lwn.git/net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.c, branch docs-fixes

ipv6: remove ipv6_stub infrastructure completely

2026-03-29T18:21:24+00:00

As IPv6 is built-in only and there are no more users of ipv6_stub, the ipv6_stub is now entirely obsolete. Remove all the code related to the definition, initialization and usage. Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera Tested-by: Ricardo B. Marlière Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260325120928.15848-11-fmancera@suse.de Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: Convert proto_ops connect() callbacks to use sockaddr_unsized

2025-11-05T03:10:32+00:00

Update all struct proto_ops connect() callback function prototypes from "struct sockaddr *" to "struct sockaddr_unsized *" to avoid lying to the compiler about object sizes. Calls into struct proto handlers gain casts that will be removed in the struct proto conversion patch. No binary changes expected. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251104002617.2752303-3-kees@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: Convert proto_ops bind() callbacks to use sockaddr_unsized

2025-11-05T03:10:32+00:00

Update all struct proto_ops bind() callback function prototypes from "struct sockaddr *" to "struct sockaddr_unsized *" to avoid lying to the compiler about object sizes. Calls into struct proto handlers gain casts that will be removed in the struct proto conversion patch. No binary changes expected. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251104002617.2752303-2-kees@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: adopt dst_dev() helper

2025-07-02T21:32:30+00:00

Use the new helper as a step to deal with potential dst->dev races. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250630121934.3399505-9-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: ipv6: Add a flags argument to ip6tunnel_xmit(), udp_tunnel6_xmit_skb()

2025-06-18T01:18:45+00:00

ip6tunnel_xmit() erases the contents of the SKB control block. In order to be able to set particular IP6CB flags on the SKB, add a corresponding parameter, and propagate it to udp_tunnel6_xmit_skb() as well. In one of the following patches, VXLAN driver will use this facility to mark packets as subject to IPv6 multicast routing. Signed-off-by: Petr Machata Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Reviewed-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov Link: https://patch.msgid.link/acb4f9f3e40c3a931236c3af08a720b017fbfbfb.1750113335.git.petrm@nvidia.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: ipv6: Make udp_tunnel6_xmit_skb() void

2025-06-18T01:18:45+00:00

The function always returns zero, thus the return value does not carry any signal. Just make it void. Most callers already ignore the return value. However: - Refold arguments of the call from sctp_v6_xmit() so that they fit into the 80-column limit. - tipc_udp_xmit() initializes err from the return value, but that should already be always zero at that point. So there's no practical change, but elision of the assignment prompts a couple more tweaks to clean up the function. Signed-off-by: Petr Machata Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Reviewed-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov Link: https://patch.msgid.link/7facacf9d8ca3ca9391a4aee88160913671b868d.1750113335.git.petrm@nvidia.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: fill in MODULE_DESCRIPTION()s for ipv6 modules

2024-02-09T22:12:01+00:00

W=1 builds now warn if module is built without a MODULE_DESCRIPTION(). Add descriptions to the IPv6 modules. Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240208164244.3818498-6-leitao@debian.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv6: add new arguments to udp_tunnel6_dst_lookup()

2023-10-23T07:48:57+00:00

We want to make the function more generic so that it can be used by other UDP tunnel implementations such as geneve and vxlan. To do that, add the following arguments: - source and destination UDP port; - ifindex of the output interface, needed by vxlan; - the tos, because in some cases it is not taken from struct ip_tunnel_info (for example, when it's inherited from the inner packet); - the dst cache, because not all tunnel types (e.g. vxlan) want to use the one from struct ip_tunnel_info. With these parameters, the function no longer needs the full struct ip_tunnel_info as argument and we can pass only the relevant part of it (struct ip_tunnel_key). This is similar to what already done for IPv4 in commit 72fc68c6356b ("ipv4: add new arguments to udp_tunnel_dst_lookup()"). Suggested-by: Guillaume Nault Signed-off-by: Beniamino Galvani Reviewed-by: David Ahern Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

ipv6: remove "proto" argument from udp_tunnel6_dst_lookup()

2023-10-23T07:48:57+00:00

The function is now UDP-specific, the protocol is always IPPROTO_UDP. This is similar to what already done for IPv4 in commit 78f3655adcb5 ("ipv4: remove "proto" argument from udp_tunnel_dst_lookup()"). Suggested-by: Guillaume Nault Signed-off-by: Beniamino Galvani Reviewed-by: David Ahern Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

ipv6: rename and move ip6_dst_lookup_tunnel()

2023-10-23T07:48:57+00:00

At the moment ip6_dst_lookup_tunnel() is used only by bareudp. Ideally, other UDP tunnel implementations should use it, but to do so the function needs to accept new parameters that are specific for UDP tunnels, such as the ports. Prepare for these changes by renaming the function to udp_tunnel6_dst_lookup() and move it to file net/ipv6/ip6_udp_tunnel.c. This is similar to what already done for IPv4 in commit bf3fcbf7e7a0 ("ipv4: rename and move ip_route_output_tunnel()"). Suggested-by: Guillaume Nault Signed-off-by: Beniamino Galvani Reviewed-by: David Ahern Signed-off-by: David S. Miller