[U-Boot] [PATCH 0/1] Store waiting packet in a different buffer when making ARP requests

Hi,
This is my first email to U-Boot so please let me know if I am not doing it correctly.
U-Boot has 1 buffer to send Ethernet frames, pointed to by net_tx_packet. When sending to an IP address without knowing the MAC address, U-Boot makes an ARP request to find out the MAC address of the IP address, and continue sending the frame in the net_tx_packet after receiving a matching ARP reply. However, in the mean time, if U-Boot needs to send out any network packets (e.g. replying ping packets, etc.), the content of net_tx_packet will be used to prepare the new packet. Thus it is no longer the packet that is meant to be transmitted after the ARP reply.
U-Boot has another buffer, pointed to by arp_tx_packet which is used to prepare ARP requests. ARP requests use this buffer instead of the normal net_tx_packet in order to avoid modifying the waiting packet to be sent. However, this approach does not prevent other part of the codes from modifying the waiting packet to be sent, because net_tx_packet is a common buffer used by all network protocol. This patch repurposes the arp_tx_packet buffer to be used to store the waiting packet to be sent, and use the normal net_tx_packet buffer to send ARP request instead.
Best Regards, Dat
Tran Tien Dat (1): net: Store waiting packet in a different buffer when making ARP requests
net/arp.c | 18 ++++++++++-------- net/arp.h | 1 + net/net.c | 3 +++ 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

Currently, upon receiving an appropriate ARP reply, the packet in net_tx_packet is sent. However, this is a common buffer used by other protocol as well, so it may not be the original packet waiting to be sent after ARP.
This patch repurposes another buffer, arp_tx_packet to store the waiting packet and use the net_tx_packet to prepare ARP request.
Signed-off-by: Tran Tien Dat peter.trantiendat@gmail.com ---
net/arp.c | 18 ++++++++++-------- net/arp.h | 1 + net/net.c | 3 +++ 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/arp.c b/net/arp.c index b8a71684cd..f5e2c0b0cf 100644 --- a/net/arp.c +++ b/net/arp.c @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ int arp_wait_tx_packet_size; ulong arp_wait_timer_start; int arp_wait_try;
-static uchar *arp_tx_packet; /* THE ARP transmit packet */ -static uchar arp_tx_packet_buf[PKTSIZE_ALIGN + PKTALIGN]; +uchar *arp_wait_tx_packet; /* THE waiting transmit packet after ARP */ +static uchar arp_wait_tx_packet_buf[PKTSIZE_ALIGN + PKTALIGN];
void arp_init(void) { @@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ void arp_init(void) net_arp_wait_packet_ip.s_addr = 0; net_arp_wait_reply_ip.s_addr = 0; arp_wait_tx_packet_size = 0; - arp_tx_packet = &arp_tx_packet_buf[0] + (PKTALIGN - 1); - arp_tx_packet -= (ulong)arp_tx_packet % PKTALIGN; + arp_wait_tx_packet = &arp_wait_tx_packet_buf[0] + (PKTALIGN - 1); + arp_wait_tx_packet -= (ulong)arp_wait_tx_packet % PKTALIGN; }
void arp_raw_request(struct in_addr source_ip, const uchar *target_ethaddr, @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void arp_raw_request(struct in_addr source_ip, const uchar *target_ethaddr,
debug_cond(DEBUG_DEV_PKT, "ARP broadcast %d\n", arp_wait_try);
- pkt = arp_tx_packet; + pkt = net_tx_packet;
eth_hdr_size = net_set_ether(pkt, net_bcast_ethaddr, PROT_ARP); pkt += eth_hdr_size; @@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void arp_raw_request(struct in_addr source_ip, const uchar *target_ethaddr, memcpy(&arp->ar_tha, target_ethaddr, ARP_HLEN); /* target ET addr */ net_write_ip(&arp->ar_tpa, target_ip); /* target IP addr */
- net_send_packet(arp_tx_packet, eth_hdr_size + ARP_HDR_SIZE); + net_send_packet(net_tx_packet, eth_hdr_size + ARP_HDR_SIZE); }
void arp_request(void) @@ -217,9 +217,11 @@ void arp_receive(struct ethernet_hdr *et, struct ip_udp_hdr *ip, int len)
/* set the mac address in the waiting packet's header and transmit it */ - memcpy(((struct ethernet_hdr *)net_tx_packet)->et_dest, + memcpy(((struct ethernet_hdr *)arp_wait_tx_packet) + ->et_dest, &arp->ar_sha, ARP_HLEN); - net_send_packet(net_tx_packet, arp_wait_tx_packet_size); + net_send_packet(arp_wait_tx_packet, + arp_wait_tx_packet_size);
/* no arp request pending now */ net_arp_wait_packet_ip.s_addr = 0; diff --git a/net/arp.h b/net/arp.h index afb86958f3..65d73927a7 100644 --- a/net/arp.h +++ b/net/arp.h @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extern uchar *arp_wait_packet_ethaddr; extern int arp_wait_tx_packet_size; extern ulong arp_wait_timer_start; extern int arp_wait_try; +extern uchar *arp_wait_tx_packet;
void arp_init(void); void arp_request(void); diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c index f35695b4fc..6325ad3e1a 100644 --- a/net/net.c +++ b/net/net.c @@ -836,6 +836,9 @@ int net_send_udp_packet(uchar *ether, struct in_addr dest, int dport, int sport,
/* size of the waiting packet */ arp_wait_tx_packet_size = pkt_hdr_size + payload_len; + /* copy current packet to ARP waiting packet buffer */ + memcpy(arp_wait_tx_packet, net_tx_packet, + arp_wait_tx_packet_size);
/* and do the ARP request */ arp_wait_try = 1;

