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From: Zhang Tengfei <zhtfdev@gmail.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org
Cc: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>,
	Vladimir Medvedkin <vladimir.medvedkin@intel.com>,
	Bruce Richardson <bruce.richardson@intel.com>,
	stable@dpdk.org, Zhang Tengfei <zhtfdev@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH] net/ixgbe: fix leak of filters on flow create
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 2026 21:38:36 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260914133836.14644-1-zhtfdev@gmail.com> (raw)

ixgbe_flow_create() programs ntuple, ethertype, SYN, FDIR, L2 tunnel and
RSS filters into hardware before allocating the software flow object.
If that allocation fails, create returns an error but leaves the
hardware filter installed. The application has no handle to destroy it.

Allocate the software copy first, then program the hardware. On a
programming failure, free the copy. Set ENOMEM when allocation fails
so the error path does not report success.

L2 tunnel add failures now return immediately instead of falling
through to RSS parsing, which cannot succeed for a VF/PF E-tag rule
and overwrote the original error.

Fixes: 72c135a89f80 ("net/ixgbe: create consistent filter")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org

Signed-off-by: Zhang Tengfei <zhtfdev@gmail.com>
---
 drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c | 164 +++++++++++++++------------
 1 file changed, 90 insertions(+), 74 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c b/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
index 6868893d46..e572a1f21a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_flow.c
@@ -2858,68 +2858,73 @@ ixgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 			actions, &ntuple_filter, error);
 
 	if (!ret) {
+		ntuple_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_ntuple_filter",
+			sizeof(struct ixgbe_ntuple_filter_ele), 0);
+		if (!ntuple_filter_ptr) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		memcpy(&ntuple_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+			&ntuple_filter,
+			sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
 		ret = ixgbe_add_del_ntuple_filter(adapter, &ntuple_filter, TRUE);
-		if (!ret) {
-			ntuple_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_ntuple_filter",
-				sizeof(struct ixgbe_ntuple_filter_ele), 0);
-			if (!ntuple_filter_ptr) {
-				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
-				goto out;
-			}
-			memcpy(&ntuple_filter_ptr->filter_info,
-				&ntuple_filter,
-				sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
-			flow->rule = ntuple_filter_ptr;
-			flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_NTUPLE;
-			return flow;
+		if (ret) {
+			rte_free(ntuple_filter_ptr);
+			goto out;
 		}
-		goto out;
+		flow->rule = ntuple_filter_ptr;
+		flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_NTUPLE;
+		return flow;
 	}
 
 	memset(&ethertype_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter));
 	ret = ixgbe_parse_ethertype_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
 				actions, &ethertype_filter, error);
 	if (!ret) {
+		ethertype_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_ethertype_filter",
+			sizeof(struct ixgbe_ethertype_filter_ele), 0);
+		if (!ethertype_filter_ptr) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		memcpy(&ethertype_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+			&ethertype_filter,
+			sizeof(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter));
 		ret = ixgbe_add_del_ethertype_filter(adapter,
 				&ethertype_filter, TRUE);
-		if (!ret) {
-			ethertype_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc(
-				"ixgbe_ethertype_filter",
-				sizeof(struct ixgbe_ethertype_filter_ele), 0);
-			if (!ethertype_filter_ptr) {
-				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
-				goto out;
-			}
-			memcpy(&ethertype_filter_ptr->filter_info,
-				&ethertype_filter,
-				sizeof(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter));
-			flow->rule = ethertype_filter_ptr;
-			flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_ETHERTYPE;
-			return flow;
+		if (ret) {
+			rte_free(ethertype_filter_ptr);
+			goto out;
 		}
-		goto out;
+		flow->rule = ethertype_filter_ptr;
+		flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_ETHERTYPE;
+		return flow;
 	}
 
 	memset(&syn_filter, 0, sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
 	ret = ixgbe_parse_syn_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
 				actions, &syn_filter, error);
 	if (!ret) {
+		syn_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_syn_filter",
+			sizeof(struct ixgbe_eth_syn_filter_ele), 0);
+		if (!syn_filter_ptr) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+		memcpy(&syn_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+			&syn_filter,
+			sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
 		ret = ixgbe_syn_filter_set(adapter, &syn_filter, TRUE);
-		if (!ret) {
-			syn_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_syn_filter",
-				sizeof(struct ixgbe_eth_syn_filter_ele), 0);
-			if (!syn_filter_ptr) {
-				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
-				goto out;
-			}
-			memcpy(&syn_filter_ptr->filter_info,
-				&syn_filter,
-				sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
-			flow->rule = syn_filter_ptr;
-			flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_SYN;
-			return flow;
+		if (ret) {
+			rte_free(syn_filter_ptr);
+			goto out;
 		}
-		goto out;
+		flow->rule = syn_filter_ptr;
+		flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_SYN;
+		return flow;
 	}
 
