic useable without dst_entry Florian Westphal
2026-02-26 20:21 ` [PATCH nf-next v2 3/3] netfilter: nft_fib_ipv6: switch to fib6_lookup Florian Westphal
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Florian Westphal @ 2026-02-26 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: Florian Westphal
Upcoming patch will call fib6_lookup from nft_fib_ipv6. The EXPORT_SYMBOL is
added twice because there are two implementations of the function, one
is a small stub for MULTIPLE_TABLES=n, only one is compiled into the
kernel depending on .config settings.
Alternative to EXPORT_SYMBOL is to use an indirect call via the
ipv6_stub->fib6_lookup() indirection, but thats more expensive than the
direct call.
Also, nft_fib_ipv6 cannot be builtin if ipv6 is a module.
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
---
v2: fix build error in case ipv6 was built
without multiple table support.
net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c | 3 +++
net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c | 3 +++
2 files changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
index fd5f7112a51f..e1b2b4fa6e18 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/fib6_rules.c
@@ -92,6 +92,9 @@ int fib6_lookup(struct net *net, int oif, struct flowi6 *fl6,
return err;
}
+#if IS_MODULE(CONFIG_NFT_FIB_IPV6)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fib6_lookup);
+#endif
struct dst_entry *fib6_rule_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6,
const struct sk_buff *skb,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
index 56058e6de490..105e3bed7e9a 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_fib.c
@@ -342,6 +342,9 @@ int fib6_lookup(struct net *net, int oif, struct flowi6 *fl6,
return fib6_table_lookup(net, net->ipv6.fib6_main_tbl, oif, fl6,
res, flags);
}
+#if IS_MODULE(CONFIG_NFT_FIB_IPV6)
+EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(fib6_lookup);
+#endif
static void __net_init fib6_tables_init(struct net *net)
{
--
2.52.0
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* [PATCH nf-next v2 2/3] ipv6: make ipv6_anycast_destination logic useable without dst_entry
2026-02-26 20:21 [PATCH nf-next v2 0/3] ipv6: switch nft_fib_ipv6 to fib6_lookup Florian Westphal
2026-02-26 20:21 ` [PATCH nf-next v2 1/3] ipv6: export fib6_lookup for nft_fib_ipv6 Florian Westphal
@ 2026-02-26 20:21 ` Florian Westphal
2026-02-26 20:21 ` [PATCH nf-next v2 3/3] netfilter: nft_fib_ipv6: switch to fib6_lookup Florian Westphal
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Florian Westphal @ 2026-02-26 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: Florian Westphal
nft_fib_ipv6 uses ipv6_anycast_destination(), but upcoming patch removes
the dst_entry usage in favor of fib6_result.
Move the 'plen > 127' logic to a new helper and call it from the
existing one.
---
v2: new in this series.
