[PATCH 1/1] net: add dev_loopback_xmit() to avoid duplicate code

[PATCH 1/1] net: add dev_loopback_xmit() to avoid duplicate code

[Michel Machado]

Add dev_loopback_xmit() in order to deduplicate functions
ip_dev_loopback_xmit() (in net/ipv4/ip_output.c) and
ip6_dev_loopback_xmit() (in net/ipv6/ip6_output.c).

I was about to reinvent the wheel when I noticed that
ip_dev_loopback_xmit() and ip6_dev_loopback_xmit() do exactly what I
need and are not IP-only functions, but they were not available to reuse
elsewhere.

ip6_dev_loopback_xmit() does not have line "skb_dst_force(skb);", but I
understand that this is harmless, and should be be in
dev_loopback_xmit().

Signed-off-by: Michel Machado <michel@digirati.com.br>
CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
CC: Alexey Kuznetsov <kuznet@ms2.inr.ac.ru>
CC: James Morris <jmorris@namei.org>
CC: Hideaki YOSHIFUJI <yoshfuji@linux-ipv6.org>
CC: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>
CC: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
CC: Jiri Pirko <jpirko@redhat.com>
CC: "Michał Mirosław" <mirq-linux@rere.qmqm.pl>
CC: Ben Hutchings <bhutchings@solarflare.com>
---

diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index e7fd468..1c49c21 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -1626,6 +1626,7 @@ extern int		dev_alloc_name(struct net_device *dev, const char *name);
 extern int		dev_open(struct net_device *dev);
 extern int		dev_close(struct net_device *dev);
 extern void		dev_disable_lro(struct net_device *dev);
+extern int		dev_loopback_xmit(struct sk_buff *newskb);
 extern int		dev_queue_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb);
 extern int		register_netdevice(struct net_device *dev);
 extern void		unregister_netdevice_queue(struct net_device *dev,
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index cd09819..c6e29ea6 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -2476,6 +2476,23 @@ static DEFINE_PER_CPU(int, xmit_recursion);
 #define RECURSION_LIMIT 10
 
 /**
+ *	dev_loopback_xmit - loop back @skb
+ *	@skb: buffer to transmit
+ */
+int dev_loopback_xmit(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+	skb_reset_mac_header(skb);
+	__skb_pull(skb, skb_network_offset(skb));
+	skb->pkt_type = PACKET_LOOPBACK;
+	skb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
+	WARN_ON(!skb_dst(skb));
+	skb_dst_force(skb);
+	netif_rx_ni(skb);
+	return 0;
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(dev_loopback_xmit);
+
+/**
  *	dev_queue_xmit - transmit a buffer
  *	@skb: buffer to transmit
  *
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
index 451f97c..d34ddde 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ip_output.c
@@ -113,19 +113,6 @@ int ip_local_out(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip_local_out);
 
-/* dev_loopback_xmit for use with netfilter. */
-static int ip_dev_loopback_xmit(struct sk_buff *newskb)
-{
-	skb_reset_mac_header(newskb);
-	__skb_pull(newskb, skb_network_offset(newskb));
-	newskb->pkt_type = PACKET_LOOPBACK;
-	newskb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
-	WARN_ON(!skb_dst(newskb));
-	skb_dst_force(newskb);
-	netif_rx_ni(newskb);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static inline int ip_select_ttl(struct inet_sock *inet, struct dst_entry *dst)
 {
 	int ttl = inet->uc_ttl;
@@ -281,7 +268,7 @@ int ip_mc_output(struct sk_buff *skb)
 			if (newskb)
 				NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_POST_ROUTING,
 					newskb, NULL, newskb->dev,
-					ip_dev_loopback_xmit);
+					dev_loopback_xmit);
 		}
 
 		/* Multicasts with ttl 0 must not go beyond the host */
@@ -296,7 +283,7 @@ int ip_mc_output(struct sk_buff *skb)
 		struct sk_buff *newskb = skb_clone(skb, GFP_ATOMIC);
 		if (newskb)
 			NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_POST_ROUTING, newskb,
-				NULL, newskb->dev, ip_dev_loopback_xmit);
+				NULL, newskb->dev, dev_loopback_xmit);
 	}
 
 	return NF_HOOK_COND(NFPROTO_IPV4, NF_INET_POST_ROUTING, skb, NULL,
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
index d99fdc6..8443c00 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_output.c
@@ -83,19 +83,6 @@ int ip6_local_out(struct sk_buff *skb)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(ip6_local_out);
 
-/* dev_loopback_xmit for use with netfilter. */
-static int ip6_dev_loopback_xmit(struct sk_buff *newskb)
-{
-	skb_reset_mac_header(newskb);
-	__skb_pull(newskb, skb_network_offset(newskb));
-	newskb->pkt_type = PACKET_LOOPBACK;
-	newskb->ip_summed = CHECKSUM_UNNECESSARY;
-	WARN_ON(!skb_dst(newskb));
-
-	netif_rx_ni(newskb);
-	return 0;
-}
-
 static int ip6_finish_output2(struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	struct dst_entry *dst = skb_dst(skb);
@@ -121,7 +108,7 @@ static int ip6_finish_output2(struct sk_buff *skb)
 			if (newskb)
 				NF_HOOK(NFPROTO_IPV6, NF_INET_POST_ROUTING,
 					newskb, NULL, newskb->dev,
-					ip6_dev_loopback_xmit);
+					dev_loopback_xmit);
 
 			if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit == 0) {
 				IP6_INC_STATS(dev_net(dev), idev,

Re: [PATCH 1/1] net: add dev_loopback_xmit() to avoid duplicate code

[David Miller]

I'm getting really tired of saying this.

As I announced several days ago, it is absolutely not appropriate
to submit patches other than bug fixes at this time because we are
in the merge window and the net-next tree is frozen.

And even once I do announce here that the net-next tree is open
once more, and patches like this one are appropriate, you must
indicate in the subject line which of the 'net' or 'net-next'
tree you are targetting your patch at.

Please pay attention to what's going on, and what state the networking
development trees are in, before submitting changes.

Re: [PATCH 1/1] net: add dev_loopback_xmit() to avoid duplicate code

[Michel Machado]

>I'm getting really tired of saying this.
>
>As I announced several days ago, it is absolutely not appropriate
>to submit patches other than bug fixes at this time because we are
>in the merge window and the net-next tree is frozen.
>
>And even once I do announce here that the net-next tree is open
>once more, and patches like this one are appropriate, you must
>indicate in the subject line which of the 'net' or 'net-next'
>tree you are targetting your patch at.
>
>Please pay attention to what's going on, and what state the networking
>development trees are in, before submitting changes.

I am sorry. I'm still new to this process, and I clearly haven't found
my way yet. Accept my apology and consider that others making the same
mistake are likely trying to find their ways as well. Rest sure that I
do appreciate your time and work, I'll pay more attention on those time
windows.

Just to avoid bothering you further, should I resend this patch or not?
I saw at the link below that it's already marked as "Deferred".

http://patchwork.ozlabs.org/patch/160929/

Is there a link where I can check the state (i.e. open, frozen) of 'net'
and 'net-next' trees? I think keeping such page, and adding this link to
Documentation/SubmittingPatches would reduce similar mistakes.

-- 
[ ]'s
Michel Machado

Re: [PATCH 1/1] net: add dev_loopback_xmit() to avoid duplicate code

[David Miller]

From: Michel Machado <michel@digirati.com.br>
Date: Tue, 05 Jun 2012 09:23:33 -0400

> Just to avoid bothering you further, should I resend this patch or not?

Always resend patches.