From: Zhu Yanjun <yanjun.zhu@linux.dev>
To: Leon Romanovsky <leon@kernel.org>,
"yanjun.zhu@linux.dev" <yanjun.zhu@linux.dev>
Cc: zyjzyj2000@gmail.com, jgg@ziepe.ca, linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 1/1] RDMA/rxe: Fix unsafe socket release during namespace cleanup
Date: Wed, 29 Apr 2026 06:49:55 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <3bc69e75-1b4b-4bb9-87c4-7db863acc3d2@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260428142653.GQ440345@unreal>
在 2026/4/28 7:26, Leon Romanovsky 写道:
> On Mon, Apr 27, 2026 at 01:52:17PM -0700, yanjun.zhu wrote:
>> On 4/27/26 5:35 AM, Leon Romanovsky wrote:
>>> On Fri, Apr 24, 2026 at 06:35:22AM +0200, Zhu Yanjun wrote:
>>>> Since all the sockets are created in rdma link create command
>>>> and destroyed in rdma link delete command, keeping
>>>> udp_tunnel_sock_release in rxe_ns_exit risks a "double-free" if
>>>> the namespace and the device are being cleaned up simultaneously.
>>>
>>> Please add a ladder diagram to clarify how it can be possible.
>>
>> Hi, Leon
>>
>> The double-free occurs as follows:
>>
>> CPU 0 (Net NameSpace cleanup) CPU 1 (RDMA device removal)
>> --------------------- ---------------------------
>> rxe_ns_exit() rxe_link_delete() (rdma link del )
>> -> sk = ns_sk->rxe_sk4 -> sk = ns_sk->rxe_sk4
>> -> udp_tunnel_sock_release(sk)
>> [Success: First Free] -> udp_tunnel_sock_release(sk)
>> [Crash: Double Free]
>>
>> After removing the socket release logic from rxe_ns_exit(), we ensure
>> that only the device destruction path (rxe_link_delete) is responsible
>> for freeing the tunnel sockets, effectively eliminating the double-free
>> problem.
>
> I think it is possible to call rxe_ns_exit() without invoking
> rxe_link_delete(), and in that case the UDP socket will not be
> destroyed.
Thanks, my bad. I missed this scenario.
Zhu Yanjun
>
> Thanks
>
>>
>> I am not sure if I should put the above into the commit log.
>>
>> Thanks a lot.
>>
>> Zhu Yanjun
>>
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Fixes: 13f2a53c2a71 ("RDMA/rxe: Add net namespace support for IPv4/IPv6 sockets")
>>>> Signed-off-by: Zhu Yanjun <yanjun.zhu@linux.dev>
>>>> ---
>>>> drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_ns.c | 20 --------------------
>>>> 1 file changed, 20 deletions(-)
>>>>
>>>> diff --git a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_ns.c b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_ns.c
>>>> index 8b9d734229b2..53add78b8e3a 100644
>>>> --- a/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_ns.c
>>>> +++ b/drivers/infiniband/sw/rxe/rxe_ns.c
>>>> @@ -39,26 +39,6 @@ static void rxe_ns_exit(struct net *net)
>>>> {
>>>> /* called when the network namespace is removed
>>>> */
>>>> - struct rxe_ns_sock *ns_sk = net_generic(net, rxe_pernet_id);
>>>> - struct sock *sk;
>>>> -
>>>> - rcu_read_lock();
>>>> - sk = rcu_dereference(ns_sk->rxe_sk4);
>>>> - rcu_read_unlock();
>>>> - if (sk) {
>>>> - rcu_assign_pointer(ns_sk->rxe_sk4, NULL);
>>>> - udp_tunnel_sock_release(sk->sk_socket);
>>>> - }
>>>> -
>>>> -#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_IPV6)
>>>> - rcu_read_lock();
>>>> - sk = rcu_dereference(ns_sk->rxe_sk6);
>>>> - rcu_read_unlock();
>>>> - if (sk) {
>>>> - rcu_assign_pointer(ns_sk->rxe_sk6, NULL);
>>>> - udp_tunnel_sock_release(sk->sk_socket);
>>>> - }
>>>> -#endif
>>>> }
>>>> /*
>>>> --
>>>> 2.43.0
>>>>
>>>>
>>
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-29 13:50 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-24 4:35 [PATCH 1/1] RDMA/rxe: Fix unsafe socket release during namespace cleanup Zhu Yanjun
2026-04-27 12:35 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-04-27 20:52 ` yanjun.zhu
2026-04-28 14:26 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-04-29 13:49 ` Zhu Yanjun [this message]
2026-04-29 23:31 ` yanjun.zhu
2026-05-11 12:37 ` Leon Romanovsky
2026-05-12 3:35 ` yanjun.zhu
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