On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 08:57:37PM +0100, Oliver Hartkopp wrote:
> Kurt Van Dijck wrote:
> >>>> http://lxr.linux.no/#linux+v2.6.32/net/can/af_can.c#L218
> >>> Wolfgang,
> >>>
> >>> To address your concern, would a construction like this suit, when
> >>> fitted in Oliver's proposal?
> >>>
> >>> inline int no_can_skb((struct sk_buff *skb)
> >>> {
> >>>   struct can_frame *cf = (struct can_frame *)skb->data
> >>>
> >>>    if ((skb->len != sizeof(*cf)) || ((cf->can_dlc > 8)) {
> >>>       if (skb->sk && !sock_flag(skb->sk, SOCK_DEAD)) {
> >>>          skb->sk->sk_err = EINVAL;
> >>>          skb->sk->sk_error_report(skb->sk); /* can this block?*/
> >>>       }
> >>>       
> >>>       WARN_ONCE(1, "non conform skbuf: ...");
> >>>                    "Dropped non conform skbuf: len %d, can_dlc %d\n",
> >>>                    skb->len, cf->can_dlc);
> >>>       return 1;
> >>>    }
> >>>    return 0;
> >>> }
> >> My primary concern is about using *WARN_ONCE*. The BUG, WARN, functions
> >> and friends indicate to the user that there is a problem with the
> >> kernel, e.g. a bug and therefore I prefer a simple dev_err(). Also the
> > I see.
> > I agree that a dev_err seems more appropriate here.
> > Since this is TX path, kernel message flood is with respect to local
> > activity?
> 
> Indeed i would like to have a PRINTK_ONCE() or DEV_ERR_ONCE() :-)
> 
> 
> >> word "skbuf" does say little to the normal Linux users. I find
> >> s/skbuf/packet/ more intuitive. Of course, if there is a better way to
> > ack.
> >> inform the user we should use it. Unfortunately, I can't tell if your
> >> approach will work.
> > I went into the code, in net/core/sock.c:sock_def_error_report.
> > that looks like atomic code to me, so the above sk_error_report() stuff
> > should work.
> > no_can_skb() would not even need a dev_err in that case.
> 
> Using sk_error_report() and leaving out dev_err() is an interesting idea!
> 
> Is that a usual way to provide this kind of error notification, e.g. for
> broken PF_PACKET packets?
I'm not familiar with PF_PACKET sockets.

I encountered this sk_error_report() during my current development.
It appears to be _the_ method of saying
"something got in error", which must first be set by ->sk_err.
> 
> Regards,
> Oliver
> 
Kurt
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