From: Zhang Tengfei <zhtfdev@gmail.com>
To: Jiawen Wu <jiawenwu@trustnetic.com>,
Zaiyu Wang <zaiyuwang@trustnetic.com>
Cc: dev@dpdk.org, stephen@networkplumber.org,
Zhang Tengfei <zhtfdev@gmail.com>,
stable@dpdk.org
Subject: [PATCH] net/txgbe: fix leak of filters on flow create
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:24:36 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260915152436.67378-1-zhtfdev@gmail.com> (raw)
txgbe_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: 5c2352b9ece6 ("net/txgbe: support creating consistent filter")
Cc: stable@dpdk.org
Signed-off-by: Zhang Tengfei <zhtfdev@gmail.com>
---
drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_flow.c | 227 ++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 122 insertions(+), 105 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_flow.c b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_flow.c
index eaeb973c91..a3e6f8cb83 100644
--- a/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_flow.c
+++ b/drivers/net/txgbe/txgbe_flow.c
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
* Copyright(c) 2010-2017 Intel Corporation
*/
+#include <errno.h>
#include <sys/queue.h>
#include <bus_pci_driver.h>
#include <rte_malloc.h>
@@ -3246,26 +3247,28 @@ txgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
#endif
if (!ret) {
+ ntuple_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_ntuple_filter",
+ sizeof(struct txgbe_ntuple_filter_ele), 0);
+ if (!ntuple_filter_ptr) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ rte_memcpy(&ntuple_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+ &ntuple_filter,
+ sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
ret = txgbe_add_del_ntuple_filter(dev, &ntuple_filter, TRUE);
- if (!ret) {
- ntuple_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_ntuple_filter",
- sizeof(struct txgbe_ntuple_filter_ele), 0);
- if (!ntuple_filter_ptr) {
- PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
- goto out;
- }
- rte_memcpy(&ntuple_filter_ptr->filter_info,
- &ntuple_filter,
- sizeof(struct rte_eth_ntuple_filter));
- TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_ntuple_list,
- ntuple_filter_ptr, entries);
- flow->rule = ntuple_filter_ptr;
- flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_NTUPLE;
- return flow;
- } else if (filter_info->ntuple_is_full) {
- goto next;
+ if (ret) {
+ rte_free(ntuple_filter_ptr);
+ if (filter_info->ntuple_is_full)
+ goto next;
+ goto out;
}
- goto out;
+ TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_ntuple_list,
+ ntuple_filter_ptr, entries);
+ flow->rule = ntuple_filter_ptr;
+ flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_NTUPLE;
+ return flow;
}
next:
@@ -3273,51 +3276,53 @@ txgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
ret = txgbe_parse_ethertype_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
actions, ðertype_filter, error);
if (!ret) {
+ ethertype_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_ethertype_filter",
+ sizeof(struct txgbe_ethertype_filter_ele), 0);
+ if (!ethertype_filter_ptr) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ rte_memcpy(ðertype_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+ ðertype_filter,
+ sizeof(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter));
ret = txgbe_add_del_ethertype_filter(dev,
ðertype_filter, TRUE);
- if (!ret) {
- ethertype_filter_ptr =
- rte_zmalloc("txgbe_ethertype_filter",
- sizeof(struct txgbe_ethertype_filter_ele), 0);
- if (!ethertype_filter_ptr) {
- PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
- goto out;
- }
- rte_memcpy(ðertype_filter_ptr->filter_info,
- ðertype_filter,
- sizeof(struct rte_eth_ethertype_filter));
- TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_ethertype_list,
- ethertype_filter_ptr, entries);
- 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;
+ TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_ethertype_list,
+ ethertype_filter_ptr, entries);
+ 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 = txgbe_parse_syn_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
