[PATCH net-next v2] net: replace ND_PRINTK with dynamic debug

From: Wang Liang
Date: Tue Jul 01 2025 - 03:54:46 EST


ND_PRINTK with val > 1 only works when the ND_DEBUG was set in compilation
phase. Replace it with dynamic debug. Convert ND_PRINTK with val <= 1 to
net_{err,warn}_ratelimited, and convert the rest to net_dbg_ratelimited.

Suggested-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Wang Liang <wangliang74@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
Changes in v2:
Use dynamic debug instead of sysctl.
---
include/net/ndisc.h | 9 ---
net/6lowpan/ndisc.c | 16 ++---
net/ipv6/ndisc.c | 157 +++++++++++++++++---------------------------
3 files changed, 67 insertions(+), 115 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/ndisc.h b/include/net/ndisc.h
index 3c88d5bc5eed..d38783a2ce57 100644
--- a/include/net/ndisc.h
+++ b/include/net/ndisc.h
@@ -60,15 +60,6 @@ enum {

#include <net/neighbour.h>

-/* Set to 3 to get tracing... */
-#define ND_DEBUG 1
-
-#define ND_PRINTK(val, level, fmt, ...) \
-do { \
- if (val <= ND_DEBUG) \
- net_##level##_ratelimited(fmt, ##__VA_ARGS__); \
-} while (0)
-
struct ctl_table;
struct inet6_dev;
struct net_device;
diff --git a/net/6lowpan/ndisc.c b/net/6lowpan/ndisc.c
index c40b98f7743c..868d28583c0a 100644
--- a/net/6lowpan/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/6lowpan/ndisc.c
@@ -20,9 +20,8 @@ static int lowpan_ndisc_parse_802154_options(const struct net_device *dev,
switch (nd_opt->nd_opt_len) {
case NDISC_802154_SHORT_ADDR_LENGTH:
if (ndopts->nd_802154_opt_array[nd_opt->nd_opt_type])
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "%s: duplicated short addr ND6 option found: type=%d\n",
- __func__, nd_opt->nd_opt_type);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("%s: duplicated short addr ND6 option found: type=%d\n",
+ __func__, nd_opt->nd_opt_type);
else
ndopts->nd_802154_opt_array[nd_opt->nd_opt_type] = nd_opt;
return 1;
@@ -63,8 +62,7 @@ static void lowpan_ndisc_802154_update(struct neighbour *n, u32 flags,
lladdr_short = __ndisc_opt_addr_data(ndopts->nd_802154_opts_src_lladdr,
IEEE802154_SHORT_ADDR_LEN, 0);
if (!lladdr_short) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "NA: invalid short link-layer address length\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NA: invalid short link-layer address length\n");
return;
}
}
@@ -75,8 +73,7 @@ static void lowpan_ndisc_802154_update(struct neighbour *n, u32 flags,
lladdr_short = __ndisc_opt_addr_data(ndopts->nd_802154_opts_tgt_lladdr,
IEEE802154_SHORT_ADDR_LEN, 0);
if (!lladdr_short) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "NA: invalid short link-layer address length\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NA: invalid short link-layer address length\n");
return;
}
}
@@ -209,9 +206,8 @@ static void lowpan_ndisc_prefix_rcv_add_addr(struct net *net,
sllao, tokenized, valid_lft,
prefered_lft);
if (err)
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "RA: could not add a short address based address for prefix: %pI6c\n",
- &pinfo->prefix);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: could not add a short address based address for prefix: %pI6c\n",
+ &pinfo->prefix);
}
}
#endif
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index ecb5c4b8518f..591f0e084658 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -243,9 +243,8 @@ struct ndisc_options *ndisc_parse_options(const struct net_device *dev,
case ND_OPT_NONCE:
case ND_OPT_REDIRECT_HDR:
if (ndopts->nd_opt_array[nd_opt->nd_opt_type]) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "%s: duplicated ND6 option found: type=%d\n",
- __func__, nd_opt->nd_opt_type);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("%s: duplicated ND6 option found: type=%d\n",
+ __func__, nd_opt->nd_opt_type);
} else {
ndopts->nd_opt_array[nd_opt->nd_opt_type] = nd_opt;
}
@@ -275,11 +274,8 @@ struct ndisc_options *ndisc_parse_options(const struct net_device *dev,
* to accommodate future extension to the
* protocol.
*/
- ND_PRINTK(2, notice,
- "%s: ignored unsupported option; type=%d, len=%d\n",
- __func__,
- nd_opt->nd_opt_type,
- nd_opt->nd_opt_len);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("%s: ignored unsupported option; type=%d, len=%d\n",
+ __func__, nd_opt->nd_opt_type, nd_opt->nd_opt_len);
}
next_opt:
opt_len -= l;
@@ -751,9 +747,8 @@ static void ndisc_solicit(struct neighbour *neigh, struct sk_buff *skb)
probes -= NEIGH_VAR(neigh->parms, UCAST_PROBES);
if (probes < 0) {
if (!(READ_ONCE(neigh->nud_state) & NUD_VALID)) {
- ND_PRINTK(1, dbg,
- "%s: trying to ucast probe in NUD_INVALID: %pI6\n",
- __func__, target);
+ net_warn_ratelimited("%s: trying to ucast probe in NUD_INVALID: %pI6\n",
+ __func__, target);
}
ndisc_send_ns(dev, target, target, saddr, 0);
} else if ((probes -= NEIGH_VAR(neigh->parms, APP_PROBES)) < 0) {
@@ -811,7 +806,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_recv_ns(struct sk_buff *skb)
return SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_SMALL;

