Re: [PATCH net 2/2] net: dsa: tag_sja1105: always prefer source port information from INCL_SRCPT

From: Simon Horman
Date: Mon Jun 26 2023 - 14:12:54 EST


On Mon, Jun 26, 2023 at 06:51:12PM +0300, Vladimir Oltean wrote:
> Currently the sja1105 tagging protocol prefers using the source port
> information from the VLAN header if that is available, falling back to
> the INCL_SRCPT option if it isn't. The VLAN header is available for all
> frames except for META frames initiated by the switch (containing RX
> timestamps), and thus, the "if (is_link_local)" branch is practically
> dead.
>
> The tag_8021q source port identification has become more loose
> ("imprecise") and will report a plausible rather than exact bridge port,
> when under a bridge (be it VLAN-aware or VLAN-unaware). But link-local
> traffic always needs to know the precise source port. With incorrect
> source port reporting, for example PTP traffic over 2 bridged ports will
> all be seen on sockets opened on the first such port, which is incorrect.
>
> Now that the tagging protocol has been changed to make link-local frames
> always contain source port information, we can reverse the order of the
> checks so that we always give precedence to that information (which is
> always precise) in lieu of the tag_8021q VID which is only precise for a
> standalone port.
>
> Fixes: d7f9787a763f ("net: dsa: tag_8021q: add support for imprecise RX based on the VBID")
> Fixes: 91495f21fcec ("net: dsa: tag_8021q: replace the SVL bridging with VLAN-unaware IVL bridging")
> Signed-off-by: Vladimir Oltean <vladimir.oltean@xxxxxxx>
> ---
> net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++----------
> 1 file changed, 25 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c b/net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c
> index a5f3b73da417..0e62eab8f251 100644
> --- a/net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c
> +++ b/net/dsa/tag_sja1105.c
> @@ -545,10 +545,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *sja1105_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb,
> is_link_local = sja1105_is_link_local(skb);
> is_meta = sja1105_is_meta_frame(skb);
>
> - if (sja1105_skb_has_tag_8021q(skb)) {
> - /* Normal traffic path. */
> - sja1105_vlan_rcv(skb, &source_port, &switch_id, &vbid, &vid);
> - } else if (is_link_local) {
> + if (is_link_local) {
> /* Management traffic path. Switch embeds the switch ID and
> * port ID into bytes of the destination MAC, courtesy of
> * the incl_srcpt options.
> @@ -562,16 +559,34 @@ static struct sk_buff *sja1105_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb,
> sja1105_meta_unpack(skb, &meta);
> source_port = meta.source_port;
> switch_id = meta.switch_id;
> - } else {
> - return NULL;
> }
>
> - if (vbid >= 1)
> + /* Normal data plane traffic and link-local frames are tagged with
> + * a tag_8021q VLAN which we have to strip
> + */
> + if (sja1105_skb_has_tag_8021q(skb)) {
> + int tmp_source_port = -1, tmp_switch_id = -1;
> +
> + sja1105_vlan_rcv(skb, &tmp_source_port, &tmp_switch_id, &vbid,
> + &vid);
> + /* Preserve the source information from the INCL_SRCPT option,
> + * if available. This allows us to not overwrite a valid source
> + * port and switch ID with zeroes when receiving link-local
> + * frames from a VLAN-unaware bridged port (non-zero vbid) or a
> + * VLAN-aware bridged port (non-zero vid).
> + */
> + if (source_port == -1)
> + source_port = tmp_source_port;
> + if (switch_id == -1)
> + switch_id = tmp_switch_id;
> + }
> +
> + if (source_port != -1 && switch_id != -1)
> + skb->dev = dsa_master_find_slave(netdev, switch_id, source_port);
> + else if (vbid >= 1)
> skb->dev = dsa_tag_8021q_find_port_by_vbid(netdev, vbid);
> - else if (source_port == -1 || switch_id == -1)
> - skb->dev = dsa_find_designated_bridge_port_by_vid(netdev, vid);
> else
> - skb->dev = dsa_master_find_slave(netdev, switch_id, source_port);
> + skb->dev = dsa_find_designated_bridge_port_by_vid(netdev, vid);

Hi Vladimir,

A similar comment to that made for [1], though the code is somewhat
different to that case: are you sure vid is initialised here?
GCC 12 and Smatch seem unsure about it.

[1] Re: [PATCH net-next v2 4/7] net: dsa: vsc73xx: Add dsa tagging based on 8021q
https://lore.kernel.org/all/ZJg2M+Qvg3Fv73CH@xxxxxxxxxxxx/

> if (!skb->dev) {
> netdev_warn(netdev, "Couldn't decode source port\n");
> return NULL;
> --
> 2.34.1
>
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