Re: [PATCH] udp: Move back definition of udpv6_encap_needed_key to ipv6 file.

[Siddh Raman Pant]

On Thu, Oct 23 2025 at 15:47:37 +0530, Sabrina Dubroca wrote:
> 2025-10-23, 14:37:36 +0530, Siddh Raman Pant wrote:
> > It makes less sense to remove define of ipv6 variable from ipv6 file
> > and put it in ipv4 file and declare it in ipv6 file, which was done
> > in 3d010c8031e3 ("udp: do not accept non-tunnel GSO skbs landing in
> > a tunnel").
> 
> It would be good to CC all the authors and reviewers of the patch(es)
> you're mentioning.
> 
> > So let's move it back to ipv6 file. It also makes the code similar -
> > the key is defined right above the respective enable function.
> 
> I don't think that works with CONFIG_IPV6=m. The ipv4 code will need
> to access the key via udp_encap_needed().
> 
> 
> > Signed-off-by: Siddh Raman Pant <siddh.raman.pant@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > ---
> > I'm not sure why ipv4 key is exported using EXPORT_IPV6_MOD?
> 
> So that the ipv6 code can use it via
> udp_encap_needed()/udp_unexpected_gso() when it's built as a module.

Cool, thank you very much for the explanation! That was what I was
missing.

Please ignore this patch then.

Thanks,
Siddh

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