Re: [PATCH net v2 1/2] ipv6: fix cached route reuse for SO_MARK control messages

From: Xia Yan

Date: Thu Nov 05 2026 - 21:14:23 EST


Hi,

Thanks for the review. v2 fixes SO_MARK sends, including the concurrent
sk_mark case that came up during the v1 review. Sends without an SO_MARK
cmsg keep the current behavior.

Willem, you also raised the flowlabel and dscp cases in the v1 review:
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/willemdebruijn.kernel.6ba984cf38a@xxxxxxxxx/

I'd like to keep the SO_MARK fix targeted at net and handle the
remaining cache issues separately in net-next. Does that split make
sense to you?

I'll wait for your feedback on the scope before posting v3.

v3 will also add a fwmark 0/0xffffffff prohibit rule to the
connected-socket selftest, so reusing the cached route instead of doing
a fresh lookup fails the explicit-zero cases.

Thanks,
Xia Yan

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