[PATCH net-next 1/7] net: Add skb_dst_reset and skb_dst_restore

From: Stanislav Fomichev
Date: Tue Aug 12 2025 - 11:56:26 EST


Going forward skb_dst_set will assert that skb dst_entry
is empty during skb_dst_set to prevent potential leaks. There
are few places that still manually manage dst_entry not using
the helpers. Convert them to the following new helpers:
- skb_dst_reset that resets dst_entry and returns previous dst_entry
value
- skb_dst_restore that restores dst_entry previously reset via skb_dst_restore

Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/linux/skbuff.h | 31 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
1 file changed, 31 insertions(+)

diff --git a/include/linux/skbuff.h b/include/linux/skbuff.h
index 14b923ddb6df..8240e0826204 100644
--- a/include/linux/skbuff.h
+++ b/include/linux/skbuff.h
@@ -1159,6 +1159,37 @@ static inline struct dst_entry *skb_dst(const struct sk_buff *skb)
return (struct dst_entry *)(skb->_skb_refdst & SKB_DST_PTRMASK);
}

+/**
+ * skb_dst_reset() - return current dst_entry value and clear it
+ * @skb: buffer
+ *
+ * Resets skb dst_entry without adjusting its reference count. Useful in
+ * cases where dst_entry needs to be temporarily reset and restored.
+ * Note that the returned value cannot be used directly because it
+ * might contain SKB_DST_NOREF bit.
+ *
+ * When in doubt, prefer skb_dst_drop() over skb_dst_reset() to correctly
+ * handle dst_entry reference counting.
+ *
+ * Returns: original skb dst_entry.
+ */
+static inline unsigned long skb_dst_reset(struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+ unsigned long refdst = skb->_skb_refdst;
+
+ skb->_skb_refdst = 0;
+ return refdst;
+}
+
+/**
+ * skb_dst_restore() - restore skb dst_entry saved via skb_dst_reset
+ * @skb: buffer
+ */
+static inline void skb_dst_restore(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned long refdst)
+{
+ skb->_skb_refdst = refdst;
+}
+
/**
* skb_dst_set - sets skb dst
* @skb: buffer
--
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