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Authored by markj on Jun 14 2021, 9:42 PM.
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Summary

ipfw_chk() might call m_pullup() and thus can change the mbuf chain
head. In this case, the new chain head has to be returned to the pfil
hook caller.

PR: 256439
Fixes: f355cb3e6
MFC after: 3 days

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markj requested review of this revision.Jun 14 2021, 9:42 PM

I think we can set *p.m unconditionally, like we do in ipfw_check_packet().

This revision is now accepted and ready to land.Jun 15 2021, 11:21 AM
In D30764#691796, @ae wrote:

I think we can set *p.m unconditionally, like we do in ipfw_check_packet().

p is a union of struct mbuf ** and void *. So wouldn't setting *p.m do the wrong thing if the packet is passed with PFIL_MEMPTR?

p is a union of struct mbuf ** and void *. So wouldn't setting *p.m do the wrong thing if the packet is passed with PFIL_MEMPTR?

You are right.