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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


      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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