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    "msgid": "<20260427224929.29868-1-pablo@netfilter.org>",
    "date": "2026-04-27T22:49:27",
    "name": "[nf,v7,1/3] netfilter: replace skb_try_make_writable() by skb_ensure_writable()",
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        "name": "Pablo Neira Ayuso",
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            "date": "2026-04-27T22:49:29",
            "name": "[nf,v7,1/3] netfilter: replace skb_try_make_writable() by skb_ensure_writable()",
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        "From": "Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>",
        "To": "netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org",
        "Subject": "[PATCH nf,v7 1/3] netfilter: replace skb_try_make_writable() by\n skb_ensure_writable()",
        "Date": "Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:49:27 +0200",
        "Message-ID": "<20260427224929.29868-1-pablo@netfilter.org>",
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    "content": "skb_try_make_writable() only works on clones and uncloned packets might\nhave their network header in paged fragments.\n\nnft_fwd needs to work for the ingress and egress hooks, but the egress\nhook where skb->data points to the mac header, use skb_network_offset()\nto include the mac header. The flowtable is fine since it already uses\nthe transport offset.\n\nFixes: d32de98ea70f (\"netfilter: nft_fwd_netdev: allow to forward packets via neighbour layer\")\nFixes: 7d2086871762 (\"netfilter: nf_flow_table: move ipv4 offload hook code to nf_flow_table\")\nSigned-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>\n---\nv7: no changes, previous v6 posted on the ML has duplicated 1/3 and 2/3.\n\n net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c | 4 ++--\n net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c   | 5 +++--\n 2 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)",
    "diff": "diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c\nindex fd56d663cb5b..dbd7644fdbeb 100644\n--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c\n+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_ip.c\n@@ -524,7 +524,7 @@ static int nf_flow_offload_forward(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,\n \t\treturn 0;\n \t}\n \n-\tif (skb_try_make_writable(skb, thoff + ctx->hdrsize))\n+\tif (skb_ensure_writable(skb, thoff + ctx->hdrsize))\n \t\treturn -1;\n \n \tflow_offload_refresh(flow_table, flow, false);\n@@ -1037,7 +1037,7 @@ static int nf_flow_offload_ipv6_forward(struct nf_flowtable_ctx *ctx,\n \t\treturn 0;\n \t}\n \n-\tif (skb_try_make_writable(skb, thoff + ctx->hdrsize))\n+\tif (skb_ensure_writable(skb, thoff + ctx->hdrsize))\n \t\treturn -1;\n \n \tflow_offload_refresh(flow_table, flow, false);\ndiff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c b/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c\nindex 4bce36c3a6a0..2cc809303ce8 100644\n--- a/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c\n+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_fwd_netdev.c\n@@ -100,6 +100,7 @@ static void nft_fwd_neigh_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,\n \tint oif = regs->data[priv->sreg_dev];\n \tunsigned int verdict = NF_STOLEN;\n \tstruct sk_buff *skb = pkt->skb;\n+\tint nhoff = skb_network_offset(skb);\n \tstruct net_device *dev;\n \tint neigh_table;\n \n@@ -111,7 +112,7 @@ static void nft_fwd_neigh_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,\n \t\t\tverdict = NFT_BREAK;\n \t\t\tgoto out;\n \t\t}\n-\t\tif (skb_try_make_writable(skb, sizeof(*iph))) {\n+\t\tif (skb_ensure_writable(skb, nhoff + sizeof(*iph))) {\n \t\t\tverdict = NF_DROP;\n \t\t\tgoto out;\n \t\t}\n@@ -132,7 +133,7 @@ static void nft_fwd_neigh_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,\n \t\t\tverdict = NFT_BREAK;\n \t\t\tgoto out;\n \t\t}\n-\t\tif (skb_try_make_writable(skb, sizeof(*ip6h))) {\n+\t\tif (skb_ensure_writable(skb, nhoff + sizeof(*ip6h))) {\n \t\t\tverdict = NF_DROP;\n \t\t\tgoto out;\n \t\t}\n",
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        "v7",
        "1/3"
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