RE: [PATCH v1 iproute2-next 2/3] rdma: print driver resource attributes

["Steve Wise" <swise@opengridcomputing.com>]

> From: Jason Gunthorpe <jgg@ziepe.ca>
> On Tue, May 15, 2018 at 08:18:51AM -0500, Steve Wise wrote:
> >
> > > > On Mon, May 14, 2018 at 05:04:26PM -0500, Steve Wise wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > On 5/14/2018 3:41 PM, Jason Gunthorpe wrote:
> > > > > > On Mon, May 07, 2018 at 08:53:16AM -0700, Steve Wise wrote:
> > > > > >> This enhancement allows printing rdma device-specific state, if
> > > provided
> > > > > >> by the kernel.  This is done in a generic manner, so rdma tool
> > doesn't
> > > > > >> need to know about the details of every type of rdma device.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Driver attributes for a rdma resource are in the form of <key,
> > > > > >> [print_type], value> tuples, where the key is a string and the
> > value can
> > > > > >> be any supported driver attribute.  The print_type attribute, if
> > present,
> > > > > >> provides a print format to use vs the standard print format for the
> > > type.
> > > > > >> For example, the default print type for a PROVIDER_S32 value is
> "%d
> > ",
> > > > > >> but "0x%x " if the print_type of PRINT_TYPE_HEX is included inthe
> > > tuple.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Driver resources are only printed when the -dd flag is present.
> > > > > >> If -p is present, then the output is formatted to not exceed 80
> > > columns,
> > > > > >> otherwise it is printed as a single row to be grep/awk friendly.
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> Example output:
> > > > > >>
> > > > > >> # rdma resource show qp lqpn 1028 -dd -p
> > > > > >> link cxgb4_0/- lqpn 1028 rqpn 0 type RC state RTS rq-psn 0 sq-psn 0
> > > > path-mig-state MIGRATED pid 0 comm [nvme_rdma]
> > > > > >>     sqid 1028 flushed 0 memsize 123968 cidx 85 pidx 85 wq_pidx 106
> > > > flush_cidx 85 in_use 0
> > > > > >>     size 386 flags 0x0 rqid 1029 memsize 16768 cidx 43 pidx 41
> > wq_pidx
> > > > 171 msn 44 rqt_hwaddr 0x2a8a5d00
> > > > > >>     rqt_size 256 in_use 128 size 130 idx 43 wr_id
> > 0xffff881057c03408 idx
> > > > 40 wr_id 0xffff881057c033f0
> > > > > > Hey some of these look like kernel pointers.. That is a no-no.. What
> > > > > > is up there?
> > > > >
> > > > > Nothing is defined as a kernel pointer.  But wr_id is often a pointer
> > to
> > > > > the kernel rdma application's context...
> > > > >
> > > > > > The wr_id often contains a pointer, right? So we cannot just pass it
> > > > > > to user space..
> > > > >
> > > > > Hmm.  It is useful for debugging kernel rdma applications.  Perhaps
> > > > > these attrs can be only be sent up by the kernel if the capabilities
> > > > > allow.  But previous review comments of the kernel series, which is
> > now
> > > > > merged, forced me to remove passing the capabilities information to
> > the
> > > > > driver resource fill functions.
> > > > >
> > > > > So what's the right way to do this?
> > > >
> > > > The reviewer asked do not pass to drivers whole CAP_.. bits, because
> > > > they anyway don't need such granularity.
> > > >
> > >
> > > Ok thanks.
> >
> > How's this?
> >
> > diff --git a/include/rdma/restrack.h b/include/rdma/restrack.h
> > index 6379685..2cf9c5c 100644
> > +++ b/include/rdma/restrack.h
> > @@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ struct rdma_restrack_root {
> >          * Allows rdma drivers to add their own restrack attributes.
> >          */
> >         int (*fill_res_entry)(struct sk_buff *msg,
> > -                             struct rdma_restrack_entry *entry);
> > +                             struct rdma_restrack_entry *entry,
> > +                             bool net_admin_capable);
> >  };
> 
> cap net admin is not high enough privledge to see unhashed kernel
> pointers. CAP_RAW_IO? Or follow what printk does?
> 

Do you mean CAP_NET_RAW?  Here's the comments for it:

/* Allow use of RAW sockets */
/* Allow use of PACKET sockets */
/* Allow binding to any address for transparent proxying (also via NET_ADMIN) */


Func restricted_pointer() from lib/vsprintf.c uses CAP_SYSLOG.  The comment for CAP_SYSLOG:

/* Allow configuring the kernel's syslog (printk behaviour) */

Func kallsyms_show_value() also uses CAP_SYSLOG.  And there is a non-exported global kptr_restrict that they use apparently to allow overriding all this for profiling.

Here is NET_ADMIN's comments:

/* Allow interface configuration */
/* Allow administration of IP firewall, masquerading and accounting */
/* Allow setting debug option on sockets */
/* Allow modification of routing tables */
/* Allow setting arbitrary process / process group ownership on
   sockets */
/* Allow binding to any address for transparent proxying (also via NET_RAW) */
/* Allow setting TOS (type of service) */
/* Allow setting promiscuous mode */
/* Allow clearing driver statistics */
/* Allow multicasting */
/* Allow read/write of device-specific registers */
/* Allow activation of ATM control sockets */