From: wen.yang@linux.dev
To: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
Cc: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>,
linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 30/39] net: resolve sysctl owners from their backing data
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:35:09 +0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <6fa0af34670abb09406ad3703e893b5757380cbc.1793204511.git.wen.yang@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1793204511.git.wen.yang@linux.dev>
From: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
Derive network owners from backing storage and remove extra-pointer use.
Suggested-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
---
drivers/net/vrf.c | 20 +++++++------------
net/ipv4/route.c | 8 ++++----
net/ipv6/ndisc.c | 3 ++-
net/ipv6/route.c | 11 ++++++-----
net/mpls/af_mpls.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++------------------------------
5 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 79d433f49f80..993cc2d120fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -1826,22 +1826,17 @@ static int vrf_strict_mode_change(struct vrf_map *vmap, bool new_mode)
static int vrf_shared_table_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
{
- struct net *net = (struct net *)table->extra1;
+ struct net *net = table->data;
struct vrf_map *vmap = netns_vrf_map(net);
int proc_strict_mode = 0;
- struct ctl_table tmp = {
- .procname = table->procname,
- .data = &proc_strict_mode,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = table->mode,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE,
- };
+ struct ctl_table tmp = *table;
int ret;
if (!write)
proc_strict_mode = vrf_strict_mode(vmap);
+ tmp.data = &proc_strict_mode;
+ tmp.maxlen = sizeof(proc_strict_mode);
ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
if (write && ret == 0)
@@ -1857,8 +1852,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table vrf_table[] = {
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = vrf_shared_table_handler,
- /* set by the vrf_netns_init */
- .extra1 = NULL,
+ .min = 0,
+ .max = 1,
},
};
@@ -1870,8 +1865,7 @@ static int vrf_netns_init_sysctl(struct net *net, struct netns_vrf *nn_vrf)
if (!table)
return -ENOMEM;
- /* init the extra1 parameter with the reference to current netns */
- table[0].extra1 = net;
+ table[0].data = net;
nn_vrf->ctl_hdr = register_net_sysctl_sz(net, "net/vrf", table,
ARRAY_SIZE(vrf_table));
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 595a3b7f1783..b4c415f720b2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -3507,12 +3507,11 @@ void ip_rt_multicast_event(struct in_device *in_dev)
static int ip_rt_gc_interval __read_mostly = 60 * HZ;
static int ip_rt_gc_min_interval __read_mostly = HZ / 2;
static int ip_rt_gc_elasticity __read_mostly = 8;
-static int ip_min_valid_pmtu __read_mostly = IPV4_MIN_MTU;
static int ipv4_sysctl_rtcache_flush(const struct ctl_table *__ctl, int write,
void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
{
- struct net *net = (struct net *)__ctl->extra1;
+ struct net *net = __ctl->data;
if (write) {
rt_cache_flush(net);
@@ -3627,7 +3626,8 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_route_netns_table[] = {
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
- .extra1 = &ip_min_valid_pmtu,
+ .min = IPV4_MIN_MTU,
+ .max = INT_MAX,
},
{
.procname = "mtu_expires",
@@ -3670,7 +3670,7 @@ static __net_init int sysctl_route_net_init(struct net *net)
for (i = 1; i < table_size; i++)
tbl[i].data += (void *)net - (void *)&init_net;
}
- tbl[0].extra1 = net;
+ tbl[0].data = net;
net->ipv4.route_hdr = register_net_sysctl_sz(net, "net/ipv4/route",
tbl, table_size);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 0ed1a619372b..956220ad0cf8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1956,7 +1956,8 @@ static void ndisc_warn_deprecated_sysctl(const struct ctl_table *ctl,
int ndisc_ifinfo_sysctl_change(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write, void *buffer,
size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
{
- struct net_device *dev = ctl->extra1;
+ struct neigh_parms *p = neigh_sysctl_parms(ctl);
+ struct net_device *dev = p->dev;
struct inet6_dev *idev;
int ret;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 94e5ef1c4f83..a6925e9750e0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -6563,9 +6563,12 @@ static int rt6_stats_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
static int ipv6_sysctl_rtcache_flush(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
{
- struct net *net;
+ int *valp = ctl->data;
+ struct net *net = container_of(valp, struct net,
+ ipv6.sysctl.flush_delay);
int delay;
int ret;
+
if (!write)
return -EINVAL;
@@ -6573,7 +6576,6 @@ static int ipv6_sysctl_rtcache_flush(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
if (ret)
return ret;
- net = (struct net *)ctl->extra1;
delay = READ_ONCE(net->ipv6.sysctl.flush_delay);
fib6_run_gc(delay <= 0 ? 0 : (unsigned long)delay, net, delay > 0);
return 0;
@@ -6656,8 +6658,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table ipv6_route_table_template[] = {
.maxlen = sizeof(u8),
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = proc_dou8vec_minmax,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE,
+ .min = 0,
+ .max = 1,
},
};
@@ -6673,7 +6675,6 @@ struct ctl_table * __net_init ipv6_route_sysctl_init(struct net *net)
table[0].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_max_size;
table[1].data = &net->ipv6.ip6_dst_ops.gc_thresh;
table[2].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.flush_delay;
- table[2].extra1 = net;
table[3].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_min_interval;
table[4].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_timeout;
table[5].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_interval;
diff --git a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
index ad4ad6f2001a..b8df02173d7a 100644
--- a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
+++ b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
#define MPLS_NEIGH_TABLE_UNSPEC (NEIGH_LINK_TABLE + 1)
-static int label_limit = (1 << 20) - 1;
-static int ttl_max = 255;
-
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_IP_TUNNEL)
static size_t ipgre_mpls_encap_hlen(struct ip_tunnel_encap *e)
{
@@ -1397,21 +1394,15 @@ static int mpls_netconf_dump_devconf(struct sk_buff *skb,
static int mpls_conf_proc(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
{
- int oval = *(int *)ctl->data;
+ int *valp = ctl->data;
