From: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
To: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>,
Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com>,
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>,
Yousuk Seung <ysseung@google.com>,
Neal Cardwell <ncardwell@google.com>,
linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org (open list)
Subject: [PATCH net v2 7/7] net/sched: netem: fix slot delay calculation overflow
Date: Wed, 1 Apr 2026 07:51:59 -0700 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260401145332.78285-8-stephen@networkplumber.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260401145332.78285-1-stephen@networkplumber.org>
get_slot_next() computes a random delay between min_delay and
max_delay using:
get_random_u32() * (max_delay - min_delay) >> 32
This overflows signed 64-bit arithmetic when the delay range exceeds
approximately 2.1 seconds (2^31 nanoseconds), producing a negative
result that effectively disables slot-based pacing. This is a
realistic configuration for WAN emulation (e.g., slot 1s 5s).
Use mul_u64_u32_shr() which handles the widening multiply without
overflow.
Fixes: 0a9fe5c375b5 ("netem: slotting with non-uniform distribution")
Signed-off-by: Stephen Hemminger <stephen@networkplumber.org>
---
net/sched/sch_netem.c | 5 ++---
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/sched/sch_netem.c b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
index ca4de7ae6f2f..5f497fc544ea 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_netem.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_netem.c
@@ -659,9 +659,8 @@ static void get_slot_next(struct netem_sched_data *q, u64 now)
if (!q->slot_dist)
next_delay = q->slot_config.min_delay +
- (get_random_u32() *
- (q->slot_config.max_delay -
- q->slot_config.min_delay) >> 32);
+ mul_u64_u32_shr(q->slot_config.max_delay - q->slot_config.min_delay,
+ get_random_u32(), 32);
else
next_delay = tabledist(q->slot_config.dist_delay,
(s32)(q->slot_config.dist_jitter),
--
2.53.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-01 14:53 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-01 14:51 [PATCH net 0/7] net/sched: netem: bug fixes Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-01 14:51 ` [PATCH net v2 1/7] net/sched: netem: fix probability gaps in 4-state loss model Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-01 14:51 ` [PATCH net v2 2/7] net/sched: netem: fix queue limit check to include reordered packets Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-01 14:51 ` [PATCH net v2 3/7] net/sched: netem: only reseed PRNG when seed is explicitly provided Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-01 14:51 ` [PATCH net v2 4/7] net/sched: netem: restructure dequeue to avoid re-entrancy with child qdisc Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-01 14:51 ` [PATCH net v2 5/7] net/sched: netem: null-terminate tfifo linear queue tail Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-01 14:51 ` [PATCH net v2 6/7] net/sched: netem: check for invalid slot range Stephen Hemminger
2026-04-01 14:51 ` Stephen Hemminger [this message]
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