From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: "Jamal Hadi Salim" <jhs@mojatatu.com>,
"Victor Nogueira" <victor@mojatatu.com>,
"Stephen Hemminger" <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
"Jiri Pirko" <jiri@resnulli.us>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
"Eric Dumazet" <edumazet@google.com>,
"Jakub Kicinski" <kuba@kernel.org>,
"Paolo Abeni" <pabeni@redhat.com>,
"Simon Horman" <horms@kernel.org>,
"Toke Høiland-Jørgensen" <toke@redhat.com>,
"Kuniyuki Iwashima" <kuniyu@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH v3 5/7] net/sched: Fix ethx:ingress -> ethy:egress -> ethx:ingress mirred loop
Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:01:04 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260326181701.308275-6-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260326181701.308275-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>
From: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
When mirred redirects to ingress (from either ingress or egress) the loop
state from sched_mirred_dev array dev is lost because of 1) the packet
deferral into the backlog and 2) the fact the sched_mirred_dev array is
cleared. In such cases, if there was a loop we won't discover it.
Here's a simple test to reproduce:
ip a add dev port0 10.10.10.11/24
tc qdisc add dev port0 clsact
tc filter add dev port0 egress protocol ip \
prio 10 matchall action mirred ingress redirect dev port1
tc qdisc add dev port1 clsact
tc filter add dev port1 ingress protocol ip \
prio 10 matchall action mirred egress redirect dev port0
ping -c 1 -W0.01 10.10.10.10
Fixes: fe946a751d9b ("net/sched: act_mirred: add loop detection")
Tested-by: Victor Nogueira <victor@mojatatu.com>
Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>
Reviewed-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
net/sched/act_mirred.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------------
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/sched/act_mirred.c b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
index 05e0b14b5773..001dd9275e9b 100644
--- a/net/sched/act_mirred.c
+++ b/net/sched/act_mirred.c
@@ -26,6 +26,10 @@
#include <net/tc_act/tc_mirred.h>
#include <net/tc_wrapper.h>
+#define MIRRED_DEFER_LIMIT 3
+_Static_assert(MIRRED_DEFER_LIMIT <= 3,
+ "MIRRED_DEFER_LIMIT exceeds tc_depth bitfield width");
+
static LIST_HEAD(mirred_list);
static DEFINE_SPINLOCK(mirred_list_lock);
@@ -234,12 +238,15 @@ tcf_mirred_forward(bool at_ingress, bool want_ingress, struct sk_buff *skb)
{
int err;
- if (!want_ingress)
+ if (!want_ingress) {
err = tcf_dev_queue_xmit(skb, dev_queue_xmit);
- else if (!at_ingress)
- err = netif_rx(skb);
- else
- err = netif_receive_skb(skb);
+ } else {
+ skb->tc_depth++;
+ if (!at_ingress)
+ err = netif_rx(skb);
+ else
+ err = netif_receive_skb(skb);
+ }
return err;
}
@@ -426,6 +433,7 @@ TC_INDIRECT_SCOPE int tcf_mirred_act(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct netdev_xmit *xmit;
bool m_mac_header_xmit;
struct net_device *dev;
+ bool want_ingress;
int i, m_eaction;
u32 blockid;
@@ -434,7 +442,8 @@ TC_INDIRECT_SCOPE int tcf_mirred_act(struct sk_buff *skb,
#else
xmit = this_cpu_ptr(&softnet_data.xmit);
#endif
- if (unlikely(xmit->sched_mirred_nest >= MIRRED_NEST_LIMIT)) {
+ if (unlikely(xmit->sched_mirred_nest >= MIRRED_NEST_LIMIT ||
+ skb->tc_depth >= MIRRED_DEFER_LIMIT)) {
net_warn_ratelimited("Packet exceeded mirred recursion limit on dev %s\n",
netdev_name(skb->dev));
return TC_ACT_SHOT;
@@ -453,23 +462,27 @@ TC_INDIRECT_SCOPE int tcf_mirred_act(struct sk_buff *skb,
tcf_action_inc_overlimit_qstats(&m->common);
return retval;
}
- for (i = 0; i < xmit->sched_mirred_nest; i++) {
- if (xmit->sched_mirred_dev[i] != dev)
- continue;
- pr_notice_once("tc mirred: loop on device %s\n",
- netdev_name(dev));
- tcf_action_inc_overlimit_qstats(&m->common);
- return retval;
- }
- xmit->sched_mirred_dev[xmit->sched_mirred_nest++] = dev;
+ m_eaction = READ_ONCE(m->tcfm_eaction);
+ want_ingress = tcf_mirred_act_wants_ingress(m_eaction);
+ if (!want_ingress) {
+ for (i = 0; i < xmit->sched_mirred_nest; i++) {
+ if (xmit->sched_mirred_dev[i] != dev)
+ continue;
+ pr_notice_once("tc mirred: loop on device %s\n",
+ netdev_name(dev));
+ tcf_action_inc_overlimit_qstats(&m->common);
+ return retval;
+ }
+ xmit->sched_mirred_dev[xmit->sched_mirred_nest++] = dev;
+ }
m_mac_header_xmit = READ_ONCE(m->tcfm_mac_header_xmit);
- m_eaction = READ_ONCE(m->tcfm_eaction);
retval = tcf_mirred_to_dev(skb, m, dev, m_mac_header_xmit, m_eaction,
retval);
- xmit->sched_mirred_nest--;
+ if (!want_ingress)
+ xmit->sched_mirred_nest--;
return retval;
}
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-26 18:17 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-26 18:00 [PATCH net v3 0/7] net/sched: Fix packet loops in mirred and netem Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-26 18:01 ` [PATCH v3 1/7] net: Introduce skb tc depth field to track packet loops Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-26 18:01 ` [PATCH v3 2/7] net/sched: Revert "net/sched: Restrict conditions for adding duplicating netems to qdisc tree" Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-26 18:01 ` [PATCH v3 3/7] Revert "selftests/tc-testing: Add tests for restrictions on netem duplication" Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-26 18:01 ` [PATCH v3 4/7] net/sched: fix packet loop on netem when duplicate is on Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-26 18:01 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
2026-03-26 18:01 ` [PATCH v3 6/7] selftests/tc-testing: Add mirred test cases exercising loops Stephen Hemminger
2026-03-26 18:01 ` [PATCH v3 7/7] selftests/tc-testing: Add netem test case " Stephen Hemminger
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