From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
To: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Cc: netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org, lorenzo.bianconi@oss.qualcomm.com
Subject: Re: [PATCH nf-next 5/7] netfilter: flowtable: store ethertype in flowtable context
Date: Fri, 7 Aug 2026 11:10:04 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <anWg7P5MeunmMdnP@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260806223535.523098-6-pablo@netfilter.org>
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> Add a new field to store the ethertype of the packet, skipping layer 2
> encapsulation. Store the ether_type in the context after parsing the
> layer 2 header for the first time and then use it later on.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
> ---
> net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++-------------
> 1 file changed, 28 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
> index ed90809b206e..4437f3a13cb2 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c
> @@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ static bool ip_has_options(unsigned int thoff)
>
> struct nf_flowtable_ctx {
> const struct net_device *in;
> + __be16 ether_type;
> u32 offset;
> u32 hdrsize;
> struct {
> @@ -161,7 +162,6 @@ static void nf_flow_tuple_encap(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,
> struct sk_buff *skb,
> struct flow_offload_tuple *tuple)
> {
> - __be16 inner_proto = skb->protocol;
> struct vlan_ethhdr *veth;
> struct pppoe_hdr *phdr;
> struct ipv6hdr *ip6h;
> @@ -179,19 +179,17 @@ static void nf_flow_tuple_encap(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,
> veth = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
> tuple->encap[i].id = ntohs(veth->h_vlan_TCI);
> tuple->encap[i].proto = skb->protocol;
> - inner_proto = veth->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
> offset += VLAN_HLEN;
> break;
> case htons(ETH_P_PPP_SES):
> phdr = (struct pppoe_hdr *)skb_network_header(skb);
> tuple->encap[i].id = ntohs(phdr->sid);
> tuple->encap[i].proto = skb->protocol;
> - inner_proto = *((__be16 *)(phdr + 1));
> offset += PPPOE_SES_HLEN;
> break;
> }
>
> - switch (inner_proto) {
> + switch (ctx->ether_type) {
> case htons(ETH_P_IP):
> iph = (struct iphdr *)(skb_network_header(skb) + offset);
> if (ctx->tun.inner_proto == IPPROTO_IPIP) {
> @@ -376,10 +374,10 @@ static void nf_flow_ip_tunnel_pop(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,
> }
>
> static bool nf_flow_skb_encap_protocol(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,
> - struct sk_buff *skb, __be16 proto)
> + struct sk_buff *skb)
> {
> - __be16 inner_proto = skb->protocol;
> struct vlan_ethhdr *veth;
> + __be16 ether_type;
> bool ret = false;
>
> switch (skb->protocol) {
> @@ -388,22 +386,27 @@ static bool nf_flow_skb_encap_protocol(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,
> return false;
>
> veth = (struct vlan_ethhdr *)skb_mac_header(skb);
> - if (veth->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto == proto) {
> - ctx->offset += VLAN_HLEN;
> - inner_proto = proto;
> - ret = true;
> - }
> + ctx->ether_type = veth->h_vlan_encapsulated_proto;
> + ctx->offset += VLAN_HLEN;
> + ret = true;
> break;
> case htons(ETH_P_PPP_SES):
> - if (nf_flow_pppoe_proto(skb, &inner_proto) &&
> - inner_proto == proto) {
> - ctx->offset += PPPOE_SES_HLEN;
> - ret = true;
> - }
> + if (!nf_flow_pppoe_proto(skb, ðer_type))
> + return false;
> +
> + ctx->ether_type = ether_type;
> + ctx->offset += PPPOE_SES_HLEN;
> + ret = true;
> + break;
> + case htons(ETH_P_IP):
> + case htons(ETH_P_IPV6):
> + ctx->ether_type = skb->protocol;
> break;
> + default:
> + return false;
> }
>
> - switch (inner_proto) {
> + switch (ctx->ether_type) {
> case htons(ETH_P_IP):
> ret = nf_flow_ip4_tunnel_proto(ctx, skb);
> break;
> @@ -455,7 +458,10 @@ nf_flow_offload_lookup(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,
> {
> struct flow_offload_tuple tuple = {};
>
> - if (!nf_flow_skb_encap_protocol(ctx, skb, htons(ETH_P_IP)))
> + if (!nf_flow_skb_encap_protocol(ctx, skb))
> + return NULL;
> +
> + if (unlikely(ctx->ether_type != htons(ETH_P_IP)))
> return NULL;
>
> if (nf_flow_tuple_ip(ctx, skb, &tuple) < 0)
> @@ -1101,7 +1107,10 @@ nf_flow_offload_ipv6_lookup(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,
> {
> struct flow_offload_tuple tuple = {};
>
> - if (!nf_flow_skb_encap_protocol(ctx, skb, htons(ETH_P_IPV6)))
> + if (!nf_flow_skb_encap_protocol(ctx, skb))
> + return NULL;
> +
> + if (unlikely(ctx->ether_type != htons(ETH_P_IPV6)))
> return NULL;
>
> if (nf_flow_tuple_ipv6(ctx, skb, &tuple) < 0)
> --
> 2.47.3
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-08-07 9:10 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-08-06 22:35 [PATCH nf-next 0/7] flowtable preparation for IPv4 over IPv6 and SIT Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-08-06 22:35 ` [PATCH nf-next 1/7] net: pass net_device_path_ctx to dev_fill_forward_path() Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-08-06 22:35 ` [PATCH nf-next 2/7] net: netfilter: add ether_type to net_device_path_ctx and use it Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-08-07 9:00 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-08-06 22:35 ` [PATCH nf-next 3/7] netfilter: flowtable: rename tun.l3_proto to tun.inner_proto Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-08-07 9:01 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-08-06 22:35 ` [PATCH nf-next 4/7] netfilter: flowtable: rename ctx.tun.proto to ctx.tun.inner_proto Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-08-07 9:02 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-08-06 22:35 ` [PATCH nf-next 5/7] netfilter: flowtable: store ethertype in flowtable context Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-08-07 9:10 ` Lorenzo Bianconi [this message]
2026-08-06 22:35 ` [PATCH nf-next 6/7] netfilter: flowtable: move ipv4 and ipv6 xmit path to function Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-08-07 9:13 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-08-06 22:35 ` [PATCH nf-next 7/7] netfilter: flowtable: detach layer 2 encapsulation parser from lookup Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-08-07 9:15 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
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