Re: [PATCH net-next v5 6/7] tap: Keep hdr_len in tap_get_user()

From: Willem de Bruijn
Date: Thu Feb 06 2025 - 11:10:09 EST


Akihiko Odaki wrote:
> On 2025/02/06 6:21, Willem de Bruijn wrote:
> > Akihiko Odaki wrote:
> >> hdr_len is repeatedly used so keep it in a local variable.
> >>
> >> Signed-off-by: Akihiko Odaki <akihiko.odaki@xxxxxxxxxx>
> >
> >> @@ -682,11 +683,8 @@ static ssize_t tap_get_user(struct tap_queue *q, void *msg_control,
> >> if (msg_control && sock_flag(&q->sk, SOCK_ZEROCOPY)) {
> >> struct iov_iter i;
> >>
> >> - copylen = vnet_hdr.hdr_len ?
> >> - tap16_to_cpu(q, vnet_hdr.hdr_len) : GOODCOPY_LEN;
> >> - if (copylen > good_linear)
> >> - copylen = good_linear;
> >> - else if (copylen < ETH_HLEN)
> >> + copylen = min(hdr_len ? hdr_len : GOODCOPY_LEN, good_linear);
> >> + if (copylen < ETH_HLEN)
> >> copylen = ETH_HLEN;
> >
> > I forgot earlier: this can also use single line statement
> >
> > copylen = max(copylen, ETH_HLEN);
> >
> > And perhaps easiest to follow is
> >
> > copylen = hdr_len ?: GOODCOPY_LEN;
> > copylen = min(copylen, good_linear);
> > copylen = max(copylen, ETH_HLEN);
>
> I introduced the min() usage as it now neatly fits in a line, but I
> found even clamp() fits so I'll use it in the next version:
> copylen = clamp(hdr_len ?: GOODCOPY_LEN, ETH_HLEN, good_linear);
>
> Please tell me if you prefer hdr_len ?: GOODCOPY_LEN in a separate line:
> copylen = hdr_len ?: GOODCOPY_LEN;
> copylen = clamp(copylen, ETH_HLEN, good_linear);

Oh nice. I had forgotten about clamp. Even better.