* [PATCH nf-next 1/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate net_device field in nft_forward_info struct
2026-07-23 17:49 [PATCH nf-next 0/4] flowtable: pass dst_entry from ipip tunnel Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-07-23 17:49 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-25 10:20 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 2/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate flowtable device check Pablo Neira Ayuso
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From: Pablo Neira Ayuso @ 2026-07-23 17:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: lorenzo
info->indev and info->outdev refer to the same device, a single
info->dev field is sufficient.
While at it, remove unused router parameter from the flowtable path
discovery function.
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c | 20 ++++++++------------
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
index 98c03b487f52..261bb44d08eb 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
@@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ static bool nft_is_valid_ether_device(const struct net_device *dev)
return true;
}
-static int nft_dev_fill_forward_path(const struct nf_flow_route *route,
- const struct dst_entry *dst_cache,
+static int nft_dev_fill_forward_path(const struct dst_entry *dst_cache,
const struct nf_conn *ct,
enum ip_conntrack_dir dir, u8 *ha,
struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
@@ -76,8 +75,7 @@ static int nft_dev_fill_forward_path(const struct nf_flow_route *route,
}
struct nft_forward_info {
- const struct net_device *indev;
- const struct net_device *outdev;
+ const struct net_device *dev;
struct id {
__u16 id;
__be16 proto;
@@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
case DEV_PATH_VLAN:
case DEV_PATH_PPPOE:
case DEV_PATH_TUN:
- info->indev = path->dev;
+ info->dev = path->dev;
if (is_zero_ether_addr(info->h_source))
memcpy(info->h_source, path->dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
@@ -179,10 +177,9 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
return -1;
}
}
- info->outdev = info->indev;
if (nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flowtable) &&
- nft_is_valid_ether_device(info->indev))
+ nft_is_valid_ether_device(info->dev))
info->xmit_type = FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT;
return 0;
@@ -255,17 +252,16 @@ static int nft_dev_forward_path(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
unsigned char ha[ETH_ALEN];
int i;
- if (nft_dev_fill_forward_path(route, dst, ct, dir, ha, &stack) < 0 ||
+ if (nft_dev_fill_forward_path(dst, ct, dir, ha, &stack) < 0 ||
nft_dev_path_info(&stack, &info, ha, &ft->data) < 0)
return -ENOENT;
- if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info.indev, ft))
+ if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info.dev, ft))
return -ENOENT;
- if (info.outdev)
- route->tuple[dir].out.ifindex = info.outdev->ifindex;
+ route->tuple[!dir].in.ifindex = info.dev->ifindex;
+ route->tuple[dir].out.ifindex = info.dev->ifindex;
- route->tuple[!dir].in.ifindex = info.indev->ifindex;
for (i = 0; i < info.num_encaps; i++) {
route->tuple[!dir].in.encap[i].id = info.encap[i].id;
route->tuple[!dir].in.encap[i].proto = info.encap[i].proto;
--
2.47.3
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2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 1/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate net_device field in nft_forward_info struct Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-07-25 10:20 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
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From: Lorenzo Bianconi @ 2026-07-25 10:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Pablo Neira Ayuso; +Cc: netfilter-devel
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> info->indev and info->outdev refer to the same device, a single
> info->dev field is sufficient.
