Re: [PATCH 0/3] PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY for Datagram (UDP)

[Victor Stewart <v@nametag.social>]

FYI for anyone who happens upon this...

for gmail you have to first turn on 2-factor authentication then
generate a custom app password for this to work. then use that
password, all the rest the same.

On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 9:44 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> wrote:
>
> On 12/12/20 2:42 PM, Victor Stewart wrote:
> > On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 6:02 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> wrote:
> >>
> >> On 12/12/20 10:58 AM, Victor Stewart wrote:
> >>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 5:40 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> On 12/12/20 10:25 AM, Victor Stewart wrote:
> >>>>> On Sat, Dec 12, 2020 at 5:07 PM Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk> wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> On 12/12/20 8:31 AM, Victor Stewart wrote:
> >>>>>>> RE our conversation on the "[RFC 0/1] whitelisting UDP GSO and GRO
> >>>>>>> cmsgs" thread...
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> https://lore.kernel.org/io-uring/CAM1kxwi5m6i8hrtkw7nZYoziPTD-Wp03+fcsUwh3CuSc=81kUQ@mail.gmail.com/
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> here are the patches we discussed.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> Victor Stewart (3):
> >>>>>>>    net/socket.c: add PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY to __sys_sendmsg_sock
> >>>>>>>    net/ipv4/af_inet.c: add PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY to inet_dgram_ops
> >>>>>>>    net/ipv6/af_inet6.c: add PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY to inet6_dgram_ops
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>    net/ipv4/af_inet.c
> >>>>>>>      |   1 +
> >>>>>>>    net/ipv6/af_inet6.c
> >>>>>>>     |   1 +
> >>>>>>>    net/socket.c
> >>>>>>>        |   8 +-
> >>>>>>>    3 files changed, 7 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> Changes look fine to me, but a few comments:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> - I'd order 1/3 as 3/3, that ordering makes more sense as at that point it
> >>>>>>   could actually be used.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> right that makes sense.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> - For adding it to af_inet/af_inet6, you should write a better commit message
> >>>>>>   on the reasoning for the change. Right now it just describes what the
> >>>>>>   patch does (which is obvious from the change), not WHY it's done. Really
> >>>>>>   goes for current 1/3 as well, commit messages need to be better in
> >>>>>>   general.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>> okay thanks Jens. i would have reiterated the intention but assumed it
> >>>>> were implicit given I linked the initial conversation about enabling
> >>>>> UDP_SEGMENT (GSO) and UDP_GRO through io_uring.
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> I'd also CC Jann Horn on the series, he's the one that found an issue there
> >>>>>> in the past and also acked the previous change on doing PROTO_CMSG_DATA_ONLY.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I CCed him on this reply. Soheil at the end of the first exchange
> >>>>> thread said he audited the UDP paths and believed this to be safe.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> how/should I resubmit the patch with a proper intention explanation in
> >>>>> the meta and reorder the patches? my first patch and all lol.
> >>>>
> >>>> Just post is as a v2 with the change noted in the cover letter. I'd also
> >>>> ensure that it threads properly, right now it's just coming through as 4
> >>>> separate emails at my end. If you're using git send-email, make sure you
> >>>> add --thread to the arguments.
> >>>
> >>> oh i didn't know about git send-email. i was manually constructing /
> >>> sending them lol. thanks!
> >>
> >> I'd recommend it, makes sure your mailer doesn't mangle anything either. FWIW,
> >> this is what I do:
> >>
> >> git format-patch sha1..sha2
> >> mv 00*.patch /tmp/x
> >>
> >> git send-email --no-signed-off-by-cc --thread --compose  --to linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org --cc torvalds@linux-foundation.org --cc viro@zeniv.linux.org.uk /tmp/x
> >>
> >> (from a series I just sent out). And then I have the following section in
> >> ~/.gitconfig:
> >>
> >> [sendemail]
> >> from = Jens Axboe <axboe@kernel.dk>
> >> smtpserver = smtp.gmail.com
> >> smtpuser = axboe@kernel.dk
> >> smtpencryption = tls
> >> smtppass = hunter2
> >> smtpserverport = 587
> >>
> >> for using gmail to send them out.
> >>
> >> --compose will fire up your editor to construct the cover letter, and
> >> when you're happy with it, save+exit and git send-email will ask whether
> >> to proceed or abort.
> >>
> >> That's about all there is to it, and provides a consistent way to send out
> >> patch series.
> >
> > awesome thanks! i'll be using this workflow from now on.
> >
> > P.S. hope thats not your real password LOL
>
> Haha it's not, google hunter2 and password and you'll see :-)
>
> --
> Jens Axboe
>