From: sashiko-bot@kernel.org
To: "Bryam Vargas" <hexlabsecurity@proton.me>
Cc: linux-rdma@vger.kernel.org, linux-s390@vger.kernel.org,
"Heiko Carstens" <hca@linux.ibm.com>,
"Vasily Gorbik" <gor@linux.ibm.com>,
"Alexander Gordeev" <agordeev@linux.ibm.com>,
"Christian Borntraeger" <borntraeger@linux.ibm.com>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net v5 1/2] net/smc: order the CDC receive path against RMB publication
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:53:43 +0000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <sashiko-outbox-174258@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261015-b4-disp-2a8d85ef-v5-1-6b795e8263c9@proton.me>
> From: Bryam Vargas <hexlabsecurity@proton.me>
>
> smc_conn_create() adds an SMC-R connection to the token tree before
> smc_buf_create() sets conn->rmb_desc. Tokens come from one global
> counter, so a peer in the link group can predict the next one. A CDC
> with that token, arriving in the window, makes
> smc_cdc_msg_recv_action() dereference a NULL rmb_desc in softirq.
>
> Set rmb_desc with a release store after the receive fields that go
> with it, and drop a CDC in smc_cdc_rx_handler() while rmb_desc is
> unset. A conforming peer learns the token only from the CLC accept or
> confirm, sent after smc_buf_create(), so nothing it sends is dropped.
> The SMC-D receive tasklet needs no check: smc_ism_set_conn() publishes
> the connection under smcd->lock, which smcd_handle_irq() also takes.
>
> Fixes: 69cb7dc0218b ("net/smc: add common buffer size in send and receive buffer descriptors")
> Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20261008-b4-disp-f7cd3d96-v6-0-fba616c0920c@proton.me?part=1
> Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
> Signed-off-by: Bryam Vargas <hexlabsecurity@proton.me>
Sashiko has reviewed this patch and found no issues. It looks great!
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Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-15 11:53 [PATCH net v5 0/2] net/smc: order the CDC receive path against buffer publication Bryam Vargas via B4 Relay
2026-10-15 11:53 ` [PATCH net v5 1/2] net/smc: order the CDC receive path against RMB publication Bryam Vargas via B4 Relay
2026-10-16 11:53 ` sashiko-bot [this message]
2026-10-15 11:53 ` [PATCH net v5 2/2] net/smc: skip the DMB nocopy accounting until the send buffer is set Bryam Vargas via B4 Relay
2026-10-16 11:53 ` sashiko-bot
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