Subject: Re: [PATCH] netfilter: xt_HL: add pr_fmt, default case and NULL checks

From: kernel test robot <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:48:50 +0800

Hi Marino,

kernel test robot noticed the following build errors:

[auto build test ERROR on netfilter-nf/main]
[also build test ERROR on nf-next/master horms-ipvs/master linus/master v7.0 next-20260420]
[If your patch is applied to the wrong git tree, kindly drop us a note.
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url:    https://github.com/intel-lab-lkp/linux/commits/Marino-Dzalto/netfilter-xt_HL-add-pr_fmt-default-case-and-NULL-checks/20260420-185652
base:   https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netfilter/nf.git main
patch link:    https://lore.kernel.org/r/20260403193929.89449-1-marino.dzalto%40gmail.com
patch subject: [PATCH] netfilter: xt_HL: add pr_fmt, default case and NULL checks
config: m68k-allmodconfig (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260421/[email-masked]/config)
compiler: m68k-linux-gcc (GCC) 15.2.0
reproduce (this is a W=1 build): (https://download.01.org/0day-ci/archive/20260421/[email-masked]/reproduce)

If you fix the issue in a separate patch/commit (i.e. not just a new version of
the same patch/commit), kindly add following tags
| Reported-by: kernel test robot <[email-masked]>
| Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/oe-kbuild-all/[email-masked]/

All errors (new ones prefixed by >>):

   net/netfilter/xt_hl.c: In function 'ttl_mt':
>> net/netfilter/xt_hl.c:34:13: error: assignment of read-only variable 'ttl'
      34 |         ttl = ip_hdr(skb)->ttl;
         |             ^

vim +/ttl +34 net/netfilter/xt_hl.c

    25	
    26	static bool ttl_mt(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par)
    27	{
    28		const struct ipt_ttl_info *info = par->matchinfo;
    29		const u8 ttl;
    30	
    31		if (!skb)
    32			return false;
    33	
  > 34		ttl = ip_hdr(skb)->ttl;
    35	
    36		switch (info->mode) {
    37		case IPT_TTL_EQ:
    38			return ttl == info->ttl;
    39		case IPT_TTL_NE:
    40			return ttl != info->ttl;
    41		case IPT_TTL_LT:
    42			return ttl < info->ttl;
    43		case IPT_TTL_GT:
    44			return ttl > info->ttl;
    45		default:
    46			pr_warn("Unknown TTL match mode: %d\n", info->mode);
    47			return false;
    48		}
    49	}
    50	

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