From: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
To: dev@dpdk.org, Vladimir Medvedkin <vladimir.medvedkin@intel.com>,
Declan Doherty <declan.doherty@intel.com>,
Ferruh Yigit <ferruh.yigit@amd.com>,
Mohammad Abdul Awal <mohammad.abdul.awal@intel.com>,
Remy Horton <remy.horton@intel.com>
Subject: [PATCH v1 02/15] net/ixgbe: fix shared PF pointer in representor
Date: Thu, 30 Apr 2026 12:14:31 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <0c5f728bca3ffa05b0077559ae2fdfa5b4edd497.1777547413.git.anatoly.burakov@intel.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1777547413.git.anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
Currently, ixgbe representor private data stores a PF ethdev pointer.
That pointer is process local, but it is stored in shared memory, so a
secondary process can read an invalid pointer value.
Fix this by storing PF port id in representor private data and resolving
PF ethdev from rte_eth_devices[] in each process. Return -ENODEV when the
PF port is not valid.
This is not technically a bug in practice as using `rte_flow` from
secondary processes isn't supported, but we still shouldn't do that.
Fixes: cf80ba6e2038 ("net/ixgbe: add support for representor ports")
Cc: declan.doherty@intel.com
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Anatoly Burakov <anatoly.burakov@intel.com>
---
drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c | 2 +-
drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h | 2 +-
.../net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c | 63 ++++++++++++++-----
3 files changed, 50 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c b/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
index 9454cbee0a..5c95507d60 100644
--- a/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.c
@@ -1818,7 +1818,7 @@ eth_ixgbe_pci_probe(struct rte_pci_driver *pci_drv __rte_unused,
representor.vf_id = eth_da.representor_ports[i];
representor.switch_domain_id = vfinfo->switch_domain_id;
- representor.pf_ethdev = pf_ethdev;
+ representor.pf_port_id = pf_ethdev->data->port_id;
/* representor port net_bdf_port */
snprintf(name, sizeof(name), "net_%s_representor_%d",
diff --git a/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h b/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
index 38d476d309..1293ea49cb 100644
--- a/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
+++ b/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_ethdev.h
@@ -518,7 +518,7 @@ struct ixgbe_adapter {
struct ixgbe_vf_representor {
uint16_t vf_id;
uint16_t switch_domain_id;
- struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev;
+ uint16_t pf_port_id;
};
int ixgbe_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, void *init_params);
diff --git a/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c b/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c
index 901d80e406..52b43530c0 100644
--- a/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c
+++ b/drivers/net/intel/ixgbe/ixgbe_vf_representor.c
@@ -13,14 +13,27 @@
#include "ixgbe_rxtx.h"
#include "rte_pmd_ixgbe.h"
+static struct rte_eth_dev *
+ixgbe_vf_representor_pf_get(const struct ixgbe_vf_representor *representor)
+{
+ if (!rte_eth_dev_is_valid_port(representor->pf_port_id))
+ return NULL;
+
+ return &rte_eth_devices[representor->pf_port_id];
+}
+
static int
ixgbe_vf_representor_link_update(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
int wait_to_complete)
{
struct ixgbe_vf_representor *representor = ethdev->data->dev_private;
+ struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev = ixgbe_vf_representor_pf_get(representor);
- return ixgbe_dev_link_update_share(representor->pf_ethdev,
+ if (pf_ethdev == NULL)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ return ixgbe_dev_link_update_share(pf_ethdev,
wait_to_complete, 0);
}
@@ -29,9 +42,13 @@ ixgbe_vf_representor_mac_addr_set(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
struct rte_ether_addr *mac_addr)
{
struct ixgbe_vf_representor *representor = ethdev->data->dev_private;
+ struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev = ixgbe_vf_representor_pf_get(representor);
+
+ if (pf_ethdev == NULL)
+ return -ENODEV;
return rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_mac_addr(
- representor->pf_ethdev->data->port_id,
+ pf_ethdev->data->port_id,
representor->vf_id, mac_addr);
}
@@ -40,11 +57,14 @@ ixgbe_vf_representor_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
struct rte_eth_dev_info *dev_info)
{
struct ixgbe_vf_representor *representor = ethdev->data->dev_private;
+ struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev = ixgbe_vf_representor_pf_get(representor);
- struct ixgbe_hw *hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(
- representor->pf_ethdev->data->dev_private);
+ if (pf_ethdev == NULL)
+ return -ENODEV;
- dev_info->device = representor->pf_ethdev->device;
+ struct ixgbe_hw *hw = IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_HW(pf_ethdev->data->dev_private);
+
+ dev_info->device = pf_ethdev->device;
dev_info->min_rx_bufsize = 1024;
/**< Minimum size of RX buffer. */
@@ -70,11 +90,11 @@ ixgbe_vf_representor_dev_infos_get(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
/**< Device TX offload capabilities. */
dev_info->speed_capa =
- representor->pf_ethdev->data->dev_link.link_speed;
+ pf_ethdev->data->dev_link.link_speed;
