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[iptables,v3,09/11] nft: Reduce cache overhead of nft_chain_builtin_init()

Message ID 20191008161447.6595-10-phil@nwl.cc
State Changes Requested
Delegated to: Pablo Neira
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Series Improve iptables-nft performance with large rulesets | expand

Commit Message

Phil Sutter Oct. 8, 2019, 4:14 p.m. UTC
There is no need for a full chain cache, fetch only the few builtin
chains that might need to be created.

Signed-off-by: Phil Sutter <phil@nwl.cc>
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 iptables/nft.c | 9 +++++----
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
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diff --git a/iptables/nft.c b/iptables/nft.c
index 775582aab7955..7e019d54ee475 100644
--- a/iptables/nft.c
+++ b/iptables/nft.c
@@ -709,15 +709,16 @@  nft_chain_builtin_find(const struct builtin_table *t, const char *chain)
 static void nft_chain_builtin_init(struct nft_handle *h,
 				   const struct builtin_table *table)
 {
-	struct nftnl_chain_list *list = nft_chain_list_get(h, table->name, NULL);
+	struct nftnl_chain_list *list;
 	struct nftnl_chain *c;
 	int i;
 
-	if (!list)
-		return;
-
 	/* Initialize built-in chains if they don't exist yet */
 	for (i=0; i < NF_INET_NUMHOOKS && table->chains[i].name != NULL; i++) {
+		list = nft_chain_list_get(h, table->name,
+					  table->chains[i].name);
+		if (!list)
+			continue;
 
 		c = nftnl_chain_list_lookup_byname(list, table->chains[i].name);
 		if (c != NULL)