From: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@oracle.com>
To: intel-wired-lan@osuosl.org
Subject: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH V3 net-next] ixgbe: Avoid unaligned access in ixgbe_atr() for LLC packets
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:47:16 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160314194716.GM5084@oracle.com> (raw)
For LLC based protocols like lldp, stp etc., the ethernet header
is an 802.3 header with a h_proto that is not 0x800, 0x86dd, or
even 0x806. In this world, the skb_network_header() points at
the DSAP/SSAP/.. and is not likely to be NET_IP_ALIGNed in
ixgbe_atr().
With LLC, drivers are not likely to correctly find IPVERSION,
or "6", at hdr.ipv4->version, but will instead just needlessly
trigger an unaligned access. (IPv4/IPv6 over LLC is almost never
implemented).
The unaligned access is thus avoidable: bail out quickly after
examining skb->protocol. The only Ethernet II protocols handled
are IPv4 and IPv6
Signed-off-by: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@oracle.com>
---
v2: Alexander Duyck comments
v3: filter out all ethertypes except for Ethernet II and (IPv4 or IPv6)
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 5 +++++
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 4d6223d..aeab2fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7574,6 +7574,11 @@ static void ixgbe_atr(struct ixgbe_ring *ring,
if (!ring->atr_sample_rate)
return;
+ /* this function only handles IPv4 or IPv6 */
+ if (first->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP) &&
+ first->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+ return;
+
ring->atr_count++;
/* snag network header to get L4 type and address */
--
1.7.1
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From: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@oracle.com>
To: intel-wired-lan@lists.osuosl.org, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
alexander.duyck@gmail.com
Cc: jeffrey.t.kirsher@intel.com, jesse.brandeburg@intel.com,
shannon.nelson@intel.com, carolyn.wyborny@intel.com,
donald.c.skidmore@intel.com, bruce.w.allan@intel.com,
john.ronciak@intel.com, mitch.a.williams@intel.com,
sowmini.varadhan@oracle.com
Subject: [PATCH V3 net-next] ixgbe: Avoid unaligned access in ixgbe_atr() for LLC packets
Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2016 15:47:16 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20160314194716.GM5084@oracle.com> (raw)
For LLC based protocols like lldp, stp etc., the ethernet header
is an 802.3 header with a h_proto that is not 0x800, 0x86dd, or
even 0x806. In this world, the skb_network_header() points at
the DSAP/SSAP/.. and is not likely to be NET_IP_ALIGNed in
ixgbe_atr().
With LLC, drivers are not likely to correctly find IPVERSION,
or "6", at hdr.ipv4->version, but will instead just needlessly
trigger an unaligned access. (IPv4/IPv6 over LLC is almost never
implemented).
The unaligned access is thus avoidable: bail out quickly after
examining skb->protocol. The only Ethernet II protocols handled
are IPv4 and IPv6
Signed-off-by: Sowmini Varadhan <sowmini.varadhan@oracle.com>
---
v2: Alexander Duyck comments
v3: filter out all ethertypes except for Ethernet II and (IPv4 or IPv6)
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c | 5 +++++
1 files changed, 5 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
index 4d6223d..aeab2fe 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_main.c
@@ -7574,6 +7574,11 @@ static void ixgbe_atr(struct ixgbe_ring *ring,
if (!ring->atr_sample_rate)
return;
+ /* this function only handles IPv4 or IPv6 */
+ if (first->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IP) &&
+ first->protocol != htons(ETH_P_IPV6))
+ return;
+
ring->atr_count++;
/* snag network header to get L4 type and address */
--
1.7.1
next reply other threads:[~2016-03-14 19:47 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2016-03-14 19:47 Sowmini Varadhan [this message]
2016-03-14 19:47 ` [PATCH V3 net-next] ixgbe: Avoid unaligned access in ixgbe_atr() for LLC packets Sowmini Varadhan
2016-03-16 22:58 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Jeff Kirsher
2016-03-16 22:58 ` Jeff Kirsher
2016-03-16 23:01 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Sowmini Varadhan
2016-03-16 23:01 ` Sowmini Varadhan
2016-03-17 1:31 ` [Intel-wired-lan] " Alexander Duyck
2016-03-17 1:31 ` Alexander Duyck
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