>
> While at it, remove unused router parameter from the flowtable path
> discovery function.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
> ---
> net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c | 20 ++++++++------------
> 1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 12 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> index 98c03b487f52..261bb44d08eb 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> @@ -42,8 +42,7 @@ static bool nft_is_valid_ether_device(const struct net_device *dev)
> return true;
> }
>
> -static int nft_dev_fill_forward_path(const struct nf_flow_route *route,
> - const struct dst_entry *dst_cache,
> +static int nft_dev_fill_forward_path(const struct dst_entry *dst_cache,
> const struct nf_conn *ct,
> enum ip_conntrack_dir dir, u8 *ha,
> struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
> @@ -76,8 +75,7 @@ static int nft_dev_fill_forward_path(const struct nf_flow_route *route,
> }
>
> struct nft_forward_info {
> - const struct net_device *indev;
> - const struct net_device *outdev;
> + const struct net_device *dev;
> struct id {
> __u16 id;
> __be16 proto;
> @@ -109,7 +107,7 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> case DEV_PATH_VLAN:
> case DEV_PATH_PPPOE:
> case DEV_PATH_TUN:
> - info->indev = path->dev;
> + info->dev = path->dev;
> if (is_zero_ether_addr(info->h_source))
> memcpy(info->h_source, path->dev->dev_addr, ETH_ALEN);
>
> @@ -179,10 +177,9 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> return -1;
> }
> }
> - info->outdev = info->indev;
>
> if (nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flowtable) &&
> - nft_is_valid_ether_device(info->indev))
> + nft_is_valid_ether_device(info->dev))
> info->xmit_type = FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT;
>
> return 0;
> @@ -255,17 +252,16 @@ static int nft_dev_forward_path(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
> unsigned char ha[ETH_ALEN];
> int i;
>
> - if (nft_dev_fill_forward_path(route, dst, ct, dir, ha, &stack) < 0 ||
> + if (nft_dev_fill_forward_path(dst, ct, dir, ha, &stack) < 0 ||
> nft_dev_path_info(&stack, &info, ha, &ft->data) < 0)
> return -ENOENT;
>
> - if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info.indev, ft))
> + if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info.dev, ft))
> return -ENOENT;
>
> - if (info.outdev)
> - route->tuple[dir].out.ifindex = info.outdev->ifindex;
> + route->tuple[!dir].in.ifindex = info.dev->ifindex;
> + route->tuple[dir].out.ifindex = info.dev->ifindex;
>
> - route->tuple[!dir].in.ifindex = info.indev->ifindex;
> for (i = 0; i < info.num_encaps; i++) {
> route->tuple[!dir].in.encap[i].id = info.encap[i].id;
> route->tuple[!dir].in.encap[i].proto = info.encap[i].proto;
> --
> 2.47.3
>
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* [PATCH nf-next 2/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate flowtable device check
2026-07-23 17:49 [PATCH nf-next 0/4] flowtable: pass dst_entry from ipip tunnel Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 1/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate net_device field in nft_forward_info struct Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-07-23 17:49 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-25 10:25 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 3/4] net: pass dst via net_device_path in dev_fill_forward_path() Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 4/4] netfilter: flowtable: release tunnel route on error when building forward path Pablo Neira Ayuso
3 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso @ 2026-07-23 17:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: lorenzo
Check that device belongs to the flowtable right after the flowtable
discovery path. This is a preparation patch to obtain the dst entry
from the .fill_forward_path in tunnels.
No functional changes are intended.
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c | 15 +++++++++------
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
index 261bb44d08eb..8f04a4487897 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
@@ -90,9 +90,12 @@ struct nft_forward_info {
enum flow_offload_xmit_type xmit_type;
};
+static bool nft_flowtable_find_dev(const struct net_device *dev,
+ struct nft_flowtable *ft);
+
static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
struct nft_forward_info *info,
- unsigned char *ha, struct nf_flowtable *flowtable)
+ unsigned char *ha, struct nft_flowtable *ft)
{
const struct net_device_path *path;
int i;
@@ -178,10 +181,13 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
}
}
- if (nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flowtable) &&
+ if (nf_flowtable_hw_offload(&ft->data) &&
nft_is_valid_ether_device(info->dev))
info->xmit_type = FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT;
+ if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info->dev, ft))
+ return -1;
+
return 0;
}
@@ -253,10 +259,7 @@ static int nft_dev_forward_path(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
int i;
if (nft_dev_fill_forward_path(dst, ct, dir, ha, &stack) < 0 ||
- nft_dev_path_info(&stack, &info, ha, &ft->data) < 0)
- return -ENOENT;
-
- if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info.dev, ft))
+ nft_dev_path_info(&stack, &info, ha, ft) < 0)
return -ENOENT;
route->tuple[!dir].in.ifindex = info.dev->ifindex;
--
2.47.3
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2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 2/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate flowtable device check Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-07-25 10:25 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
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From: Lorenzo Bianconi @ 2026-07-25 10:25 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Pablo Neira Ayuso; +Cc: netfilter-devel
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> Check that device belongs to the flowtable right after the flowtable
> discovery path. This is a preparation patch to obtain the dst entry
> from the .fill_forward_path in tunnels.