 	memset(&fdir_rule, 0, sizeof(struct ixgbe_fdir_rule));
@@ -2929,17 +2934,21 @@ ixgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 		struct rte_eth_fdir_conf *fdir_conf = IXGBE_DEV_FDIR_CONF(dev);
 		bool first_mask = false;
 
-		ret = ixgbe_fdir_flow_program(dev, adapter, &fdir_rule,
-			&first_mask, error);
-		if (ret)
-			goto out;
-
 		fdir_rule_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_fdir_filter",
 				sizeof(struct ixgbe_fdir_rule_ele), 0);
 		if (!fdir_rule_ptr) {
 			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
+
+		ret = ixgbe_fdir_flow_program(dev, adapter, &fdir_rule,
+			&first_mask, error);
+		if (ret) {
+			rte_free(fdir_rule_ptr);
 			goto out;
 		}
+
 		/* update global state */
 		if (first_mask) {
 			fdir_info->mask_added = TRUE;
@@ -2961,41 +2970,48 @@ ixgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
 	ret = ixgbe_parse_l2_tn_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
 					actions, &l2_tn_filter, error);
 	if (!ret) {
-		ret = ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_add(adapter, &l2_tn_filter, FALSE);
-		if (!ret) {
-			l2_tn_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_l2_tn_filter",
-				sizeof(struct ixgbe_eth_l2_tunnel_conf_ele), 0);
-			if (!l2_tn_filter_ptr) {
-				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
-				goto out;
-			}
-			memcpy(&l2_tn_filter_ptr->filter_info,
-				&l2_tn_filter,
-				sizeof(struct ixgbe_l2_tunnel_conf));
-			flow->rule = l2_tn_filter_ptr;
-			flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_L2_TUNNEL;
-			return flow;
+		l2_tn_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_l2_tn_filter",
+			sizeof(struct ixgbe_eth_l2_tunnel_conf_ele), 0);
+		if (!l2_tn_filter_ptr) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
 		}
+		memcpy(&l2_tn_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+			&l2_tn_filter,
+			sizeof(struct ixgbe_l2_tunnel_conf));
+		ret = ixgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_add(adapter, &l2_tn_filter,
+						     FALSE);
+		if (ret) {
+			rte_free(l2_tn_filter_ptr);
+			goto out;
+		}
+		flow->rule = l2_tn_filter_ptr;
+		flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_L2_TUNNEL;
+		return flow;
 	}
 
 	memset(&rss_conf, 0, sizeof(struct ixgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf));
 	ret = ixgbe_parse_rss_filter(dev, attr,
 					actions, &rss_conf, error);
 	if (!ret) {
+		rss_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_rss_filter",
+			sizeof(struct ixgbe_rss_conf_ele), 0);
+		if (!rss_filter_ptr) {
+			PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+			ret = -ENOMEM;
+			goto out;
+		}
 		ret = ixgbe_config_rss_filter(adapter, &rss_conf, TRUE);
-		if (!ret) {
-			rss_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("ixgbe_rss_filter",
-				sizeof(struct ixgbe_rss_conf_ele), 0);
-			if (!rss_filter_ptr) {
-				PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
-				goto out;
-			}
-			ixgbe_rss_conf_init(&rss_filter_ptr->filter_info,
-					    &rss_conf.conf);
-			flow->rule = rss_filter_ptr;
-			flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_HASH;
-			return flow;
+		if (ret) {
+			rte_free(rss_filter_ptr);
+			goto out;
 		}
+		ixgbe_rss_conf_init(&rss_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+				    &rss_conf.conf);
+		flow->rule = rss_filter_ptr;
+		flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_HASH;
+		return flow;
 	}
 
 out:
-- 
2.55.0


             reply	other threads:[~2026-09-14 13:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 3+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-09-14 13:38 Zhang Tengfei [this message]
2026-09-18 11:40 ` [PATCH] net/ixgbe: fix leak of filters on flow create Bruce Richardson
2026-09-18 11:47   ` Bruce Richardson

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