include/net/ip6_route.h | 15 +++++++++++----
1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/ip6_route.h b/include/net/ip6_route.h
index a55f9bf95fe3..0c8eeb6abe7a 100644
--- a/include/net/ip6_route.h
+++ b/include/net/ip6_route.h
@@ -252,15 +252,22 @@ static inline bool ipv6_unicast_destination(const struct sk_buff *skb)
return rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_LOCAL;
}
+static inline bool __ipv6_anycast_destination(const struct rt6key *rt6i_dst,
+ u32 rt6i_flags,
+ const struct in6_addr *daddr)
+{
+ return rt6i_flags & RTF_ANYCAST ||
+ (rt6i_dst->plen < 127 &&
+ !(rt6i_flags & (RTF_GATEWAY | RTF_NONEXTHOP)) &&
+ ipv6_addr_equal(&rt6i_dst->addr, daddr));
+}
+
static inline bool ipv6_anycast_destination(const struct dst_entry *dst,
const struct in6_addr *daddr)
{
const struct rt6_info *rt = dst_rt6_info(dst);
- return rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_ANYCAST ||
- (rt->rt6i_dst.plen < 127 &&
- !(rt->rt6i_flags & (RTF_GATEWAY | RTF_NONEXTHOP)) &&
- ipv6_addr_equal(&rt->rt6i_dst.addr, daddr));
+ return __ipv6_anycast_destination(&rt->rt6i_dst, rt->rt6i_flags, daddr);
}
int ip6_fragment(struct net *net, struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb,
--
2.52.0
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* [PATCH nf-next v2 3/3] netfilter: nft_fib_ipv6: switch to fib6_lookup
2026-02-26 20:21 [PATCH nf-next v2 0/3] ipv6: switch nft_fib_ipv6 to fib6_lookup Florian Westphal
2026-02-26 20:21 ` [PATCH nf-next v2 1/3] ipv6: export fib6_lookup for nft_fib_ipv6 Florian Westphal
2026-02-26 20:21 ` [PATCH nf-next v2 2/3] ipv6: make ipv6_anycast_destination logic useable without dst_entry Florian Westphal
@ 2026-02-26 20:21 ` Florian Westphal
2 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Florian Westphal @ 2026-02-26 20:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: Florian Westphal
Existing code works but it requires a temporary dst object that is
released again right away.
Switch to fib6_lookup + RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF: no need for temporary dst
objects and refcount overhead anymore.
Provides ~13% improvement in match performance.
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
---
v2: use new __ipv6_anycast_destination
return res.fib6_type for REJECT routes, not
hardoded PROHIBIT.
net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv6.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++------------
1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 30 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv6.c
index dc375b725b28..8b2dba88ee96 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/nft_fib_ipv6.c
@@ -52,7 +52,13 @@ static int nft_fib6_flowi_init(struct flowi6 *fl6, const struct nft_fib *priv,
fl6->flowlabel = (*(__be32 *)iph) & IPV6_FLOWINFO_MASK;
fl6->flowi6_l3mdev = nft_fib_l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(pkt, dev);
- return lookup_flags;
+ return lookup_flags | RT6_LOOKUP_F_DST_NOREF;
+}
+
+static int nft_fib6_lookup(struct net *net, struct flowi6 *fl6,
+ struct fib6_result *res, int flags)
+{
+ return fib6_lookup(net, fl6->flowi6_oif, fl6, res, flags);
}
static u32 __nft_fib6_eval_type(const struct nft_fib *priv,
@@ -60,13 +66,14 @@ static u32 __nft_fib6_eval_type(const struct nft_fib *priv,
struct ipv6hdr *iph)
{
const struct net_device *dev = NULL;
+ struct fib6_result res = {};
int route_err, addrtype;
- struct rt6_info *rt;
struct flowi6 fl6 = {
.flowi6_iif = LOOPBACK_IFINDEX,
.flowi6_proto = pkt->tprot,
.flowi6_uid = sock_net_uid(nft_net(pkt), NULL),
};
+ int lookup_flags;
u32 ret = 0;
if (priv->flags & NFTA_FIB_F_IIF)
@@ -74,29 +81,23 @@ static u32 __nft_fib6_eval_type(const struct nft_fib *priv,