>
> No functional changes are intended.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
> ---
> net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c | 15 +++++++++------
> 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> index 261bb44d08eb..8f04a4487897 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> @@ -90,9 +90,12 @@ struct nft_forward_info {
> enum flow_offload_xmit_type xmit_type;
> };
>
> +static bool nft_flowtable_find_dev(const struct net_device *dev,
> + struct nft_flowtable *ft);
> +
> static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> struct nft_forward_info *info,
> - unsigned char *ha, struct nf_flowtable *flowtable)
> + unsigned char *ha, struct nft_flowtable *ft)
> {
> const struct net_device_path *path;
> int i;
> @@ -178,10 +181,13 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> }
> }
>
> - if (nf_flowtable_hw_offload(flowtable) &&
> + if (nf_flowtable_hw_offload(&ft->data) &&
> nft_is_valid_ether_device(info->dev))
> info->xmit_type = FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT;
>
> + if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info->dev, ft))
> + return -1;
> +
> return 0;
> }
>
> @@ -253,10 +259,7 @@ static int nft_dev_forward_path(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
> int i;
>
> if (nft_dev_fill_forward_path(dst, ct, dir, ha, &stack) < 0 ||
> - nft_dev_path_info(&stack, &info, ha, &ft->data) < 0)
> - return -ENOENT;
> -
> - if (!nft_flowtable_find_dev(info.dev, ft))
> + nft_dev_path_info(&stack, &info, ha, ft) < 0)
> return -ENOENT;
>
> route->tuple[!dir].in.ifindex = info.dev->ifindex;
> --
> 2.47.3
>
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* [PATCH nf-next 3/4] net: pass dst via net_device_path in dev_fill_forward_path()
2026-07-23 17:49 [PATCH nf-next 0/4] flowtable: pass dst_entry from ipip tunnel Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 1/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate net_device field in nft_forward_info struct Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 2/4] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate flowtable device check Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-07-23 17:49 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-25 10:56 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 4/4] netfilter: flowtable: release tunnel route on error when building forward path Pablo Neira Ayuso
3 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso @ 2026-07-23 17:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: lorenzo
Add dst_entry to tunnel device path, this will allow us to remove
a duplicated route lookup.
This is a preparation patch to retrieve the tunnel route directly
from the .fill_forward_path. This new dst_entry in the tunnel will be
used by a follow up patch.
Since dst_release() works fine on NULL interface, this is still
noop until the flowtable starts using this.