actions, &syn_filter, error);
if (!ret) {
+ syn_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_syn_filter",
+ sizeof(struct txgbe_eth_syn_filter_ele), 0);
+ if (!syn_filter_ptr) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ rte_memcpy(&syn_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+ &syn_filter,
+ sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
ret = txgbe_syn_filter_set(dev, &syn_filter, TRUE);
- if (!ret) {
- syn_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_syn_filter",
- sizeof(struct txgbe_eth_syn_filter_ele), 0);
- if (!syn_filter_ptr) {
- PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
- goto out;
- }
- rte_memcpy(&syn_filter_ptr->filter_info,
- &syn_filter,
- sizeof(struct rte_eth_syn_filter));
- TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_syn_list,
- syn_filter_ptr,
- entries);
- 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;
+ TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_syn_list,
+ syn_filter_ptr, entries);
+ flow->rule = syn_filter_ptr;
+ flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_SYN;
+ return flow;
}
memset(&fdir_rule, 0, sizeof(struct txgbe_fdir_rule));
@@ -3325,16 +3330,21 @@ txgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
actions, &fdir_rule, error);
if (!ret) {
if (!txgbe_is_pf(TXGBE_DEV_HW(dev))) {
- ret = txgbevf_fdir_filter_program(dev, &fdir_rule, FALSE);
- if (ret < 0)
- goto out;
-
fdir_rule_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_fdir_filter",
- sizeof(struct txgbe_fdir_rule_ele), 0);
+ sizeof(struct txgbe_fdir_rule_ele), 0);
if (!fdir_rule_ptr) {
PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
goto out;
}
+
+ ret = txgbevf_fdir_filter_program(dev, &fdir_rule,
+ FALSE);
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ rte_free(fdir_rule_ptr);
+ goto out;
+ }
+
rte_memcpy(&fdir_rule_ptr->filter_info,
&fdir_rule,
sizeof(struct txgbe_fdir_rule));
@@ -3393,28 +3403,19 @@ txgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
}
if (fdir_rule.b_spec) {
- ret = txgbe_fdir_filter_program(dev, &fdir_rule,
- FALSE, FALSE);
- if (!ret) {
- fdir_rule_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_fdir_filter",
+ fdir_rule_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_fdir_filter",
sizeof(struct txgbe_fdir_rule_ele), 0);
- if (!fdir_rule_ptr) {
- PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
- "failed to allocate memory");
- goto out;
- }
- rte_memcpy(&fdir_rule_ptr->filter_info,
- &fdir_rule,
- sizeof(struct txgbe_fdir_rule));
- TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_fdir_list,
- fdir_rule_ptr, entries);
- flow->rule = fdir_rule_ptr;
- flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_FDIR;
-
- return flow;
+ if (!fdir_rule_ptr) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR,
+ "failed to allocate memory");
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;
}
+ ret = txgbe_fdir_filter_program(dev, &fdir_rule,
+ FALSE, FALSE);
if (ret) {
+ rte_free(fdir_rule_ptr);
/**
* clean the mask_added flag if fail to
* program
@@ -3423,6 +3424,16 @@ txgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
fdir_info->mask_added = FALSE;
goto out;
}
+
+ rte_memcpy(&fdir_rule_ptr->filter_info,
+ &fdir_rule,
+ sizeof(struct txgbe_fdir_rule));
+ TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_fdir_list,
+ fdir_rule_ptr, entries);
+ flow->rule = fdir_rule_ptr;
+ flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_FDIR;
+
+ return flow;
}
goto out;
@@ -3432,45 +3443,51 @@ txgbe_flow_create(struct rte_eth_dev *dev,
ret = txgbe_parse_l2_tn_filter(dev, attr, pattern,
actions, &l2_tn_filter, error);
if (!ret) {
+ l2_tn_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_l2_tn_filter",
+ sizeof(struct txgbe_eth_l2_tunnel_conf_ele), 0);
+ if (!l2_tn_filter_ptr) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;
+ }
+ rte_memcpy(&l2_tn_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+ &l2_tn_filter,
+ sizeof(struct txgbe_l2_tunnel_conf));
ret = txgbe_dev_l2_tunnel_filter_add(dev, &l2_tn_filter, FALSE);
