[PATCH net-next 06/11] udp/ipv6: optimise out daddr reassignment

From: Pavel Begunkov
Date: Thu Apr 28 2022 - 06:58:04 EST


There is nothing that checks daddr placement in udpv6_sendmsg(), so the
check reassigning it to ->sk_v6_daddr looks like a not needed anymore
artifact from the past. Remove it.

Signed-off-by: Pavel Begunkov <asml.silence@xxxxxxxxx>
---
net/ipv6/udp.c | 8 --------
1 file changed, 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/ipv6/udp.c b/net/ipv6/udp.c
index 1f05e165eb17..34c5919afa3e 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/udp.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/udp.c
@@ -1417,14 +1417,6 @@ int udpv6_sendmsg(struct sock *sk, struct msghdr *msg, size_t len)
}
}

- /*
- * Otherwise it will be difficult to maintain
- * sk->sk_dst_cache.
- */
- if (sk->sk_state == TCP_ESTABLISHED &&
- ipv6_addr_equal(daddr, &sk->sk_v6_daddr))
- daddr = &sk->sk_v6_daddr;
-
if (addr_len >= sizeof(struct sockaddr_in6) &&
sin6->sin6_scope_id &&
__ipv6_addr_needs_scope_id(__ipv6_addr_type(daddr)))
--
2.36.0