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
include/linux/netdevice.h | 1 +
net/core/dev.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
index 8db25b79573e..30dc78b4f1a3 100644
--- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
+++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
@@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ struct net_device_path {
};
u8 l3_proto;
+ struct dst_entry *dst;
} tun;
struct {
enum {
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index c1c1be1a6962..fed101f54a8a 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -750,6 +750,23 @@ static struct net_device_path *dev_fwd_path(struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
return &stack->path[k];
}
+static void dev_fill_forward_path_release(struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
+{
+ struct net_device_path *path;
+ int k;
+
+ for (k = stack->num_paths; k >= 0; k--) {
+ path = &stack->path[k];
+ switch (path->type) {
+ case DEV_PATH_TUN:
+ dst_release(path->tun.dst);
+ break;
+ default:
+ break;
+ }
+ }
+}
+
int dev_fill_forward_path(const struct net_device *dev, const u8 *daddr,
struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
{
@@ -765,28 +782,38 @@ int dev_fill_forward_path(const struct net_device *dev, const u8 *daddr,
while (ctx.dev && ctx.dev->netdev_ops->ndo_fill_forward_path) {
last_dev = ctx.dev;
path = dev_fwd_path(stack);
- if (!path)
- return -1;
+ if (!path) {
+ ret = -1;
+ goto err_out;
+ }
memset(path, 0, sizeof(struct net_device_path));
ret = ctx.dev->netdev_ops->ndo_fill_forward_path(&ctx, path);
if (ret < 0)
- return -1;
+ goto err_out;
- if (WARN_ON_ONCE(last_dev == ctx.dev))
- return -1;
+ if (WARN_ON_ONCE(last_dev == ctx.dev)) {
+ ret = -1;
+ goto err_out;
+ }
}
if (!ctx.dev)
- return ret;
+ goto err_out;
path = dev_fwd_path(stack);
- if (!path)
- return -1;
+ if (!path) {
+ ret = -1;
+ goto err_out;
+ }
path->type = DEV_PATH_ETHERNET;
path->dev = ctx.dev;
- return ret;
+ return 0;
+err_out:
+ dev_fill_forward_path_release(stack);
+
+ return -1;
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_fill_forward_path);
--
2.47.3
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2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 3/4] net: pass dst via net_device_path in dev_fill_forward_path() Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-07-25 10:56 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
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From: Lorenzo Bianconi @ 2026-07-25 10:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Pablo Neira Ayuso; +Cc: netfilter-devel
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> Add dst_entry to tunnel device path, this will allow us to remove
> a duplicated route lookup.
>
> This is a preparation patch to retrieve the tunnel route directly
> from the .fill_forward_path. This new dst_entry in the tunnel will be
> used by a follow up patch.
>
> Since dst_release() works fine on NULL interface, this is still
> noop until the flowtable starts using this.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
just few nits inline. Fixing them:
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
> ---
> include/linux/netdevice.h | 1 +
> net/core/dev.c | 45 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> 2 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/linux/netdevice.h b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> index 8db25b79573e..30dc78b4f1a3 100644
> --- a/include/linux/netdevice.h
> +++ b/include/linux/netdevice.h
> @@ -902,6 +902,7 @@ struct net_device_path {
> };
>
> u8 l3_proto;
> + struct dst_entry *dst;
nit: I guess if you move dst_entry pointer at the beginning of the tun struct
we avoid 7 bytes compiler padding.
> } tun;
> struct {
> enum {
> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> index c1c1be1a6962..fed101f54a8a 100644
> --- a/net/core/dev.c
> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> @@ -750,6 +750,23 @@ static struct net_device_path *dev_fwd_path(struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
> return &stack->path[k];
> }
>
> +static void dev_fill_forward_path_release(struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
> +{
> + struct net_device_path *path;
> + int k;
> +
> + for (k = stack->num_paths; k >= 0; k--) {
> + path = &stack->path[k];
> + switch (path->type) {
> + case DEV_PATH_TUN:
> + dst_release(path->tun.dst);
> + break;
> + default:
> + break;
> + }
> + }
> +}
> +
> int dev_fill_forward_path(const struct net_device *dev, const u8 *daddr,
> struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
> {
> @@ -765,28 +782,38 @@ int dev_fill_forward_path(const struct net_device *dev, const u8 *daddr,
> while (ctx.dev && ctx.dev->netdev_ops->ndo_fill_forward_path) {
> last_dev = ctx.dev;
> path = dev_fwd_path(stack);
> - if (!path)
> - return -1;
> + if (!path) {
> + ret = -1;
nit: I guess we can drop ret variable now since we do not use it in the return
path.
