ipv4: Elide fib_validate_source() completely when possible.

If rpfilter is off (or the SKB has an IPSEC path) and there are not
tclassid users, we don't have to do anything at all when
fib_validate_source() is invoked besides setting the itag to zero.

We monitor tclassid uses with a counter (modified only under RTNL and
marked __read_mostly) and we protect the fib_validate_source() real
work with a test against this counter and whether rpfilter is to be
done.

Having a way to know whether we need no tclassid processing or not
also opens the door for future optimized rpfilter algorithms that do
not perform full FIB lookups.

Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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David S. Miller
2012-06-29 01:32:45 -07:00
parent b8c8430726
commit 7a9bc9b81a
6 changed files with 59 additions and 9 deletions

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@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct fib_rules_ops {
struct sk_buff *,
struct fib_rule_hdr *,
struct nlattr **);
void (*delete)(struct fib_rule *);
int (*compare)(struct fib_rule *,
struct fib_rule_hdr *,
struct nlattr **);