David S. Miller 7a9bc9b81a 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>

2012-06-29 01:36:36 -07:00

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