From: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
To: David Miller <davem@davemloft.net>, Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Cc: Herbert Xu <herbert@gondor.apana.org.au>,
Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>,
<netdev@vger.kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 16/20] xfrm: avoid RCU warnings around the per-netns netlink socket
Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:33:57 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260323083440.2741292-17-steffen.klassert@secunet.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260323083440.2741292-1-steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
From: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>
net->xfrm.nlsk is used in 2 types of contexts:
- fully under RCU, with rcu_read_lock + rcu_dereference and a NULL check
- in the netlink handlers, with requests coming from a userspace socket
In the 2nd case, net->xfrm.nlsk is guaranteed to stay non-NULL and the
object is alive, since we can't enter the netns destruction path while
the user socket holds a reference on the netns.
After adding the __rcu annotation to netns_xfrm.nlsk (which silences
sparse warnings in the RCU users and __net_init code), we need to tell
sparse that the 2nd case is safe. Add a helper for that.
Signed-off-by: Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
---
include/net/netns/xfrm.h | 2 +-
net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c | 25 +++++++++++++++++--------
2 files changed, 18 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/netns/xfrm.h b/include/net/netns/xfrm.h
index 23dd647fe024..b73983a17e08 100644
--- a/include/net/netns/xfrm.h
+++ b/include/net/netns/xfrm.h
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ struct netns_xfrm {
struct list_head inexact_bins;
- struct sock *nlsk;
+ struct sock __rcu *nlsk;
struct sock *nlsk_stash;
u32 sysctl_aevent_etime;
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 4dd8341225bc..1656b487f833 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -35,6 +35,15 @@
#endif
#include <linux/unaligned.h>
+static struct sock *xfrm_net_nlsk(const struct net *net, const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+ /* get the source of this request, see netlink_unicast_kernel */
+ const struct sock *sk = NETLINK_CB(skb).sk;
+
+ /* sk is refcounted, the netns stays alive and nlsk with it */
+ return rcu_dereference_protected(net->xfrm.nlsk, sk->sk_net_refcnt);
+}
+
static int verify_one_alg(struct nlattr **attrs, enum xfrm_attr_type_t type,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
{
@@ -1727,7 +1736,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_spdinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
err = build_spdinfo(r_skb, net, sportid, seq, *flags);
BUG_ON(err < 0);
- return nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, r_skb, sportid);
+ return nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), r_skb, sportid);
}
static inline unsigned int xfrm_sadinfo_msgsize(void)
@@ -1787,7 +1796,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_sadinfo(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
err = build_sadinfo(r_skb, net, sportid, seq, *flags);
BUG_ON(err < 0);
- return nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, r_skb, sportid);
+ return nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), r_skb, sportid);
}
static int xfrm_get_sa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
@@ -1807,7 +1816,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_sa(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
if (IS_ERR(resp_skb)) {
err = PTR_ERR(resp_skb);
} else {
- err = nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, resp_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
+ err = nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), resp_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
}
xfrm_state_put(x);
out_noput:
@@ -1898,7 +1907,7 @@ static int xfrm_alloc_userspi(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
}
}
- err = nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, resp_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
+ err = nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), resp_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
out:
xfrm_state_put(x);
@@ -2543,7 +2552,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_default(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
r_up->out = net->xfrm.policy_default[XFRM_POLICY_OUT];
nlmsg_end(r_skb, r_nlh);
- return nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, r_skb, portid);
+ return nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), r_skb, portid);
}
static int xfrm_get_policy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
@@ -2609,7 +2618,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_policy(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
if (IS_ERR(resp_skb)) {
err = PTR_ERR(resp_skb);
} else {
- err = nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, resp_skb,
+ err = nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), resp_skb,
NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
}
} else {
@@ -2782,7 +2791,7 @@ static int xfrm_get_ae(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
err = build_aevent(r_skb, x, &c);
BUG_ON(err < 0);
- err = nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, r_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
+ err = nlmsg_unicast(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), r_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
xfrm_state_put(x);
return err;
@@ -3486,7 +3495,7 @@ static int xfrm_user_rcv_msg(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
goto err;
}
- err = netlink_dump_start(net->xfrm.nlsk, skb, nlh, &c);
+ err = netlink_dump_start(xfrm_net_nlsk(net, skb), skb, nlh, &c);
goto err;
}
--
2.43.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-23 8:36 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 27+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-23 8:33 [PATCH 0/20] pull request (net): ipsec 2026-03-23 Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 01/20] xfrm: add missing extack for XFRMA_SA_PCPU in add_acquire and allocspi Steffen Klassert
2026-03-24 14:30 ` patchwork-bot+netdevbpf
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 02/20] xfrm: fix the condition on x->pcpu_num in xfrm_sa_len Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 03/20] xfrm: call xdo_dev_state_delete during state update Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 04/20] esp: fix skb leak with espintcp and async crypto Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 05/20] xfrm: iptfs: validate inner IPv4 header length in IPTFS payload Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 06/20] xfrm: iptfs: fix skb_put() panic on non-linear skb during reassembly Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 07/20] xfrm: state: fix sparse warnings on xfrm_state_hold_rcu Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 08/20] xfrm: state: fix sparse warnings in xfrm_state_init Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 09/20] xfrm: state: fix sparse warnings around XFRM_STATE_INSERT Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 10/20] xfrm: state: add xfrm_state_deref_prot to state_by* walk under lock Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 11/20] xfrm: remove rcu/state_hold from xfrm_state_lookup_spi_proto Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 12/20] xfrm: state: silence sparse warnings during netns exit Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 13/20] xfrm: policy: fix sparse warnings in xfrm_policy_{init,fini} Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 14/20] xfrm: policy: silence sparse warning in xfrm_policy_unregister_afinfo Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 15/20] xfrm: add rcu_access_pointer to silence sparse warning for xfrm_input_afinfo Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` Steffen Klassert [this message]
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 17/20] xfrm: Fix work re-schedule after cancel in xfrm_nat_keepalive_net_fini() Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:33 ` [PATCH 18/20] xfrm: prevent policy_hthresh.work from racing with netns teardown Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:34 ` [PATCH 19/20] af_key: validate families in pfkey_send_migrate() Steffen Klassert
2026-03-23 8:34 ` [PATCH 20/20] xfrm: iptfs: only publish mode_data after clone setup Steffen Klassert
2026-03-24 11:33 ` Paolo Abeni
2026-03-24 11:52 ` Steffen Klassert
2026-03-24 12:35 ` Paolo Abeni
2026-03-24 12:40 ` Steffen Klassert
2026-03-24 14:22 ` Paolo Abeni
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