> + goto err_out;
> + }
>
> memset(path, 0, sizeof(struct net_device_path));
> ret = ctx.dev->netdev_ops->ndo_fill_forward_path(&ctx, path);
> if (ret < 0)
> - return -1;
> + goto err_out;
>
> - if (WARN_ON_ONCE(last_dev == ctx.dev))
> - return -1;
> + if (WARN_ON_ONCE(last_dev == ctx.dev)) {
> + ret = -1;
> + goto err_out;
> + }
> }
>
> if (!ctx.dev)
> - return ret;
> + goto err_out;
>
> path = dev_fwd_path(stack);
> - if (!path)
> - return -1;
> + if (!path) {
> + ret = -1;
> + goto err_out;
> + }
> path->type = DEV_PATH_ETHERNET;
> path->dev = ctx.dev;
>
> - return ret;
> + return 0;
> +err_out:
> + dev_fill_forward_path_release(stack);
> +
> + return -1;
> }
> EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_fill_forward_path);
>
> --
> 2.47.3
>
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2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 3/4] net: pass dst via net_device_path in dev_fill_forward_path() Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-07-23 17:49 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-25 11:05 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
3 siblings, 1 reply; 9+ messages in thread
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso @ 2026-07-23 17:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: lorenzo
nft_flow_tunnel_update_route() can lazy fail, leaving an incomplete
forward path set ip. The route lookup also happens twice, once from
dev_fill_forward_path() and again in this aforementioned function.
Update ipip and ip6ip6 not to release the dst_entry and pass it on
via the tunnel forward path information.
In case of failure when setting up the forwarding path, release the
tunnel dst that was provided via dev_fill_forward_path().
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
net/ipv4/ipip.c | 2 +-
net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c | 2 +-
net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c | 62 ++++++++----------------------
3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
index d1aa048a6099..0a4fa1351dd7 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
@@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ static int ipip_fill_forward_path(struct net_device_path_ctx *ctx,
path->tun.src_v4.s_addr = tiph->saddr;
path->tun.dst_v4.s_addr = tiph->daddr;
path->tun.l3_proto = IPPROTO_IPIP;
+ path->tun.dst = &rt->dst;
path->dev = ctx->dev;
ctx->dev = rt->dst.dev;
- ip_rt_put(rt);
return 0;
}
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
index bf8e40af60b0..312de4a6e160 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
@@ -1864,12 +1864,12 @@ static int ip6_tnl_fill_forward_path(struct net_device_path_ctx *ctx,
path->tun.src_v6 = t->parms.laddr;
path->tun.dst_v6 = t->parms.raddr;
path->tun.l3_proto = IPPROTO_IPV6;
+ path->tun.dst = dst;
path->dev = ctx->dev;
ctx->dev = dst->dev;
}
err = dst->error;
- dst_release(dst);
return err;
}
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
index 8f04a4487897..9f6fc29c4e16 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
@@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct nft_forward_info {
} encap[NF_FLOW_TABLE_ENCAP_MAX];
u8 num_encaps;
struct flow_offload_tunnel tun;
+ struct dst_entry *tun_dst;
u8 num_tuns;
u8 ingress_vlans;
u8 h_source[ETH_ALEN];
@@ -124,15 +125,16 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
/* DEV_PATH_VLAN, DEV_PATH_PPPOE and DEV_PATH_TUN */
if (path->type == DEV_PATH_TUN) {
if (info->num_tuns)
- return -1;
+ goto err_out;
info->tun.src_v6 = path->tun.src_v6;
info->tun.dst_v6 = path->tun.dst_v6;
info->tun.l3_proto = path->tun.l3_proto;
+ info->tun_dst = path->tun.dst;
info->num_tuns++;
} else {
if (info->num_encaps >= NF_FLOW_TABLE_ENCAP_MAX)
- return -1;
+ goto err_out;
