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Diffstat (limited to 'net/core/dev.c')
| -rw-r--r-- | net/core/dev.c | 40 |
1 files changed, 40 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c index e65af6041415..7775e8b48deb 100644 --- a/net/core/dev.c +++ b/net/core/dev.c @@ -105,6 +105,7 @@ #include <net/dst.h> #include <net/pkt_sched.h> #include <net/checksum.h> +#include <net/xfrm.h> #include <linux/highmem.h> #include <linux/init.h> #include <linux/kmod.h> @@ -1419,6 +1420,45 @@ static inline void net_timestamp(struct sk_buff *skb) skb->tstamp.tv64 = 0; } +/** + * dev_forward_skb - loopback an skb to another netif + * + * @dev: destination network device + * @skb: buffer to forward + * + * return values: + * NET_RX_SUCCESS (no congestion) + * NET_RX_DROP (packet was dropped) + * + * dev_forward_skb can be used for injecting an skb from the + * start_xmit function of one device into the receive queue + * of another device. + * + * The receiving device may be in another namespace, so + * we have to clear all information in the skb that could + * impact namespace isolation. + */ +int dev_forward_skb(struct net_device *dev, struct sk_buff *skb) +{ + skb_orphan(skb); + + if (!(dev->flags & IFF_UP)) + return NET_RX_DROP; + + if (skb->len > (dev->mtu + dev->hard_header_len)) + return NET_RX_DROP; + + skb_dst_drop(skb); + skb->tstamp.tv64 = 0; + skb->pkt_type = PACKET_HOST; + skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, dev); + skb->mark = 0; + secpath_reset(skb); + nf_reset(skb); + return netif_rx(skb); +} +EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_forward_skb); + /* * Support routine. Sends outgoing frames to any network * taps currently in use. |