Using the interface index instead of a direct reference allows a safe usage beyond the scope where an interface could disappear.
The old input_dev field was incorrectly made dependant on CONFIG_NET_CLS_ACT in skb_copy(). Signed-off-by: Thomas Graf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Index: net-2.6.git/include/linux/skbuff.h =================================================================== --- net-2.6.git.orig/include/linux/skbuff.h +++ net-2.6.git/include/linux/skbuff.h @@ -181,7 +181,6 @@ enum { * @sk: Socket we are owned by * @tstamp: Time we arrived * @dev: Device we arrived on/are leaving by - * @input_dev: Device we arrived on * @h: Transport layer header * @nh: Network layer header * @mac: Link layer header @@ -192,6 +191,7 @@ enum { * @data_len: Data length * @mac_len: Length of link layer header * @csum: Checksum + * @iif: Device we arrived on * @local_df: allow local fragmentation * @cloned: Head may be cloned (check refcnt to be sure) * @nohdr: Payload reference only, must not modify header @@ -228,7 +228,6 @@ struct sk_buff { struct sock *sk; struct skb_timeval tstamp; struct net_device *dev; - struct net_device *input_dev; union { struct tcphdr *th; @@ -266,6 +265,7 @@ struct sk_buff { data_len, mac_len, csum; + int iif; __u32 priority; __u8 local_df:1, cloned:1, Index: net-2.6.git/include/net/pkt_cls.h =================================================================== --- net-2.6.git.orig/include/net/pkt_cls.h +++ net-2.6.git/include/net/pkt_cls.h @@ -352,14 +352,19 @@ tcf_change_indev(struct tcf_proto *tp, c static inline int tcf_match_indev(struct sk_buff *skb, char *indev) { + int ret = 1; + if (indev[0]) { - if (!skb->input_dev) - return 0; - if (strcmp(indev, skb->input_dev->name)) + struct net_device *dev; + + dev = dev_get_by_index(skb->iif); + if (!dev) return 0; + ret = !strcmp(indev, dev->name); + dev_put(dev); } - return 1; + return ret; } #endif /* CONFIG_NET_CLS_IND */ Index: net-2.6.git/net/core/dev.c =================================================================== --- net-2.6.git.orig/net/core/dev.c +++ net-2.6.git/net/core/dev.c @@ -1715,8 +1715,8 @@ static int ing_filter(struct sk_buff *sk if (dev->qdisc_ingress) { __u32 ttl = (__u32) G_TC_RTTL(skb->tc_verd); if (MAX_RED_LOOP < ttl++) { - printk("Redir loop detected Dropping packet (%s->%s)\n", - skb->input_dev->name, skb->dev->name); + printk("Redir loop detected Dropping packet (%d->%s)\n", + skb->iif, skb->dev->name); return TC_ACT_SHOT; } @@ -1749,8 +1749,8 @@ int netif_receive_skb(struct sk_buff *sk if (!skb->tstamp.off_sec) net_timestamp(skb); - if (!skb->input_dev) - skb->input_dev = skb->dev; + if (!skb->iif) + skb->iif = skb->dev->ifindex; orig_dev = skb_bond(skb); Index: net-2.6.git/net/core/skbuff.c =================================================================== --- net-2.6.git.orig/net/core/skbuff.c +++ net-2.6.git/net/core/skbuff.c @@ -463,10 +463,10 @@ struct sk_buff *skb_clone(struct sk_buff n->tc_verd = SET_TC_VERD(skb->tc_verd,0); n->tc_verd = CLR_TC_OK2MUNGE(n->tc_verd); n->tc_verd = CLR_TC_MUNGED(n->tc_verd); - C(input_dev); #endif skb_copy_secmark(n, skb); #endif + C(iif); C(truesize); atomic_set(&n->users, 1); C(head); Index: net-2.6.git/net/sched/act_api.c =================================================================== --- net-2.6.git.orig/net/sched/act_api.c +++ net-2.6.git/net/sched/act_api.c @@ -156,9 +156,8 @@ int tcf_action_exec(struct sk_buff *skb, if (skb->tc_verd & TC_NCLS) { skb->tc_verd = CLR_TC_NCLS(skb->tc_verd); - D2PRINTK("(%p)tcf_action_exec: cleared TC_NCLS in %s out %s\n", - skb, skb->input_dev ? skb->input_dev->name : "xxx", - skb->dev->name); + D2PRINTK("(%p)tcf_action_exec: cleared TC_NCLS in %d out %s\n", + skb, skb->iif, skb->dev->name); ret = TC_ACT_OK; goto exec_done; } Index: net-2.6.git/net/sched/act_mirred.c =================================================================== --- net-2.6.git.orig/net/sched/act_mirred.c +++ net-2.6.git/net/sched/act_mirred.c @@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ bad_mirred: skb2->tc_verd = SET_TC_FROM(skb2->tc_verd, at); skb2->dev = dev; - skb2->input_dev = skb->dev; + skb2->iif = skb->dev->ifindex; dev_queue_xmit(skb2); spin_unlock(&p->lock); return p->action; -- - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe netdev" in the body of a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html