7 files changed, 24 insertions, 22 deletions
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/link/fdbased/packet_dispatchers.go b/pkg/tcpip/link/fdbased/packet_dispatchers.go
index 12168a1dc..3331b6453 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/link/fdbased/packet_dispatchers.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/link/fdbased/packet_dispatchers.go
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ func (d *readVDispatcher) dispatch() (bool, *tcpip.Error) {
 	}
 
 	used := d.capViews(n, BufConfig)
-	vv := buffer.NewVectorisedView(n, d.views[:used])
+	vv := buffer.NewVectorisedView(n, append([]buffer.View(nil), d.views[:used]...))
 	vv.TrimFront(d.e.hdrSize)
 
 	d.e.dispatcher.DeliverNetworkPacket(d.e, remote, local, p, vv, buffer.View(eth))
@@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ func (d *recvMMsgDispatcher) dispatch() (bool, *tcpip.Error) {
 		}
 
 		used := d.capViews(k, int(n), BufConfig)
-		vv := buffer.NewVectorisedView(int(n), d.views[k][:used])
+		vv := buffer.NewVectorisedView(int(n), append([]buffer.View(nil), d.views[k][:used]...))
 		vv.TrimFront(d.e.hdrSize)
 		d.e.dispatcher.DeliverNetworkPacket(d.e, remote, local, p, vv, buffer.View(eth))
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
index a01a208b8..fe8f83d58 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/nic.go
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ func (n *NIC) DeliverNetworkPacket(linkEP LinkEndpoint, remote, local tcpip.Link
 	}
 	n.mu.RUnlock()
 	for _, ep := range packetEPs {
-		ep.HandlePacket(n.id, local, protocol, vv, linkHeader)
+		ep.HandlePacket(n.id, local, protocol, vv.Clone(nil), linkHeader)
 	}
 
 	if netProto.Number() == header.IPv4ProtocolNumber || netProto.Number() == header.IPv6ProtocolNumber {
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go b/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
index 94015ba54..d7c124e81 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/stack/registration.go
@@ -65,10 +65,14 @@ type TransportEndpoint interface {
 
 	// HandlePacket is called by the stack when new packets arrive to
 	// this transport endpoint.
+	//
+	// HandlePacket takes ownership of vv.
 	HandlePacket(r *Route, id TransportEndpointID, vv buffer.VectorisedView)
 
 	// HandleControlPacket is called by the stack when new control (e.g.,
 	// ICMP) packets arrive to this transport endpoint.
+	//
+	// HandleControlPacket takes ownership of vv.
 	HandleControlPacket(id TransportEndpointID, typ ControlType, extra uint32, vv buffer.VectorisedView)
 
 	// Close puts the endpoint in a closed state and frees all resources
@@ -94,6 +98,8 @@ type RawTransportEndpoint interface {
 	// HandlePacket is called by the stack when new packets arrive to
 	// this transport endpoint. The packet contains all data from the link
 	// layer up.
+	//
+	// HandlePacket takes ownership of packet and netHeader.
 	HandlePacket(r *Route, netHeader buffer.View, packet buffer.VectorisedView)
 }
 
@@ -110,6 +116,8 @@ type PacketEndpoint interface {
 	//
 	// linkHeader may have a length of 0, in which case the PacketEndpoint
 	// should construct its own ethernet header for applications.
+	//
+	// HandlePacket takes ownership of packet and linkHeader.
 	HandlePacket(nicid tcpip.NICID, addr tcpip.LinkAddress, netProto tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, packet buffer.VectorisedView, linkHeader buffer.View)
 }
 
@@ -160,10 +168,14 @@ type TransportDispatcher interface {
 	// DeliverTransportPacket delivers packets to the appropriate
 	// transport protocol endpoint. It also returns the network layer
 	// header for the enpoint to inspect or pass up the stack.
+	//
+	// DeliverTransportPacket takes ownership of vv and netHeader.
 	DeliverTransportPacket(r *Route, protocol tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, netHeader buffer.View, vv buffer.VectorisedView)
 
 	// DeliverTransportControlPacket delivers control packets to the
 	// appropriate transport protocol endpoint.
+	//
+	// DeliverTransportControlPacket takes ownership of vv.
 	DeliverTransportControlPacket(local, remote tcpip.Address, net tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, trans tcpip.TransportProtocolNumber, typ ControlType, extra uint32, vv buffer.VectorisedView)
 }
 
@@ -237,6 +249,8 @@ type NetworkEndpoint interface {
 
 	// HandlePacket is called by the link layer when new packets arrive to
 	// this network endpoint.
+	//
+	// HandlePacket takes ownership of vv.
 	HandlePacket(r *Route, vv buffer.VectorisedView)
 
