ip6t_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
	      const struct nf_hook_state *state,
	      struct xt_table *table)
{
	unsigned int hook = state->hook;
	static const char nulldevname[IFNAMSIZ] __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(long))));
	/* Initializing verdict to NF_DROP keeps gcc happy. */
	unsigned int verdict = NF_DROP;
	const char *indev, *outdev;
	const void *table_base;
	struct ip6t_entry *e, **jumpstack;
	unsigned int stackidx, cpu;
	const struct xt_table_info *private;
	struct xt_action_param acpar;
	unsigned int addend;

	/* Initialization */
	stackidx = 0;
	indev = state->in ? state->in->name : nulldevname;
	outdev = state->out ? state->out->name : nulldevname;
	/* We handle fragments by dealing with the first fragment as
	 * if it was a normal packet.  All other fragments are treated
	 * normally, except that they will NEVER match rules that ask
	 * things we don't know, ie. tcp syn flag or ports).  If the
	 * rule is also a fragment-specific rule, non-fragments won't
	 * match it. */
	acpar.hotdrop = false;
	acpar.state   = state;

	WARN_ON(!(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook)));

	local_bh_disable();
	addend = xt_write_recseq_begin();
	private = READ_ONCE(table->private); /* Address dependency. */
	cpu        = smp_processor_id();
	table_base = private->entries;
	jumpstack  = (struct ip6t_entry **)private->jumpstack[cpu];

	/* Switch to alternate jumpstack if we're being invoked via TEE.
	 * TEE issues XT_CONTINUE verdict on original skb so we must not
	 * clobber the jumpstack.
	 *
	 * For recursion via REJECT or SYNPROXY the stack will be clobbered
	 * but it is no problem since absolute verdict is issued by these.
	 */
	if (static_key_false(&xt_tee_enabled))
		jumpstack += private->stacksize * __this_cpu_read(nf_skb_duplicated);

	e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);

	do {
		const struct xt_entry_target *t;
		const struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
		struct xt_counters *counter;

		WARN_ON(!e);
		acpar.thoff = 0;
		if (!ip6_packet_match(skb, indev, outdev, &e->ipv6,
		    &acpar.thoff, &acpar.fragoff, &acpar.hotdrop)) {
 no_match:
			e = ip6t_next_entry(e);
			continue;
		}

		xt_ematch_foreach(ematch, e) {
			acpar.match     = ematch->u.kernel.match;
			acpar.matchinfo = ematch->data;
			if (!acpar.match->match(skb, &acpar))
				goto no_match;
		}

		counter = xt_get_this_cpu_counter(&e->counters);
		ADD_COUNTER(*counter, skb->len, 1);

		t = ip6t_get_target_c(e);
		WARN_ON(!t->u.kernel.target);

#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NETFILTER_XT_TARGET_TRACE)
		/* The packet is traced: log it */
		if (unlikely(skb->nf_trace))
			trace_packet(state->net, skb, hook, state->in,
				     state->out, table->name, private, e);
#endif
		/* Standard target? */
		if (!t->u.kernel.target->target) {
			int v;

			v = ((struct xt_standard_target *)t)->verdict;
			if (v < 0) {
				/* Pop from stack? */
				if (v != XT_RETURN) {
					verdict = (unsigned int)(-v) - 1;
					break;
				}
				if (stackidx == 0)
					e = get_entry(table_base,
					    private->underflow[hook]);
				else
					e = ip6t_next_entry(jumpstack[--stackidx]);
				continue;
 			}
 			if (table_base + v != ip6t_next_entry(e) &&
 			    !(e->ipv6.flags & IP6T_F_GOTO)) {
				if (unlikely(stackidx >= private->stacksize)) {
					verdict = NF_DROP;
					break;
				}
 				jumpstack[stackidx++] = e;
 			}
 
			e = get_entry(table_base, v);
			continue;
		}

		acpar.target   = t->u.kernel.target;
		acpar.targinfo = t->data;

		verdict = t->u.kernel.target->target(skb, &acpar);
		if (verdict == XT_CONTINUE)
			e = ip6t_next_entry(e);
		else
			/* Verdict */
			break;
	} while (!acpar.hotdrop);

	xt_write_recseq_end(addend);
	local_bh_enable();

	if (acpar.hotdrop)
		return NF_DROP;
	else return verdict;
}

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