From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
To: netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: davem@davemloft.net, netdev@vger.kernel.org, kuba@kernel.org,
pabeni@redhat.com, edumazet@google.com, fw@strlen.de,
horms@kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next 03/11] netfilter: nf_conncount: callers must hold rcu read lock
Date: Sun, 14 Jun 2026 13:45:57 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260614114605.474783-4-pablo@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260614114605.474783-1-pablo@netfilter.org>
From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
rcu_derefence_raw() should not have been used here, it concealed this bug.
Its used because struct rb_node lacks __rcu annotated pointers, so plain
rcu_derefence causes sparse warnings.
The major tradeoff is that rcu_derefence_raw() doesn't warn when the caller
isn't in a rcu read section.
Extend the rcu read lock scope accordingly and cause sparse warnings,
those warnings are the lesser evil.
Fixes: 11efd5cb04a1 ("openvswitch: Support conntrack zone limit")
Closes: https://sashiko.dev/#/patchset/20260603230610.7900-1-fw%40strlen.de
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c | 6 +++---
net/openvswitch/conntrack.c | 2 +-
2 files changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
index ab28b47395bd..81e4a4e20df5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conncount.c
@@ -499,7 +499,7 @@ count_tree(struct net *net,
hash = jhash2(key, data->keylen, data->initval) % CONNCOUNT_SLOTS;
root = &data->root[hash];
- parent = rcu_dereference_raw(root->rb_node);
+ parent = rcu_dereference(root->rb_node);
while (parent) {
int diff;
@@ -507,9 +507,9 @@ count_tree(struct net *net,
diff = key_diff(key, rbconn->key, data->keylen);
if (diff < 0) {
- parent = rcu_dereference_raw(parent->rb_left);
+ parent = rcu_dereference(parent->rb_left);
} else if (diff > 0) {
- parent = rcu_dereference_raw(parent->rb_right);
+ parent = rcu_dereference(parent->rb_right);
} else {
int ret;
diff --git a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
index 7c9256572284..c6fd9c424e8f 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/conntrack.c
@@ -1797,10 +1797,10 @@ static int ovs_ct_limit_get_zone_limit(struct net *net,
} else {
rcu_read_lock();
limit = ct_limit_get(info, zone);
- rcu_read_unlock();
err = __ovs_ct_limit_get_zone_limit(
net, info->data, zone, limit, reply);
+ rcu_read_unlock();
if (err)
return err;
}
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-14 11:46 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 12+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-14 11:45 [PATCH net-next 00/11] Netfilter/IPVS updates for net-next Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:45 ` [PATCH net-next 01/11] ipvs: Replace use of system_unbound_wq with system_dfl_long_wq Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:45 ` [PATCH net-next 02/11] netfilter: nf_tables: use DEBUG_NET_WARN_ON_ONCE in packet and control paths Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:45 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2026-06-14 11:45 ` [PATCH net-next 04/11] netfilter: nf_conncount: use per nf_conncount_data spinlocks Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:45 ` [PATCH net-next 05/11] netfilter: nf_conncount: split count_tree_node rbtree walk into helper Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:46 ` [PATCH net-next 06/11] netfilter: nf_conncount: add sequence counter to detect tree modifications Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:46 ` [PATCH net-next 07/11] netfilter: nf_conncount: gc and rcu fixes Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:46 ` [PATCH net-next 08/11] netfilter: conntrack: check NULL when retrieving ct extension Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:46 ` [PATCH net-next 09/11] netfilter: flowtable: bail out if forward path cannot be discovered Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:46 ` [PATCH net-next 10/11] ipvs: fix doc syntax for conn_max sysctl Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-06-14 11:46 ` [PATCH net-next 11/11] netfilter: nf_dup_netdev: add nf_dev_xmit_recursion*() helpers and use them Pablo Neira Ayuso
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