/**< Supported speeds bitmap (RTE_ETH_LINK_SPEED_). */
dev_info->switch_info.name =
- representor->pf_ethdev->device->name;
+ pf_ethdev->device->name;
dev_info->switch_info.domain_id = representor->switch_domain_id;
dev_info->switch_info.port_id = representor->vf_id;
@@ -123,10 +143,14 @@ ixgbe_vf_representor_vlan_filter_set(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
uint16_t vlan_id, int on)
{
struct ixgbe_vf_representor *representor = ethdev->data->dev_private;
+ struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev = ixgbe_vf_representor_pf_get(representor);
uint64_t vf_mask = 1ULL << representor->vf_id;
+ if (pf_ethdev == NULL)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
return rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_filter(
- representor->pf_ethdev->data->port_id, vlan_id, vf_mask, on);
+ pf_ethdev->data->port_id, vlan_id, vf_mask, on);
}
static void
@@ -134,8 +158,12 @@ ixgbe_vf_representor_vlan_strip_queue_set(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev,
__rte_unused uint16_t rx_queue_id, int on)
{
struct ixgbe_vf_representor *representor = ethdev->data->dev_private;
+ struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev = ixgbe_vf_representor_pf_get(representor);
- rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_stripq(representor->pf_ethdev->data->port_id,
+ if (pf_ethdev == NULL)
+ return;
+
+ rte_pmd_ixgbe_set_vf_vlan_stripq(pf_ethdev->data->port_id,
representor->vf_id, on);
}
@@ -175,6 +203,7 @@ int
ixgbe_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, void *init_params)
{
struct ixgbe_vf_representor *representor = ethdev->data->dev_private;
+ struct rte_eth_dev *pf_ethdev;
struct ixgbe_vf_info *vf_data;
struct rte_pci_device *pci_dev;
@@ -187,17 +216,21 @@ ixgbe_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, void *init_params)
((struct ixgbe_vf_representor *)init_params)->vf_id;
representor->switch_domain_id =
((struct ixgbe_vf_representor *)init_params)->switch_domain_id;
- representor->pf_ethdev =
- ((struct ixgbe_vf_representor *)init_params)->pf_ethdev;
+ representor->pf_port_id =
+ ((struct ixgbe_vf_representor *)init_params)->pf_port_id;
- pci_dev = RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(representor->pf_ethdev);
+ pf_ethdev = ixgbe_vf_representor_pf_get(representor);
+ if (pf_ethdev == NULL)
+ return -ENODEV;
+
+ pci_dev = RTE_ETH_DEV_TO_PCI(pf_ethdev);
if (representor->vf_id >= pci_dev->max_vfs)
return -ENODEV;
ethdev->data->dev_flags |= RTE_ETH_DEV_REPRESENTOR;
ethdev->data->representor_id = representor->vf_id;
- ethdev->data->backer_port_id = representor->pf_ethdev->data->port_id;
+ ethdev->data->backer_port_id = pf_ethdev->data->port_id;
/* Set representor device ops */
ethdev->dev_ops = &ixgbe_vf_representor_dev_ops;
@@ -214,13 +247,13 @@ ixgbe_vf_representor_init(struct rte_eth_dev *ethdev, void *init_params)
/* Reference VF mac address from PF data structure */
vf_data = *IXGBE_DEV_PRIVATE_TO_P_VFDATA(
- representor->pf_ethdev->data->dev_private);
+ pf_ethdev->data->dev_private);
ethdev->data->mac_addrs = (struct rte_ether_addr *)
vf_data[representor->vf_id].vf_mac_addresses;
/* Link state. Inherited from PF */
- link = &representor->pf_ethdev->data->dev_link;
+ link = &pf_ethdev->data->dev_link;
ethdev->data->dev_link.link_speed = link->link_speed;
ethdev->data->dev_link.link_duplex = link->link_duplex;
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-30 11:15 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 20+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-30 11:14 [PATCH v1 00/15] IXGBE fixes and cleanups Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 01/15] net/ixgbe: fix flows not being scoped to port Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` Anatoly Burakov [this message]
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 03/15] net/ixgbe: fix non-shared data in IPsec session Anatoly Burakov
2026-05-07 10:50 ` Radu Nicolau
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 04/15] net/ixgbe: fix SCTP protocol-only flow parsing Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 05/15] net/ixgbe: fix L4 protocol mask handling Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 06/15] net/ixgbe: reset flow state on clear paths Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 07/15] net/ixgbe: store max VFs in adapter Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 08/15] net/ixgbe: do not use flow list to count flows Anatoly Burakov
2026-05-06 9:24 ` Bruce Richardson
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 09/15] net/ixgbe: remove redundant flow tracking lists Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 10/15] net/ixgbe: reduce FDIR conf macro usage Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 11/15] net/ixgbe: use adapter in flow-related calls Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 12/15] net/ixgbe: support protocol-only TCP and UDP rules Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 13/15] net/ixgbe: write drop queue at init Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 14/15] net/ixgbe: rely less on global flow state Anatoly Burakov
2026-04-30 11:14 ` [PATCH v1 15/15] net/ixgbe: refactor flow creation Anatoly Burakov
2026-05-06 9:27 ` [PATCH v1 00/15] IXGBE fixes and cleanups Bruce Richardson
2026-05-06 10:27 ` Bruce Richardson
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