 	// Close is called when the endpoint is reomved from a stack.
@@ -282,6 +296,8 @@ type NetworkDispatcher interface {
 	// DeliverNetworkPacket finds the appropriate network protocol endpoint
 	// and hands the packet over for further processing. linkHeader may have
 	// length 0 when the caller does not have ethernet data.
+	//
+	// DeliverNetworkPacket takes ownership of vv and linkHeader.
 	DeliverNetworkPacket(linkEP LinkEndpoint, remote, local tcpip.LinkAddress, protocol tcpip.NetworkProtocolNumber, vv buffer.VectorisedView, linkHeader buffer.View)
 }
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go
index 114a69b4e..33405eb7d 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/icmp/endpoint.go
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ type icmpPacket struct {
 	senderAddress tcpip.FullAddress
 	data          buffer.VectorisedView `state:".(buffer.VectorisedView)"`
 	timestamp     int64
-	// views is used as buffer for data when its length is large
-	// enough to store a VectorisedView.
-	views [8]buffer.View `state:"nosave"`
 }
 
 type endpointState int
@@ -767,7 +764,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandlePacket(r *stack.Route, id stack.TransportEndpointID, vv
 		},
 	}
 
-	pkt.data = vv.Clone(pkt.views[:])
+	pkt.data = vv
 
 	e.rcvList.PushBack(pkt)
 	e.rcvBufSize += pkt.data.Size()
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/packet/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/packet/endpoint.go
index 73cdaa265..ead83b83d 100755
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/packet/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/packet/endpoint.go
@@ -41,10 +41,6 @@ type packet struct {
 	// data holds the actual packet data, including any headers and
 	// payload.
 	data buffer.VectorisedView `state:".(buffer.VectorisedView)"`
-	// views is pre-allocated space to back data. As long as the packet is
-	// made up of fewer than 8 buffer.Views, no extra allocation is
-	// necessary to store packet data.
-	views [8]buffer.View `state:"nosave"`
 	// timestampNS is the unix time at which the packet was received.
 	timestampNS int64
 	// senderAddr is the network address of the sender.
@@ -310,7 +306,7 @@ func (ep *endpoint) HandlePacket(nicid tcpip.NICID, localAddr tcpip.LinkAddress,
 
 	if ep.cooked {
 		// Cooked packets can simply be queued.
-		packet.data = vv.Clone(packet.views[:])
+		packet.data = vv
 	} else {
 		// Raw packets need their ethernet headers prepended before
 		// queueing.
@@ -328,7 +324,7 @@ func (ep *endpoint) HandlePacket(nicid tcpip.NICID, localAddr tcpip.LinkAddress,
 		}
 		combinedVV := buffer.View(ethHeader).ToVectorisedView()
 		combinedVV.Append(vv)
-		packet.data = combinedVV.Clone(packet.views[:])
+		packet.data = combinedVV
 	}
 	packet.timestampNS = ep.stack.NowNanoseconds()
 
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/raw/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/raw/endpoint.go
index 951d317ed..23922a30e 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/raw/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/raw/endpoint.go
@@ -42,10 +42,6 @@ type rawPacket struct {
 	// data holds the actual packet data, including any headers and
 	// payload.
 	data buffer.VectorisedView `state:".(buffer.VectorisedView)"`
-	// views is pre-allocated space to back data. As long as the packet is
-	// made up of fewer than 8 buffer.Views, no extra allocation is
-	// necessary to store packet data.
-	views [8]buffer.View `state:"nosave"`
 	// timestampNS is the unix time at which the packet was received.
 	timestampNS int64
 	// senderAddr is the network address of the sender.
@@ -609,7 +605,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandlePacket(route *stack.Route, netHeader buffer.View, vv bu
 
 	combinedVV := netHeader.ToVectorisedView()
 	combinedVV.Append(vv)
-	pkt.data = combinedVV.Clone(pkt.views[:])
+	pkt.data = combinedVV
 	pkt.timestampNS = e.stack.NowNanoseconds()
 
 	e.rcvList.PushBack(pkt)
diff --git a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
index 68977dc25..03bd5c8fd 100644
--- a/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
+++ b/pkg/tcpip/transport/udp/endpoint.go
@@ -31,9 +31,6 @@ type udpPacket struct {
 	senderAddress tcpip.FullAddress
 	data          buffer.VectorisedView `state:".(buffer.VectorisedView)"`
 	timestamp     int64
-	// views is used as buffer for data when its length is large
-	// enough to store a VectorisedView.
-	views [8]buffer.View `state:"nosave"`
 }
 
 // EndpointState represents the state of a UDP endpoint.
@@ -1202,7 +1199,7 @@ func (e *endpoint) HandlePacket(r *stack.Route, id stack.TransportEndpointID, vv
 			Port: hdr.SourcePort(),
 		},
 	}
-	pkt.data = vv.Clone(pkt.views[:])
+	pkt.data = vv
 	e.rcvList.PushBack(pkt)
 	e.rcvBufSize += vv.Size()