[PATCH linux-6.1.y linux-6.6.y linux-6.12.y 1/1] ndisc: ndisc_send_redirect() cleanup
From: Li Xiasong
Date: Mon Aug 24 2026 - 09:23:56 EST
From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
[ Upstream commit 0784d83df3bfc977c13252a0599be924f0afa68d ]
ndisc_send_redirect() is always called under rcu_read_lock().
It can use dev_net_rcu() and avoid one redundant
rcu_read_lock()/rcu_read_unlock() pair.
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxxx>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250214140705.2105890-1-edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Li Xiasong <lixiasong1@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/ipv6/ndisc.c | 8 +++-----
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 585a9135cf26..7d703a66c0a3 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1671,7 +1671,7 @@ static void ndisc_fill_redirect_hdr_option(struct sk_buff *skb,
void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct in6_addr *target)
{
struct net_device *dev = skb->dev;
- struct net *net = dev_net(dev);
+ struct net *net = dev_net_rcu(dev);
struct sock *sk = net->ipv6.ndisc_sk;
int optlen = 0;
struct inet_peer *peer;
@@ -1686,8 +1686,8 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct in6_addr *target)
ops_data_buf[NDISC_OPS_REDIRECT_DATA_SPACE], *ops_data = NULL;
bool ret;
- if (netif_is_l3_master(skb->dev)) {
- dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(dev_net(skb->dev), IPCB(skb)->iif);
+ if (netif_is_l3_master(dev)) {
+ dev = dev_get_by_index_rcu(net, IPCB(skb)->iif);
if (!dev)
return;
}
@@ -1725,12 +1725,10 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct in6_addr *target)
goto release;
}
- rcu_read_lock();
peer = inet_getpeer_v6(net->ipv6.peers, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
if (!peer)
goto release;
ret = inet_peer_xrlim_allow(peer, 1*HZ);
- rcu_read_unlock();
if (!ret)
goto release;
--
2.34.1