Re: [PATCH 1/2] Revert "nvmet-tcp: Don't free SQ on authentication success"

[Chris Leech <cleech@redhat.com>]

On Fri, Apr 17, 2026 at 10:48:08AM +1000, alistair23@gmail.com wrote:
> From: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@wdc.com>
> 
> In an attempt to fix REPLACETLSPSK we stopped freeing the secrets on
> successful connections. This resulted in memory leaks in the kernel, so
> let's revert the commit. A improved fix is being developed to just avoid
> clearing the tls_key variable.
> 
> This reverts commit 2e6eb6b277f593b98f151ea8eff1beb558bbea3b.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis@wdc.com>
> ---
>  drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c | 9 +++++----
>  1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/linux-nvme/CAHj4cs-u3MWQR4idywptMfjEYi4YwObWFx4KVib35dZ5HMBDdw@mail.gmail.com
Reviewed-by: Chris Leech <cleech@redhat.com>

> diff --git a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
> index b9ab80c7a6941..f1e613e7c63e5 100644
> --- a/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
> +++ b/drivers/nvme/target/fabrics-cmd-auth.c
> @@ -395,10 +395,9 @@ void nvmet_execute_auth_send(struct nvmet_req *req)
>  		goto complete;
>  	}
>  	/* Final states, clear up variables */
> -	if (req->sq->dhchap_step == NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_FAILURE2) {
> -		nvmet_auth_sq_free(req->sq);
> +	nvmet_auth_sq_free(req->sq);
> +	if (req->sq->dhchap_step == NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_FAILURE2)
>  		nvmet_ctrl_fatal_error(ctrl);
> -	}
>  
>  complete:
>  	nvmet_req_complete(req, status);
> @@ -574,7 +573,9 @@ void nvmet_execute_auth_receive(struct nvmet_req *req)
>  	status = nvmet_copy_to_sgl(req, 0, d, al);
>  	kfree(d);
>  done:
> -	if (req->sq->dhchap_step == NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_FAILURE1) {
> +	if (req->sq->dhchap_step == NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_SUCCESS2)
> +		nvmet_auth_sq_free(req->sq);
> +	else if (req->sq->dhchap_step == NVME_AUTH_DHCHAP_MESSAGE_FAILURE1) {
>  		nvmet_auth_sq_free(req->sq);
>  		nvmet_ctrl_fatal_error(ctrl);
>  	}
> -- 
> 2.53.0