info->encap[info->num_encaps].id =
path->encap.id;
@@ -153,13 +155,13 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
switch (path->bridge.vlan_mode) {
case DEV_PATH_BR_VLAN_UNTAG_HW:
if (info->num_encaps == 0)
- return -1;
+ goto err_out;
info->ingress_vlans |= BIT(info->num_encaps - 1);
break;
case DEV_PATH_BR_VLAN_TAG:
if (info->num_encaps >= NF_FLOW_TABLE_ENCAP_MAX)
- return -1;
+ goto err_out;
info->encap[info->num_encaps].id = path->bridge.vlan_id;
info->encap[info->num_encaps].proto = path->bridge.vlan_proto;
@@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
break;
case DEV_PATH_BR_VLAN_UNTAG:
if (info->num_encaps == 0)
- return -1;
+ goto err_out;
info->num_encaps--;
break;
@@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
info->xmit_type = FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT;
break;
default:
- return -1;
+ goto err_out;
}
}
@@ -189,6 +191,11 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
return -1;
return 0;
+err_out:
+ if (info->num_tuns)
+ dst_release(info->tun_dst);
+
+ return -1;
}
static bool nft_flowtable_find_dev(const struct net_device *dev,
@@ -208,44 +215,6 @@ static bool nft_flowtable_find_dev(const struct net_device *dev,
return found;
}
-static int nft_flow_tunnel_update_route(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
- struct flow_offload_tunnel *tun,
- struct nf_flow_route *route,
- enum ip_conntrack_dir dir)
-{
- struct dst_entry *cur_dst = route->tuple[dir].dst;
- struct dst_entry *tun_dst = NULL;
- struct flowi fl = {};
-
- switch (nft_pf(pkt)) {
- case NFPROTO_IPV4:
- fl.u.ip4.daddr = tun->dst_v4.s_addr;
- fl.u.ip4.saddr = tun->src_v4.s_addr;
- fl.u.ip4.flowi4_iif = nft_in(pkt)->ifindex;
- fl.u.ip4.flowi4_dscp = ip4h_dscp(ip_hdr(pkt->skb));
- fl.u.ip4.flowi4_mark = pkt->skb->mark;
- fl.u.ip4.flowi4_flags = FLOWI_FLAG_ANYSRC;
- break;
- case NFPROTO_IPV6:
- fl.u.ip6.daddr = tun->dst_v6;
- fl.u.ip6.saddr = tun->src_v6;
- fl.u.ip6.flowi6_iif = nft_in(pkt)->ifindex;
- fl.u.ip6.flowlabel = ip6_flowinfo(ipv6_hdr(pkt->skb));
- fl.u.ip6.flowi6_mark = pkt->skb->mark;
- fl.u.ip6.flowi6_flags = FLOWI_FLAG_ANYSRC;
- break;
- }
-
- nf_route(nft_net(pkt), &tun_dst, &fl, false, nft_pf(pkt));
- if (!tun_dst)
- return -ENOENT;
-
- route->tuple[dir].dst = tun_dst;
- dst_release(cur_dst);
-
- return 0;
-}
-
static int nft_dev_forward_path(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
struct nf_flow_route *route,
const struct nf_conn *ct,
@@ -270,12 +239,13 @@ static int nft_dev_forward_path(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
route->tuple[!dir].in.encap[i].proto = info.encap[i].proto;
}
- if (info.num_tuns &&
- !nft_flow_tunnel_update_route(pkt, &info.tun, route, dir)) {
+ if (info.num_tuns) {
route->tuple[!dir].in.tun.src_v6 = info.tun.dst_v6;
route->tuple[!dir].in.tun.dst_v6 = info.tun.src_v6;
route->tuple[!dir].in.tun.l3_proto = info.tun.l3_proto;
route->tuple[!dir].in.num_tuns = info.num_tuns;
+ dst_release(route->tuple[dir].dst);
+ route->tuple[dir].dst = info.tun_dst;
}
route->tuple[!dir].in.num_encaps = info.num_encaps;
--
2.47.3
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2026-07-23 17:49 ` [PATCH nf-next 4/4] netfilter: flowtable: release tunnel route on error when building forward path Pablo Neira Ayuso
@ 2026-07-25 11:05 ` Lorenzo Bianconi
0 siblings, 0 replies; 9+ messages in thread
From: Lorenzo Bianconi @ 2026-07-25 11:05 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: Pablo Neira Ayuso; +Cc: netfilter-devel
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> nft_flow_tunnel_update_route() can lazy fail, leaving an incomplete
> forward path set ip. The route lookup also happens twice, once from
> dev_fill_forward_path() and again in this aforementioned function.
