From: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
To: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Cc: netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH nf-next,v2 3/5] net: do not advance stack index from dev_fwd_path()
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:42:19 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <amdSK06EPRaTk4Ra@lore-desk> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260727115932.88335-3-pablo@netfilter.org>
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> Update stack index from dev_fill_forward_path() instead, once the
> forward path slot has been populated.
>
> Adjust existing drivers that recycle dev_fill_forward_path() as a
> way to reach the mtk SoC WDMA info.
>
> Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo@kernel.org>
> ---
> v2: new in this series to address sashiko report on possible access
> to uninitialized path in stack in case tunnel route reference
> need to be dropped.
>
> drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c | 2 +-
> drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_ppe_offload.c | 2 +-
> net/core/dev.c | 6 ++++--
> 3 files changed, 6 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c
> index e4c3644dd6ec..72755ca974fa 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/airoha/airoha_ppe.c
> @@ -292,7 +292,7 @@ static int airoha_ppe_get_wdma_info(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr,
> if (err)
> return err;
>
> - path = &stack.path[stack.num_paths - 1];
> + path = &stack.path[stack.num_paths];
> if (path->type != DEV_PATH_MTK_WDMA)
> return -EINVAL;
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_ppe_offload.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_ppe_offload.c
> index cc8c4ef8038f..7dab360b8be3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_ppe_offload.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_ppe_offload.c
> @@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ mtk_flow_get_wdma_info(struct net_device *dev, const u8 *addr, struct mtk_wdma_i
> if (err)
> return err;
>
> - path = &stack.path[stack.num_paths - 1];
> + path = &stack.path[stack.num_paths];
> if (path->type != DEV_PATH_MTK_WDMA)
> return -1;
>
> diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
> index c1c1be1a6962..ca65d1dcd604 100644
> --- a/net/core/dev.c
> +++ b/net/core/dev.c
> @@ -742,9 +742,9 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(dev_fill_metadata_dst);
>
> static struct net_device_path *dev_fwd_path(struct net_device_path_stack *stack)
> {
> - int k = stack->num_paths++;
> + int k = stack->num_paths;
>
> - if (k >= NET_DEVICE_PATH_STACK_MAX)
> + if (k + 1 >= NET_DEVICE_PATH_STACK_MAX)
nit: do we really need k in this case? (ignore the comment if you do not
need to repost).
Regards,
Lorenzo
> return NULL;
>
> return &stack->path[k];
> @@ -773,6 +773,7 @@ int dev_fill_forward_path(const struct net_device *dev, const u8 *daddr,
> if (ret < 0)
> return -1;
>
> + stack->num_paths++;
> if (WARN_ON_ONCE(last_dev == ctx.dev))
> return -1;
> }
> @@ -785,6 +786,7 @@ int dev_fill_forward_path(const struct net_device *dev, const u8 *daddr,
> return -1;
> path->type = DEV_PATH_ETHERNET;
> path->dev = ctx.dev;
> + stack->num_paths++;
>
> return ret;
> }
> --
> 2.47.3
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-27 12:42 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 7+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-27 11:59 [PATCH nf-next,v2 1/5] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate net_device field in nft_forward_info struct Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-27 11:59 ` [PATCH nf-next,v2 2/5] netfilter: flowtable: consolidate flowtable device check Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-27 11:59 ` [PATCH nf-next,v2 3/5] net: do not advance stack index from dev_fwd_path() Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-27 12:42 ` Lorenzo Bianconi [this message]
2026-07-27 14:25 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-27 11:59 ` [PATCH nf-next,v2 4/5] net: pass dst via net_device_path in dev_fill_forward_path() Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-27 11:59 ` [PATCH nf-next,v2 5/5] netfilter: flowtable: release tunnel route on error when building forward path Pablo Neira Ayuso
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