- if (!ret) {
- l2_tn_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_l2_tn_filter",
- sizeof(struct txgbe_eth_l2_tunnel_conf_ele), 0);
- if (!l2_tn_filter_ptr) {
- PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
- goto out;
- }
- rte_memcpy(&l2_tn_filter_ptr->filter_info,
- &l2_tn_filter,
- sizeof(struct txgbe_l2_tunnel_conf));
- TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_l2_tunnel_list,
- l2_tn_filter_ptr, entries);
- flow->rule = l2_tn_filter_ptr;
- flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_L2_TUNNEL;
- return flow;
+ if (ret) {
+ rte_free(l2_tn_filter_ptr);
+ goto out;
}
+ TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_l2_tunnel_list,
+ l2_tn_filter_ptr, entries);
+ flow->rule = l2_tn_filter_ptr;
+ flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_L2_TUNNEL;
+ return flow;
}
memset(&rss_conf, 0, sizeof(struct txgbe_rte_flow_rss_conf));
ret = txgbe_parse_rss_filter(dev, attr,
actions, &rss_conf, error);
if (!ret) {
- ret = txgbe_config_rss_filter(dev, &rss_conf, TRUE);
- if (!ret) {
- rss_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_rss_filter",
- sizeof(struct txgbe_rss_conf_ele), 0);
- if (!rss_filter_ptr) {
- PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
- goto out;
- }
- txgbe_rss_conf_init(&rss_filter_ptr->filter_info,
- &rss_conf.conf);
- TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_rss_list,
- rss_filter_ptr, entries);
- flow->rule = rss_filter_ptr;
- flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_HASH;
- return flow;
+ rss_filter_ptr = rte_zmalloc("txgbe_rss_filter",
+ sizeof(struct txgbe_rss_conf_ele), 0);
+ if (!rss_filter_ptr) {
+ PMD_DRV_LOG(ERR, "failed to allocate memory");
+ ret = -ENOMEM;
+ goto out;
}
+ ret = txgbe_config_rss_filter(dev, &rss_conf, TRUE);
+ if (ret) {
+ rte_free(rss_filter_ptr);
+ goto out;
+ }
+ txgbe_rss_conf_init(&rss_filter_ptr->filter_info,
+ &rss_conf.conf);
+ TAILQ_INSERT_TAIL(&filter_rss_list,
+ rss_filter_ptr, entries);
+ flow->rule = rss_filter_ptr;
+ flow->filter_type = RTE_ETH_FILTER_HASH;
+ return flow;
}
out:
--
2.53.0
next reply other threads:[~2026-09-15 15:25 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 18+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-09-15 15:24 Zhang Tengfei [this message]
2026-09-15 15:38 ` [PATCH] net/txgbe: fix leak of filters on flow create Stephen Hemminger
2026-09-15 15:48 ` Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-16 13:11 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] net/txgbe: fix flow create errors Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-16 13:11 ` [PATCH v2 1/3] net/txgbe: fix L2 tunnel error on flow create Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-16 13:11 ` [PATCH v2 2/3] net/txgbe: fix leak of filters " Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-16 13:11 ` [PATCH v2 3/3] net/txgbe: fix flow create error codes Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-16 16:21 ` [PATCH v2 0/3] net/txgbe: fix flow create errors Stephen Hemminger
2026-09-17 15:32 ` [PATCH v3 " Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-17 15:32 ` [PATCH v3 1/3] net/txgbe: fix L2 tunnel error on flow create Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-17 15:32 ` [PATCH v3 2/3] net/txgbe: fix leak of filters " Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-17 15:32 ` [PATCH v3 3/3] net/txgbe: fix FDIR error handling " Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-18 16:06 ` [PATCH v3 0/3] net/txgbe: fix flow create errors Stephen Hemminger
2026-09-18 18:14 ` Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-18 18:30 ` [PATCH v4 " Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-18 18:30 ` [PATCH v4 1/3] net/txgbe: fix L2 tunnel error on flow create Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-18 18:30 ` [PATCH v4 2/3] net/txgbe: fix leak of filters " Zhang Tengfei
2026-09-18 18:30 ` [PATCH v4 3/3] net/txgbe: fix FDIR error handling " Zhang Tengfei
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