+ struct mpls_dev *mdev = container_of(valp, struct mpls_dev,
+ input_enabled);
+ int oval = *valp;
int ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
- if (write) {
- struct mpls_dev *mdev = ctl->extra1;
- int i = (int *)ctl->data - (int *)mdev;
- struct net *net = ctl->extra2;
- int val = *(int *)ctl->data;
-
- if (i == offsetof(struct mpls_dev, input_enabled) &&
- val != oval) {
- mpls_netconf_notify_devconf(net, RTM_NEWNETCONF,
- NETCONFA_INPUT, mdev);
- }
- }
+ if (write && *valp != oval)
+ mpls_netconf_notify_devconf(dev_net(mdev->dev), RTM_NEWNETCONF,
+ NETCONFA_INPUT, mdev);
return ret;
}
@@ -1442,11 +1433,8 @@ static int mpls_dev_sysctl_register(struct net_device *dev,
/* Table data contains only offsets relative to the base of
* the mdev at this point, so make them absolute.
*/
- for (i = 0; i < table_size; i++) {
+ for (i = 0; i < table_size; i++)
table[i].data = (char *)mdev + (uintptr_t)table[i].data;
- table[i].extra1 = mdev;
- table[i].extra2 = net;
- }
snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "net/mpls/conf/%s", dev->name);
@@ -2694,15 +2682,10 @@ static int mpls_platform_labels(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
struct net *net = table->data;
int platform_labels = net->mpls.platform_labels;
int ret;
- struct ctl_table tmp = {
- .procname = table->procname,
- .data = &platform_labels,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = table->mode,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = &label_limit,
- };
+ struct ctl_table tmp = *table;
+ tmp.data = &platform_labels;
+ tmp.maxlen = sizeof(platform_labels);
ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
if (write && ret == 0)
@@ -2721,6 +2704,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table mpls_table[] = {
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = mpls_platform_labels,
+ .min = 0,
+ .max = (1 << 20) - 1,
},
{
.procname = "ip_ttl_propagate",
@@ -2728,8 +2713,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table mpls_table[] = {
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE,
+ .min = 0,
+ .max = 1,
},
{
.procname = "default_ttl",
@@ -2737,8 +2722,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table mpls_table[] = {
.maxlen = sizeof(int),
.mode = 0644,
.proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ONE,
- .extra2 = &ttl_max,
+ .min = 1,
+ .max = 255,
},
};
--
2.25.1
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-28 16:38 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-28 16:34 [RFC PATCH 00/39] sysctl: replace overloaded extra pointers with typed bounds and context wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 01/39] " wen.yang
2026-10-28 21:09 ` David Laight
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 02/39] test_sysctl: convert bounds to numeric values wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 03/39] sysctl: add KUnit coverage for numeric bounds and handlers wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 04/39] sysctl: cover runtime ranges and context lifecycles in KUnit wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 05/39] sysctl: cover priv in KUnit and the debug test module wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 06/39] sysctl: convert core table bounds to numeric values wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 07/39] sysctl: store architecture sysctl bounds by value wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 08/39] sysctl: store crypto " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 09/39] sysctl: store device " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 10/39] sysctl: store filesystem " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 11/39] sysctl: store message-queue " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 12/39] sysctl: store kernel " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 13/39] sysctl: store memory-management " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 14/39] sysctl: store IPv6 scalar " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 15/39] sysctl: store netfilter " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 16/39] sysctl: store RPC " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 17/39] sysctl: store remaining network " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 18/39] sysctl: store security " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 19/39] io_uring: store its " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 20/39] sysctl: refresh dynamic scheduler and PID bounds per call wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 21/39] sysctl: refresh device-dependent " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 22/39] sysctl: refresh namespace IPC " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 23/39] yama: preserve scope locking with numeric sysctl bounds wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 24/39] net: refresh core sysctl limits without bound pointers wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 25/39] sctp: resolve numeric ranges from the current namespace wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 26/39] rds: preserve live reconnect limits with numeric bounds wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 27/39] ipv4: preserve live and vector bounds with numeric sysctls wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 28/39] net: refresh fragment and remaining dynamic sysctl bounds wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 29/39] neighbour: derive sysctl ownership independently of bounds wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` wen.yang [this message]
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 31/39] ipvs: derive sysctl ownership from numeric storage wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 32/39] sysctl: remove obsolete nr_open bound variables wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 33/39] ipv6: move address sysctl context to priv wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 34/39] ipv4: move device " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 35/39] netfilter: move logger " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 36/39] parport: move device " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 37/39] net: move namespace " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 38/39] arm64: move vector-length " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 39/39] sysctl: remove the extra pointers and the compatibility bounds read wen.yang
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