On Wed, Jul 4, 2018 at 12:15 AM, Tran Tien Dat peter.trantiendat@gmail.com wrote:
Currently, upon receiving an appropriate ARP reply, the packet in net_tx_packet is sent. However, this is a common buffer used by other protocol as well, so it may not be the original packet waiting to be sent after ARP.
You'll need to be more detailed here. "used by other protocol as well" doesn't say which one or what situation caused a problem. Please include a clear description of what this is fixing.
This patch repurposes another buffer, arp_tx_packet to store the waiting packet and use the net_tx_packet to prepare ARP request.
Signed-off-by: Tran Tien Dat peter.trantiendat@gmail.com
net/arp.c | 18 ++++++++++-------- net/arp.h | 1 + net/net.c | 3 +++ 3 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/arp.c b/net/arp.c index b8a71684cd..f5e2c0b0cf 100644 --- a/net/arp.c +++ b/net/arp.c @@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ int arp_wait_tx_packet_size; ulong arp_wait_timer_start; int arp_wait_try;
-static uchar *arp_tx_packet; /* THE ARP transmit packet */ -static uchar arp_tx_packet_buf[PKTSIZE_ALIGN + PKTALIGN]; +uchar *arp_wait_tx_packet; /* THE waiting transmit packet after ARP */ +static uchar arp_wait_tx_packet_buf[PKTSIZE_ALIGN + PKTALIGN];
void arp_init(void) { @@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ void arp_init(void) net_arp_wait_packet_ip.s_addr = 0; net_arp_wait_reply_ip.s_addr = 0; arp_wait_tx_packet_size = 0;
arp_tx_packet = &arp_tx_packet_buf[0] + (PKTALIGN - 1);
arp_tx_packet -= (ulong)arp_tx_packet % PKTALIGN;
arp_wait_tx_packet = &arp_wait_tx_packet_buf[0] + (PKTALIGN - 1);
arp_wait_tx_packet -= (ulong)arp_wait_tx_packet % PKTALIGN;
}
void arp_raw_request(struct in_addr source_ip, const uchar *target_ethaddr, @@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ void arp_raw_request(struct in_addr source_ip, const uchar *target_ethaddr,
debug_cond(DEBUG_DEV_PKT, "ARP broadcast %d\n", arp_wait_try);
pkt = arp_tx_packet;
pkt = net_tx_packet; eth_hdr_size = net_set_ether(pkt, net_bcast_ethaddr, PROT_ARP); pkt += eth_hdr_size;
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ void arp_raw_request(struct in_addr source_ip, const uchar *target_ethaddr, memcpy(&arp->ar_tha, target_ethaddr, ARP_HLEN); /* target ET addr */ net_write_ip(&arp->ar_tpa, target_ip); /* target IP addr */
net_send_packet(arp_tx_packet, eth_hdr_size + ARP_HDR_SIZE);
net_send_packet(net_tx_packet, eth_hdr_size + ARP_HDR_SIZE);
}
void arp_request(void) @@ -217,9 +217,11 @@ void arp_receive(struct ethernet_hdr *et, struct ip_udp_hdr *ip, int len)
/* set the mac address in the waiting packet's header and transmit it */
memcpy(((struct ethernet_hdr *)net_tx_packet)->et_dest,
memcpy(((struct ethernet_hdr *)arp_wait_tx_packet)
->et_dest, &arp->ar_sha, ARP_HLEN);
net_send_packet(net_tx_packet, arp_wait_tx_packet_size);
net_send_packet(arp_wait_tx_packet,
arp_wait_tx_packet_size); /* no arp request pending now */ net_arp_wait_packet_ip.s_addr = 0;
diff --git a/net/arp.h b/net/arp.h index afb86958f3..65d73927a7 100644 --- a/net/arp.h +++ b/net/arp.h @@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ extern uchar *arp_wait_packet_ethaddr; extern int arp_wait_tx_packet_size; extern ulong arp_wait_timer_start; extern int arp_wait_try; +extern uchar *arp_wait_tx_packet;
void arp_init(void); void arp_request(void); diff --git a/net/net.c b/net/net.c index f35695b4fc..6325ad3e1a 100644 --- a/net/net.c +++ b/net/net.c @@ -836,6 +836,9 @@ int net_send_udp_packet(uchar *ether, struct in_addr dest, int dport, int sport,
/* size of the waiting packet */ arp_wait_tx_packet_size = pkt_hdr_size + payload_len;
/* copy current packet to ARP waiting packet buffer */
memcpy(arp_wait_tx_packet, net_tx_packet,
arp_wait_tx_packet_size); /* and do the ARP request */ arp_wait_try = 1;
-- 2.18.0
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