>
> Update ipip and ip6ip6 not to release the dst_entry and pass it on
> via the tunnel forward path information.
>
> In case of failure when setting up the forwarding path, release the
> tunnel dst that was provided via dev_fill_forward_path().
>
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
> ---
> net/ipv4/ipip.c | 2 +-
> net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c | 2 +-
> net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c | 62 ++++++++----------------------
> 3 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/ipv4/ipip.c b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
> index d1aa048a6099..0a4fa1351dd7 100644
> --- a/net/ipv4/ipip.c
> +++ b/net/ipv4/ipip.c
> @@ -370,10 +370,10 @@ static int ipip_fill_forward_path(struct net_device_path_ctx *ctx,
> path->tun.src_v4.s_addr = tiph->saddr;
> path->tun.dst_v4.s_addr = tiph->daddr;
> path->tun.l3_proto = IPPROTO_IPIP;
> + path->tun.dst = &rt->dst;
> path->dev = ctx->dev;
>
> ctx->dev = rt->dst.dev;
> - ip_rt_put(rt);
>
> return 0;
> }
> diff --git a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
> index bf8e40af60b0..312de4a6e160 100644
> --- a/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
> +++ b/net/ipv6/ip6_tunnel.c
> @@ -1864,12 +1864,12 @@ static int ip6_tnl_fill_forward_path(struct net_device_path_ctx *ctx,
> path->tun.src_v6 = t->parms.laddr;
> path->tun.dst_v6 = t->parms.raddr;
> path->tun.l3_proto = IPPROTO_IPV6;
> + path->tun.dst = dst;
> path->dev = ctx->dev;
> ctx->dev = dst->dev;
> }
>
> err = dst->error;
> - dst_release(dst);
>
> return err;
> }
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> index 8f04a4487897..9f6fc29c4e16 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_flow_table_path.c
> @@ -82,6 +82,7 @@ struct nft_forward_info {
> } encap[NF_FLOW_TABLE_ENCAP_MAX];
> u8 num_encaps;
> struct flow_offload_tunnel tun;
> + struct dst_entry *tun_dst;
> u8 num_tuns;
> u8 ingress_vlans;
> u8 h_source[ETH_ALEN];
> @@ -124,15 +125,16 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> /* DEV_PATH_VLAN, DEV_PATH_PPPOE and DEV_PATH_TUN */
> if (path->type == DEV_PATH_TUN) {
> if (info->num_tuns)
> - return -1;
> + goto err_out;
>
> info->tun.src_v6 = path->tun.src_v6;
> info->tun.dst_v6 = path->tun.dst_v6;
> info->tun.l3_proto = path->tun.l3_proto;
> + info->tun_dst = path->tun.dst;
> info->num_tuns++;
> } else {
> if (info->num_encaps >= NF_FLOW_TABLE_ENCAP_MAX)
> - return -1;
> + goto err_out;
>
> info->encap[info->num_encaps].id =
> path->encap.id;
> @@ -153,13 +155,13 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> switch (path->bridge.vlan_mode) {
> case DEV_PATH_BR_VLAN_UNTAG_HW:
> if (info->num_encaps == 0)
> - return -1;
> + goto err_out;
>
> info->ingress_vlans |= BIT(info->num_encaps - 1);
> break;
> case DEV_PATH_BR_VLAN_TAG:
> if (info->num_encaps >= NF_FLOW_TABLE_ENCAP_MAX)
> - return -1;
> + goto err_out;
>