if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&msg->target)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "NS: multicast target address\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NS: multicast target address\n");
return reason;
}

@@ -820,7 +815,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_recv_ns(struct sk_buff *skb)
* DAD has to be destined for solicited node multicast address.
*/
if (dad && !ipv6_addr_is_solict_mult(daddr)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "NS: bad DAD packet (wrong destination)\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NS: bad DAD packet (wrong destination)\n");
return reason;
}

@@ -830,8 +825,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_recv_ns(struct sk_buff *skb)
if (ndopts.nd_opts_src_lladdr) {
lladdr = ndisc_opt_addr_data(ndopts.nd_opts_src_lladdr, dev);
if (!lladdr) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "NS: invalid link-layer address length\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NS: invalid link-layer address length\n");
return reason;
}

@@ -841,8 +835,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_recv_ns(struct sk_buff *skb)
* in the message.
*/
if (dad) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "NS: bad DAD packet (link-layer address option)\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NS: bad DAD packet (link-layer address option)\n");
return reason;
}
}
@@ -859,10 +852,8 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_recv_ns(struct sk_buff *skb)
if (nonce != 0 && ifp->dad_nonce == nonce) {
u8 *np = (u8 *)&nonce;
/* Matching nonce if looped back */
- ND_PRINTK(2, notice,
- "%s: IPv6 DAD loopback for address %pI6c nonce %pM ignored\n",
- ifp->idev->dev->name,
- &ifp->addr, np);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("%s: IPv6 DAD loopback for address %pI6c nonce %pM ignored\n",
+ ifp->idev->dev->name, &ifp->addr, np);
goto out;
}
/*
@@ -1013,13 +1004,13 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_recv_na(struct sk_buff *skb)
return SKB_DROP_REASON_PKT_TOO_SMALL;

if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(&msg->target)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "NA: target address is multicast\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NA: target address is multicast\n");
return reason;
}

if (ipv6_addr_is_multicast(daddr) &&
msg->icmph.icmp6_solicited) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "NA: solicited NA is multicasted\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NA: solicited NA is multicasted\n");
return reason;
}

@@ -1038,8 +1029,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_recv_na(struct sk_buff *skb)
if (ndopts.nd_opts_tgt_lladdr) {
lladdr = ndisc_opt_addr_data(ndopts.nd_opts_tgt_lladdr, dev);
if (!lladdr) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "NA: invalid link-layer address length\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NA: invalid link-layer address length\n");
return reason;
}
}
@@ -1060,9 +1050,9 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_recv_na(struct sk_buff *skb)
unsolicited advertisement.
*/
if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_LOOPBACK)
- ND_PRINTK(1, warn,
- "NA: %pM advertised our address %pI6c on %s!\n",
- eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, &ifp->addr, ifp->idev->dev->name);
+ net_warn_ratelimited("NA: %pM advertised our address %pI6c on %s!\n",
+ eth_hdr(skb)->h_source, &ifp->addr,
+ ifp->idev->dev->name);
in6_ifa_put(ifp);
return reason;
}
@@ -1149,7 +1139,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_recv_rs(struct sk_buff *skb)

idev = __in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
if (!idev) {
- ND_PRINTK(1, err, "RS: can't find in6 device\n");
+ net_err_ratelimited("RS: can't find in6 device\n");
return reason;
}

@@ -1257,11 +1247,9 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
optlen = (skb_tail_pointer(skb) - skb_transport_header(skb)) -
sizeof(struct ra_msg);

- ND_PRINTK(2, info,
- "RA: %s, dev: %s\n",
- __func__, skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: %s, dev: %s\n", __func__, skb->dev->name);
if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "RA: source address is not link-local\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: source address is not link-local\n");
return reason;
}
if (optlen < 0)
@@ -1269,15 +1257,14 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)