else if (priv->flags & NFTA_FIB_F_OIF)
dev = nft_out(pkt);
- nft_fib6_flowi_init(&fl6, priv, pkt, dev, iph);
+ lookup_flags = nft_fib6_flowi_init(&fl6, priv, pkt, dev, iph);
if (dev && nf_ipv6_chk_addr(nft_net(pkt), &fl6.daddr, dev, true))
ret = RTN_LOCAL;
- route_err = nf_ip6_route(nft_net(pkt), (struct dst_entry **)&rt,
- flowi6_to_flowi(&fl6), false);
+ route_err = nft_fib6_lookup(nft_net(pkt), &fl6, &res, lookup_flags);
if (route_err)
goto err;
- if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_REJECT) {
- route_err = rt->dst.error;
- dst_release(&rt->dst);
- goto err;
- }
+ if (res.fib6_flags & RTF_REJECT)
+ return res.fib6_type;
- if (ipv6_anycast_destination((struct dst_entry *)rt, &fl6.daddr))
+ if (__ipv6_anycast_destination(&res.f6i->fib6_dst, res.fib6_flags, &fl6.daddr))
ret = RTN_ANYCAST;
- else if (!dev && rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_LOCAL)
+ else if (!dev && res.fib6_flags & RTF_LOCAL)
ret = RTN_LOCAL;
- dst_release(&rt->dst);
-
if (ret)
return ret;
@@ -152,6 +153,33 @@ static bool nft_fib_v6_skip_icmpv6(const struct sk_buff *skb, u8 next, const str
return ipv6_addr_type(&iph->daddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL;
}
+static bool nft_fib6_info_nh_dev_match(const struct net_device *nh_dev,
+ const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ return nh_dev == dev ||
+ l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(nh_dev) == dev->ifindex;
+}
+
+static bool nft_fib6_info_nh_uses_dev(struct fib6_info *rt,
+ const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+ const struct net_device *nh_dev;
+ struct fib6_info *iter;
+
+ nh_dev = fib6_info_nh_dev(rt);
+ if (nft_fib6_info_nh_dev_match(nh_dev, dev))
+ return true;
+
+ list_for_each_entry(iter, &rt->fib6_siblings, fib6_siblings) {
+ nh_dev = fib6_info_nh_dev(iter);
+
+ if (nft_fib6_info_nh_dev_match(nh_dev, dev))
+ return true;
+ }
+
+ return false;
+}
+
void nft_fib6_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr, struct nft_regs *regs,
const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
{
@@ -160,14 +188,14 @@ void nft_fib6_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr, struct nft_regs *regs,
const struct net_device *found = NULL;
const struct net_device *oif = NULL;
u32 *dest = ®s->data[priv->dreg];
+ struct fib6_result res = {};
struct ipv6hdr *iph, _iph;
struct flowi6 fl6 = {
.flowi6_iif = LOOPBACK_IFINDEX,
.flowi6_proto = pkt->tprot,
.flowi6_uid = sock_net_uid(nft_net(pkt), NULL),
};
- struct rt6_info *rt;
- int lookup_flags;
+ int lookup_flags, ret;
if (nft_fib_can_skip(pkt)) {
nft_fib_store_result(dest, priv, nft_in(pkt));
@@ -193,26 +221,17 @@ void nft_fib6_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr, struct nft_regs *regs,
lookup_flags = nft_fib6_flowi_init(&fl6, priv, pkt, oif, iph);
*dest = 0;
- rt = (void *)ip6_route_lookup(nft_net(pkt), &fl6, pkt->skb,
- lookup_flags);
- if (rt->dst.error)
- goto put_rt_err;
-
- /* Should not see RTF_LOCAL here */
- if (rt->rt6i_flags & (RTF_REJECT | RTF_ANYCAST | RTF_LOCAL))
- goto put_rt_err;
+ ret = nft_fib6_lookup(nft_net(pkt), &fl6, &res, lookup_flags);
+ if (ret || res.fib6_flags & (RTF_REJECT | RTF_ANYCAST | RTF_LOCAL))
+ return;
if (!oif) {
- found = rt->rt6i_idev->dev;
+ found = fib6_info_nh_dev(res.f6i);
} else {
- if (oif == rt->rt6i_idev->dev ||
- l3mdev_master_ifindex_rcu(rt->rt6i_idev->dev) == oif->ifindex)
+ if (nft_fib6_info_nh_uses_dev(res.f6i, oif))
found = oif;
}
-
nft_fib_store_result(dest, priv, found);
- put_rt_err:
- ip6_rt_put(rt);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nft_fib6_eval);
--
2.52.0
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