> info->encap[info->num_encaps].id = path->bridge.vlan_id;
> info->encap[info->num_encaps].proto = path->bridge.vlan_proto;
> @@ -167,7 +169,7 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> break;
> case DEV_PATH_BR_VLAN_UNTAG:
> if (info->num_encaps == 0)
> - return -1;
> + goto err_out;
>
> info->num_encaps--;
> break;
> @@ -177,7 +179,7 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> info->xmit_type = FLOW_OFFLOAD_XMIT_DIRECT;
> break;
> default:
> - return -1;
> + goto err_out;
> }
> }
>
> @@ -189,6 +191,11 @@ static int nft_dev_path_info(const struct net_device_path_stack *stack,
> return -1;
>
> return 0;
> +err_out:
> + if (info->num_tuns)
> + dst_release(info->tun_dst);
> +
> + return -1;
> }
>
> static bool nft_flowtable_find_dev(const struct net_device *dev,
> @@ -208,44 +215,6 @@ static bool nft_flowtable_find_dev(const struct net_device *dev,
> return found;
> }
>
> -static int nft_flow_tunnel_update_route(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
> - struct flow_offload_tunnel *tun,
> - struct nf_flow_route *route,
> - enum ip_conntrack_dir dir)
> -{
> - struct dst_entry *cur_dst = route->tuple[dir].dst;
> - struct dst_entry *tun_dst = NULL;
> - struct flowi fl = {};
> -
> - switch (nft_pf(pkt)) {
> - case NFPROTO_IPV4:
> - fl.u.ip4.daddr = tun->dst_v4.s_addr;
> - fl.u.ip4.saddr = tun->src_v4.s_addr;
> - fl.u.ip4.flowi4_iif = nft_in(pkt)->ifindex;
> - fl.u.ip4.flowi4_dscp = ip4h_dscp(ip_hdr(pkt->skb));
> - fl.u.ip4.flowi4_mark = pkt->skb->mark;
> - fl.u.ip4.flowi4_flags = FLOWI_FLAG_ANYSRC;
> - break;
> - case NFPROTO_IPV6:
> - fl.u.ip6.daddr = tun->dst_v6;
> - fl.u.ip6.saddr = tun->src_v6;
> - fl.u.ip6.flowi6_iif = nft_in(pkt)->ifindex;
> - fl.u.ip6.flowlabel = ip6_flowinfo(ipv6_hdr(pkt->skb));
> - fl.u.ip6.flowi6_mark = pkt->skb->mark;
> - fl.u.ip6.flowi6_flags = FLOWI_FLAG_ANYSRC;
> - break;
> - }
> -
> - nf_route(nft_net(pkt), &tun_dst, &fl, false, nft_pf(pkt));
> - if (!tun_dst)
> - return -ENOENT;
> -
> - route->tuple[dir].dst = tun_dst;
> - dst_release(cur_dst);
> -
> - return 0;
> -}
> -
> static int nft_dev_forward_path(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
> struct nf_flow_route *route,
> const struct nf_conn *ct,
> @@ -270,12 +239,13 @@ static int nft_dev_forward_path(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
> route->tuple[!dir].in.encap[i].proto = info.encap[i].proto;
> }
>
> - if (info.num_tuns &&
> - !nft_flow_tunnel_update_route(pkt, &info.tun, route, dir)) {
> + if (info.num_tuns) {
> route->tuple[!dir].in.tun.src_v6 = info.tun.dst_v6;
> route->tuple[!dir].in.tun.dst_v6 = info.tun.src_v6;
> route->tuple[!dir].in.tun.l3_proto = info.tun.l3_proto;
> route->tuple[!dir].in.num_tuns = info.num_tuns;
> + dst_release(route->tuple[dir].dst);
> + route->tuple[dir].dst = info.tun_dst;
> }
>
> route->tuple[!dir].in.num_encaps = info.num_encaps;
> --
> 2.47.3
>
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