#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE
if (skb->ndisc_nodetype == NDISC_NODETYPE_HOST) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "RA: from host or unauthorized router\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: from host or unauthorized router\n");
return reason;
}
#endif

in6_dev = __in6_dev_get(skb->dev);
if (!in6_dev) {
- ND_PRINTK(0, err, "RA: can't find inet6 device for %s\n",
- skb->dev->name);
+ net_err_ratelimited("RA: can't find inet6 device for %s\n", skb->dev->name);
return reason;
}

@@ -1285,18 +1272,16 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
return SKB_DROP_REASON_IPV6_NDISC_BAD_OPTIONS;

if (!ipv6_accept_ra(in6_dev)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, info,
- "RA: %s, did not accept ra for dev: %s\n",
- __func__, skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: %s, did not accept ra for dev: %s\n", __func__,
+ skb->dev->name);
goto skip_linkparms;
}

#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE
/* skip link-specific parameters from interior routers */
if (skb->ndisc_nodetype == NDISC_NODETYPE_NODEFAULT) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, info,
- "RA: %s, nodetype is NODEFAULT, dev: %s\n",
- __func__, skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: %s, nodetype is NODEFAULT, dev: %s\n", __func__,
+ skb->dev->name);
goto skip_linkparms;
}
#endif
@@ -1325,18 +1310,16 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
send_ifinfo_notify = true;

if (!READ_ONCE(in6_dev->cnf.accept_ra_defrtr)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, info,
- "RA: %s, defrtr is false for dev: %s\n",
- __func__, skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: %s, defrtr is false for dev: %s\n", __func__,
+ skb->dev->name);
goto skip_defrtr;
}

lifetime = ntohs(ra_msg->icmph.icmp6_rt_lifetime);
if (lifetime != 0 &&
lifetime < READ_ONCE(in6_dev->cnf.accept_ra_min_lft)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, info,
- "RA: router lifetime (%ds) is too short: %s\n",
- lifetime, skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: router lifetime (%ds) is too short: %s\n", lifetime,
+ skb->dev->name);
goto skip_defrtr;
}

@@ -1346,9 +1329,8 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
net = dev_net(in6_dev->dev);
if (!READ_ONCE(in6_dev->cnf.accept_ra_from_local) &&
ipv6_chk_addr(net, &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr, in6_dev->dev, 0)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, info,
- "RA from local address detected on dev: %s: default router ignored\n",
- skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA from local address detected on dev: %s: default router ignored\n",
+ skb->dev->name);
goto skip_defrtr;
}

@@ -1366,9 +1348,8 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
rt->fib6_nh->fib_nh_dev, NULL,
&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
if (!neigh) {
- ND_PRINTK(0, err,
- "RA: %s got default router without neighbour\n",
- __func__);
+ net_err_ratelimited("RA: %s got default router without neighbour\n",
+ __func__);
fib6_info_release(rt);
return reason;
}
@@ -1381,10 +1362,10 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
rt = NULL;
}

- ND_PRINTK(3, info, "RA: rt: %p lifetime: %d, metric: %d, for dev: %s\n",
- rt, lifetime, defrtr_usr_metric, skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: rt: %p lifetime: %d, metric: %d, for dev: %s\n", rt, lifetime,
+ defrtr_usr_metric, skb->dev->name);
if (!rt && lifetime) {
- ND_PRINTK(3, info, "RA: adding default router\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: adding default router\n");

if (neigh)
neigh_release(neigh);
@@ -1393,9 +1374,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
skb->dev, pref, defrtr_usr_metric,
lifetime);
if (!rt) {
- ND_PRINTK(0, err,
- "RA: %s failed to add default route\n",
- __func__);
+ net_err_ratelimited("RA: %s failed to add default route\n", __func__);
return reason;
}

@@ -1403,9 +1382,8 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
rt->fib6_nh->fib_nh_dev, NULL,
&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr);
if (!neigh) {
- ND_PRINTK(0, err,
- "RA: %s got default router without neighbour\n",
- __func__);
+ net_err_ratelimited("RA: %s got default router without neighbour\n",
+ __func__);
fib6_info_release(rt);
return reason;
}
@@ -1436,7 +1414,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
fib6_metric_set(rt, RTAX_HOPLIMIT,
ra_msg->icmph.icmp6_hop_limit);
} else {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "RA: Got route advertisement with lower hop_limit than minimum\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: Got route advertisement with lower hop_limit than minimum\n");
}
}

@@ -1492,8 +1470,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
lladdr = ndisc_opt_addr_data(ndopts.nd_opts_src_lladdr,
skb->dev);
if (!lladdr) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "RA: invalid link-layer address length\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: invalid link-layer address length\n");
goto out;
}
}
@@ -1507,9 +1484,8 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
}

if (!ipv6_accept_ra(in6_dev)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, info,
- "RA: %s, accept_ra is false for dev: %s\n",
- __func__, skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: %s, accept_ra is false for dev: %s\n", __func__,
+ skb->dev->name);
goto out;
}

