From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
To: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Cc: netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH nf-next 1/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate net_device field in nft_forward_info struct
Date: Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:20:20 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <amSN5P0T6PB_ji6C@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260723174952.329650-2-pablo@netfilter.org>
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> info->indev and info->outdev refer to the same device, a single
> info->dev field is sufficient.
>
> While at it, remove unused router parameter from the flowtable path
> discovery function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
> ---
> net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c | 20 ++++++++------------
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> index 98c03b487f52..261bb44d08eb 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> @@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ static bool nft_is_valid_ether_device(const struct net_device *dev)
> return true;
> }
>
> -static int nft_dev_fill_forward_path(const struct nf_flow_route *route,
> - const struct dst_entry *dst_cache,
> +static int nft_dev_fill_forward_path(const struct dst_entry *dst_cache,
> const struct nf_conn *ct,
> enum ip_conntrack_dir dir, u8 *ha,
> struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
> @@ -76,8 +75,7 @@ static int nft_dev_fill_forward_path(const struct nf_flow_route *route,
> }
>
> struct nft_forward_info {
> - const struct net_device *indev;
> - const struct net_device *outdev;
> + const struct net_device *dev;
> struct id {
> __u16 id;
> __be16 proto;
> @@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> case DEV_PATH_VLAN:
> case DEV_PATH_PPPOE:
> case DEV_PATH_TUN:
> - info->indev = path->dev;
> + info->dev = path->dev;
> if (is_zero_ether_addr(info->h_source))
> memcpy(info->h_source, path->dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
>
> @@ -179,10 +177,9 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> return -1;
> }
> }
> - info->outdev = info->indev;
>
> if (nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flowtable) &&
> - nft_is_valid_ether_device(info->indev))
> + nft_is_valid_ether_device(info->dev))
> info->xmit_type = FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT;
>
> return 0;
> @@ -255,17 +252,16 @@ static int nft_dev_forward_path(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
> unsigned char ha[ETH_ALEN];
> int i;
>
> - if (nft_dev_fill_forward_path(route, dst, ct, dir, ha, &stack) < 0 ||
> + if (nft_dev_fill_forward_path(dst, ct, dir, ha, &stack) < 0 ||
> nft_dev_path_info(&stack, &info, ha, &ft->data) < 0)
> return -ENOENT;
>
> - if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info.indev, ft))
> + if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info.dev, ft))
> return -ENOENT;
>
> - if (info.outdev)
> - route->tuple[dir].out.ifindex = info.outdev->ifindex;
> + route->tuple[!dir].in.ifindex = info.dev->ifindex;
> + route->tuple[dir].out.ifindex = info.dev->ifindex;
>
> - route->tuple[!dir].in.ifindex = info.indev->ifindex;
> for (i = 0; i < info.num_encaps; i++) {
> route->tuple[!dir].in.encap[i].id = info.encap[i].id;
> route->tuple[!dir].in.encap[i].proto = info.encap[i].proto;
> --
> 2.47.3
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-25 10:20 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 9+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-23 17:49 [PATCH nf-next 0/4] flowtable: pass dst_entry from ipip tunnel Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 1/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate net_device field in nft_forward_info struct Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-25 10:20 ` Lorenzo Bianconi [this message]
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 2/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate flowtable device check Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-25 10:25 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 3/4] net: pass dst via net_device_path in dev_fill_forward_path() Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-25 10:56 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 4/4] netfilter: flowtable: release tunnel route on error when building forward path Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-25 11:05 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
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