From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
Subject: [PATCH net v2 09/10] net/sched: netem: only reseed PRNG when seed is explicitly provided
Date: Sat, 14 Mar 2026 17:14:13 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260315001649.23931-10-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260315001649.23931-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>
netem_change() unconditionally reseeds the PRNG on every tc change
command. If TCA_NETEM_PRNG_SEED is not specified, a new random seed
is generated, destroying reproducibility for users who set a
deterministic seed on a previous change.
Move the initial random seed generation to netem_init() and only
reseed in netem_change() when TCA_NETEM_PRNG_SEED is explicitly
provided by the user.
Fixes: 4072d97ddc44 ("netem: add prng attribute to netem_sched_data")
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
net/sched/sch_netem.c | 10 ++++++----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index 3bed25f494d3..46f57828ee1c 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -1123,11 +1123,10 @@ static int netem_change(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
/* capping jitter to the range acceptable by tabledist() */
q->jitter = min_t(s64, abs(q->jitter), INT_MAX);
- if (tb[TCA_NETEM_PRNG_SEED])
+ if (tb[TCA_NETEM_PRNG_SEED]) {
q->prng.seed = nla_get_u64(tb[TCA_NETEM_PRNG_SEED]);
- else
- q->prng.seed = get_random_u64();
- prandom_seed_state(&q->prng.prng_state, q->prng.seed);
+ prandom_seed_state(&q->prng.prng_state, q->prng.seed);
+ }
unlock:
sch_tree_unlock(sch);
@@ -1150,6 +1149,9 @@ static int netem_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt,
return -EINVAL;
q->loss_model = CLG_RANDOM;
+ q->prng.seed = get_random_u64();
+ prandom_seed_state(&q->prng.prng_state, q->prng.seed);
+
ret = netem_change(sch, opt, extack);
if (ret)
pr_info("netem: change failed\n");
--
2.51.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-15 0:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 13+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-15 0:14 [PATCH net v2 00/10] netem: fixes and selftests Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 0:14 ` [PATCH net v2 01/10] Revert "net/sched: Restrict conditions for adding duplicating netems to qdisc tree" Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 0:14 ` [PATCH net v2 02/10] net/sched: netem: add per-CPU recursion guard for duplication Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 0:14 ` [PATCH net v2 03/10] selftests/tc-testing: update netem tests after check_netem_in_tree revert Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 0:14 ` [PATCH net v2 04/10] net/sched: netem: restructure dequeue to avoid re-entrancy with child qdisc Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 0:14 ` [PATCH net v2 05/10] net/sched: netem: fix probability gaps in 4-state loss model Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 0:14 ` [PATCH net v2 06/10] net/sched: netem: fix slot delay calculation overflow Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 0:14 ` [PATCH net v2 07/10] net/sched: netem: fix queue limit check to include reordered packets Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 0:14 ` [PATCH net v2 08/10] net/sched: netem: null-terminate tfifo linear queue tail Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 0:14 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-03-15 0:14 ` [PATCH net v2 10/10] selftests/tc-testing: add netem configuration and traffic tests Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-15 15:19 ` [PATCH net v2 00/10] netem: fixes and selftests Jakub Kicinski
2026-03-15 16:09 ` Stephen Hemminger
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