@@ -1517,9 +1493,8 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
if (!READ_ONCE(in6_dev->cnf.accept_ra_from_local) &&
ipv6_chk_addr(dev_net(in6_dev->dev), &ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr,
in6_dev->dev, 0)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, info,
- "RA from local address detected on dev: %s: router info ignored.\n",
- skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA from local address detected on dev: %s: router info ignored.\n",
+ skb->dev->name);
goto skip_routeinfo;
}

@@ -1555,9 +1530,8 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
#ifdef CONFIG_IPV6_NDISC_NODETYPE
/* skip link-specific ndopts from interior routers */
if (skb->ndisc_nodetype == NDISC_NODETYPE_NODEFAULT) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, info,
- "RA: %s, nodetype is NODEFAULT (interior routes), dev: %s\n",
- __func__, skb->dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: %s, nodetype is NODEFAULT (interior routes), dev: %s\n",
+ __func__, skb->dev->name);
goto out;
}
#endif
@@ -1586,7 +1560,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
}

if (mtu < IPV6_MIN_MTU || mtu > skb->dev->mtu) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "RA: invalid mtu: %d\n", mtu);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: invalid mtu: %d\n", mtu);
} else if (READ_ONCE(in6_dev->cnf.mtu6) != mtu) {
WRITE_ONCE(in6_dev->cnf.mtu6, mtu);
fib6_metric_set(rt, RTAX_MTU, mtu);
@@ -1605,7 +1579,7 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_router_discovery(struct sk_buff *skb)
}

if (ndopts.nd_opts_tgt_lladdr || ndopts.nd_opts_rh) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "RA: invalid RA options\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("RA: invalid RA options\n");
}
out:
/* Send a notify if RA changed managed/otherconf flags or
@@ -1633,15 +1607,13 @@ static enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_redirect_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
switch (skb->ndisc_nodetype) {
case NDISC_NODETYPE_HOST:
case NDISC_NODETYPE_NODEFAULT:
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "Redirect: from host or unauthorized router\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("Redirect: from host or unauthorized router\n");
return reason;
}
#endif

if (!(ipv6_addr_type(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->saddr) & IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "Redirect: source address is not link-local\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("Redirect: source address is not link-local\n");
return reason;
}

@@ -1702,15 +1674,13 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct in6_addr *target)
}

if (ipv6_get_lladdr(dev, &saddr_buf, IFA_F_TENTATIVE)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "Redirect: no link-local address on %s\n",
- dev->name);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("Redirect: no link-local address on %s\n", dev->name);
return;
}

if (!ipv6_addr_equal(&ipv6_hdr(skb)->daddr, target) &&
ipv6_addr_type(target) != (IPV6_ADDR_UNICAST|IPV6_ADDR_LINKLOCAL)) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "Redirect: target address is not link-local unicast\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("Redirect: target address is not link-local unicast\n");
return;
}

@@ -1729,8 +1699,7 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct in6_addr *target)
rt = dst_rt6_info(dst);

if (rt->rt6i_flags & RTF_GATEWAY) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "Redirect: destination is not a neighbour\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("Redirect: destination is not a neighbour\n");
goto release;
}

@@ -1743,8 +1712,7 @@ void ndisc_send_redirect(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct in6_addr *target)
if (dev->addr_len) {
struct neighbour *neigh = dst_neigh_lookup(skb_dst(skb), target);
if (!neigh) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn,
- "Redirect: no neigh for target address\n");
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("Redirect: no neigh for target address\n");
goto release;
}

@@ -1845,14 +1813,12 @@ enum skb_drop_reason ndisc_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
__skb_push(skb, skb->data - skb_transport_header(skb));

if (ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit != 255) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "NDISC: invalid hop-limit: %d\n",
- ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NDISC: invalid hop-limit: %d\n", ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit);
return SKB_DROP_REASON_IPV6_NDISC_HOP_LIMIT;
}

if (msg->icmph.icmp6_code != 0) {
- ND_PRINTK(2, warn, "NDISC: invalid ICMPv6 code: %d\n",
- msg->icmph.icmp6_code);
+ net_dbg_ratelimited("NDISC: invalid ICMPv6 code: %d\n", msg->icmph.icmp6_code);
return SKB_DROP_REASON_IPV6_NDISC_BAD_CODE;
}

@@ -2003,9 +1969,8 @@ static int __net_init ndisc_net_init(struct net *net)
err = inet_ctl_sock_create(&sk, PF_INET6,
SOCK_RAW, IPPROTO_ICMPV6, net);
if (err < 0) {
- ND_PRINTK(0, err,
- "NDISC: Failed to initialize the control socket (err %d)\n",
- err);
+ net_err_ratelimited("NDISC: Failed to initialize the control socket (err %d)\n",
+ err);
return err;
}

--
2.34.1