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net: ipv4: ip_forward: fix inverted local_df test

PATCH In review Florian Westphal 2 participants 2 messages May 4, 2014 – May 7, 2014

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PATCH 1/1 net: ipv4: ip_forward: fix inverted local_df test

local_df means 'ignore DF bit if set', so if its set we're allowed to perform ip fragmentation.

This wasn't noticed earlier because the output path also drops such skbs (and emits needed icmp error) and because netfilter ip defrag did not set local_df until couple of days ago.

Only difference is that DF-packets-larger-than MTU now discarded earlier (f.e. we avoid pointless netfilter postrouting trip).

While at it, drop the repeated test ip_exceeds_mtu, checking it once is enough...

Fixes fe6cc55f3a9 ("net: ip, ipv6: handle gso skbs in forwarding path")
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 net/ipv4/ip_forward.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
net/ipv4/ip_forward.c +2 -2
index 85af3d9..6f111e4 100644
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@
 static bool ip_may_fragment(const struct sk_buff *skb)
 {
 	return unlikely((ip_hdr(skb)->frag_off & htons(IP_DF)) == 0) ||
-	       !skb->local_df;
+		skb->local_df;
 }
 
 static bool ip_exceeds_mtu(const struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int mtu)
 {
-	if (skb->len <= mtu || skb->local_df)
+	if (skb->len <= mtu)
 		return false;
 
 	if (skb_is_gso(skb) && skb_gso_network_seglen(skb) <= mtu)
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From: Florian Westphal <[email protected]>
Date: Sun, 4 May 2014 23:24:31 +0200

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local_df means 'ignore DF bit if set', so if its set we're allowed to perform ip fragmentation.

This wasn't noticed earlier because the output path also drops such skbs (and emits needed icmp error) and because netfilter ip defrag did not set local_df until couple of days ago.

Quoted 8 lines

Only difference is that DF-packets-larger-than MTU now discarded earlier (f.e. we avoid pointless netfilter postrouting trip).

While at it, drop the repeated test ip_exceeds_mtu, checking it once is enough...

Fixes fe6cc55f3a9 ("net: ip, ipv6: handle gso skbs in forwarding path")

Applied and queued up for -stable, thanks Florian.