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From: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
To: Jiri Pirko <jiri@resnulli.us>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, pabeni@redhat.com, davem@davemloft.net,
	edumazet@google.com, jacob.e.keller@intel.com, jhs@mojatatu.com,
	johannes@sipsolutions.net, andriy.shevchenko@linux.intel.com,
	amritha.nambiar@intel.com, sdf@google.com, horms@kernel.org,
	przemyslaw.kitszel@intel.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v5 5/9] genetlink: introduce per-sock family private storage
Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2023 08:11:23 -0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20231208081123.448e4c5b@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <ZXMmgJHPdBUFlROg@nanopsycho>

On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 15:21:52 +0100 Jiri Pirko wrote:
> >> +static struct genl_sk_priv *genl_sk_priv_alloc(struct genl_family *family)
> >> +{
> >> +	struct genl_sk_priv *priv;
> >> +
> >> +	priv = kzalloc(size_add(sizeof(*priv), family->sock_priv_size),
> >> +		       GFP_KERNEL);
> >> +	if (!priv)
> >> +		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> >> +	priv->destructor = family->sock_priv_destroy;  
> >
> >family->sock_priv_destroy may be in module memory.
> >I think you need to wipe them when family goes :(  
> 
> Crap. That's a bit problematic. Family can unregister and register
> again, with user having the same sock sill opened with legitimate
> expectation of filter being applied. Don't see now how to handle this
> other then no-destroy and just kfree here in genetlink.c :/ Going back
> to v4?

When family gets removed all subs must be cleared. So the user
sock will have to resolve the mcast ID again, and re-subscribe
again to get any notification. Having to re-sub implies having
to re-add filters in my mind.

  reply	other threads:[~2023-12-08 16:11 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2023-12-06 18:21 [patch net-next v5 0/9] devlink: introduce notifications filtering Jiri Pirko
2023-12-06 18:21 ` [patch net-next v5 1/9] devlink: use devl_is_registered() helper instead xa_get_mark() Jiri Pirko
2023-12-06 18:21 ` [patch net-next v5 2/9] devlink: introduce __devl_is_registered() helper and use it instead of xa_get_mark() Jiri Pirko
2023-12-06 18:21 ` [patch net-next v5 3/9] devlink: send notifications only if there are listeners Jiri Pirko
2023-12-06 18:21 ` [patch net-next v5 4/9] devlink: introduce a helper for netlink multicast send Jiri Pirko
2023-12-06 18:21 ` [patch net-next v5 5/9] genetlink: introduce per-sock family private storage Jiri Pirko
2023-12-08  2:55   ` Jakub Kicinski
2023-12-08 10:07     ` Jiri Pirko
2023-12-08 14:21     ` Jiri Pirko
2023-12-08 16:11       ` Jakub Kicinski [this message]
2023-12-09 10:36         ` Jiri Pirko
2023-12-06 18:21 ` [patch net-next v5 6/9] netlink: introduce typedef for filter function Jiri Pirko
2023-12-06 18:21 ` [patch net-next v5 7/9] genetlink: introduce helpers to do filtered multicast Jiri Pirko
2023-12-06 18:21 ` [patch net-next v5 8/9] devlink: add a command to set notification filter and use it for multicasts Jiri Pirko
2023-12-06 18:21 ` [patch net-next v5 9/9] devlink: extend multicast filtering by port index Jiri Pirko

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