From: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@gmail.com>
To: "Stefano Garzarella" <sgarzare@redhat.com>,
"Shuah Khan" <shuah@kernel.org>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
"Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@google.com>,
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"Haiyang Zhang" <haiyangz@microsoft.com>,
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"Dexuan Cui" <decui@microsoft.com>,
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Cc: virtualization@lists.linux.dev, netdev@vger.kernel.org,
linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org,
kvm@vger.kernel.org, linux-hyperv@vger.kernel.org,
Sargun Dhillon <sargun@sargun.me>,
berrange@redhat.com, Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@meta.com>
Subject: [PATCH net-next v9 06/14] vsock/loopback: add netns support
Date: Tue, 11 Nov 2025 22:54:48 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251111-vsock-vmtest-v9-6-852787a37bed@meta.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251111-vsock-vmtest-v9-0-852787a37bed@meta.com>
From: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@meta.com>
Add NS support to vsock loopback. Sockets in a global mode netns
communicate with each other, regardless of namespace. Sockets in a local
mode netns may only communicate with other sockets within the same
namespace.
Signed-off-by: Bobby Eshleman <bobbyeshleman@meta.com>
---
Changes in v9:
- remove per-netns vsock_loopback and workqueues, just re-using
the net and net_mode in skb->cb achieved the same result in a simpler
way. Also removed need for pernet_subsys.
- properly track net references
Changes in v7:
- drop for_each_net() init/exit, drop net_rwsem, the pernet registration
handles this automatically and race-free
- flush workqueue before destruction, purge pkt list
- remember net_mode instead of current net mode
- keep space after INIT_WORK()
- change vsock_loopback in netns_vsock to ->priv void ptr
- rename `orig_net_mode` to `net_mode`
- remove useless comment
- protect `register_pernet_subsys()` with `net_rwsem`
- do cleanup before releasing `net_rwsem` when failure happens
- call `unregister_pernet_subsys()` in `vsock_loopback_exit()`
- call `vsock_loopback_deinit_vsock()` in `vsock_loopback_exit()`
Changes in v6:
- init pernet ops for vsock_loopback module
- vsock_loopback: add space in struct to clarify lock protection
- do proper cleanup/unregister on vsock_loopback_exit()
- vsock_loopback: use virtio_vsock_skb_net()
Changes in v5:
- add callbacks code to avoid reverse dependency
- add logic for handling vsock_loopback setup for already existing
namespaces
---
net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c | 41 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c b/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c
index d3ac056663ea..e62f6c516992 100644
--- a/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c
+++ b/net/vmw_vsock/vsock_loopback.c
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ static int vsock_loopback_send_pkt(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net *net,
struct vsock_loopback *vsock = &the_vsock_loopback;
int len = skb->len;
+ virtio_vsock_skb_set_net(skb, net);
+ virtio_vsock_skb_set_net_mode(skb, net_mode);
+
virtio_vsock_skb_queue_tail(&vsock->pkt_queue, skb);
queue_work(vsock->workqueue, &vsock->pkt_work);
@@ -116,8 +119,10 @@ static void vsock_loopback_work(struct work_struct *work)
{
struct vsock_loopback *vsock =
container_of(work, struct vsock_loopback, pkt_work);
+ enum vsock_net_mode net_mode;
struct sk_buff_head pkts;
struct sk_buff *skb;
+ struct net *net;
skb_queue_head_init(&pkts);
@@ -131,7 +136,41 @@ static void vsock_loopback_work(struct work_struct *work)
*/
virtio_transport_consume_skb_sent(skb, false);
virtio_transport_deliver_tap_pkt(skb);
- virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&loopback_transport, skb, NULL, 0);
+
+ /* In the case of virtio_transport_reset_no_sock(), the skb
+ * does not hold a reference on the socket, and so does not
+ * transitively hold a reference on the net.
+ *
+ * There is an ABA race condition in this sequence:
+ * 1. the sender sends a packet
+ * 2. worker calls virtio_transport_recv_pkt(), using the
+ * sender's net
+ * 3. virtio_transport_recv_pkt() uses t->send_pkt() passing the
+ * sender's net
+ * 4. virtio_transport_recv_pkt() free's the skb, dropping the
+ * reference to the socket
+ * 5. the socket closes, frees its reference to the net
+ * 6. Finally, the worker for the second t->send_pkt() call
+ * processes the skb, and uses the now stale net pointer for
+ * socket lookups.
+ *
+ * To prevent this, we acquire a net reference in vsock_loopback_send_pkt()
+ * and hold it until virtio_transport_recv_pkt() completes.
+ *
+ * Additionally, we must grab a reference on the skb before
+ * calling virtio_transport_recv_pkt() to prevent it from
+ * freeing the skb before we have a chance to release the net.
+ */
+ net_mode = virtio_vsock_skb_net_mode(skb);
+ net = virtio_vsock_skb_net(skb);
+
+ skb_get(skb);
+
+ virtio_transport_recv_pkt(&loopback_transport, skb, net,
+ net_mode);
+
+ virtio_vsock_skb_clear_net(skb);
+ kfree_skb(skb);
}
}
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-11-12 6:55 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 34+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-11-12 6:54 [PATCH net-next v9 00/14] vsock: add namespace support to vhost-vsock and loopback Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 01/14] vsock: a per-net vsock NS mode state Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 14:13 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 02/14] vsock: add netns to vsock core Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 14:14 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 03/14] vsock/virtio: add netns support to virtio transport and virtio common Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 14:18 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 16:13 ` Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 17:39 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 19:32 ` Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-13 15:31 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 04/14] vsock/virtio: pack struct virtio_vsock_skb_cb Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 05/14] vsock: add netns and netns_tracker to vsock skb cb Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 6:54 ` Bobby Eshleman [this message]
2025-11-12 14:19 ` [PATCH net-next v9 06/14] vsock/loopback: add netns support Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 18:27 ` Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-13 15:24 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-13 18:26 ` Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-14 9:33 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-14 22:13 ` Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-17 9:27 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 07/14] vhost/vsock: " Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 08/14] vsock: reject bad VSOCK_NET_MODE_LOCAL configuration for G2H Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 14:21 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 18:36 ` Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 09/14] selftests/vsock: add namespace helpers to vmtest.sh Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 10/14] selftests/vsock: prepare vm management helpers for namespaces Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 14:23 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 11/14] selftests/vsock: add tests for proc sys vsock ns_mode Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 14:38 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 12/14] selftests/vsock: add namespace tests for CID collisions Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 13/14] selftests/vsock: add tests for host <-> vm connectivity with namespaces Bobby Eshleman
2025-11-12 14:41 ` Stefano Garzarella
2025-11-12 6:54 ` [PATCH net-next v9 14/14] selftests/vsock: add tests for namespace deletion and mode changes Bobby Eshleman
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