Re: [PATCH v3] netfilter: nf_tables: check if payload length is a power of 2

[Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>]

On Sun, Feb 16, 2014 at 02:01:58PM +0100, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote:
> Add a check if payload's length is a power of 2 when selecting ops.
> The fast ops were meant for well aligned loads, also this fixes a
> small bug when using a length of 3 with some offsets which causes
> only 1 byte to be loaded because the fast ops are chosen.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@redhat.com>
> ---
> v3: Check the length,  not the offset.
> v2: use is_power_of_2, and adjust order of checks as per Patrick's comment
> 
> Sorry for the noise, I shouldn't hurry so much. This patch applies to
> Dave's -net tree.

Thanks!

Acked-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@trash.net>

> 
>  net/netfilter/nft_payload.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> 
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c b/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
> index a2aeb31..85daa84 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nft_payload.c
> @@ -135,7 +135,8 @@ nft_payload_select_ops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
>  	if (len == 0 || len > FIELD_SIZEOF(struct nft_data, data))
>  		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);
>  
> -	if (len <= 4 && IS_ALIGNED(offset, len) && base != NFT_PAYLOAD_LL_HEADER)
> +	if (len <= 4 && is_power_of_2(len) && IS_ALIGNED(offset, len) &&
> +	    base != NFT_PAYLOAD_LL_HEADER)
>  		return &nft_payload_fast_ops;
>  	else
>  		return &nft_payload_ops;
> -- 
> 1.8.4.2