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 6/7] netfilter: nf_conntrack_expect: store event cache in expectation
Date: Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:49:31 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260724104932.437729-7-pablo@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260724104932.437729-1-pablo@netfilter.org>
Store the event cache in the expectation instead of accessing the
exp->master cache, as a step forward towards turning the exp->master
into a cookie.
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h | 3 +++
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c | 6 ++++++
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c | 7 +------
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c | 5 +++++
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c | 5 +++++
5 files changed, 20 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
index c024345c9bd8..5d0f5b2f12a7 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ struct nf_conntrack_expect {
/* Expectation class */
unsigned int class;
+ /* Event filter mask */
+ u16 event_mask;
+
/* Function to call after setup and insertion */
void (*expectfn)(struct nf_conn *new,
struct nf_conntrack_expect *this);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
index 6ff954f1bfb8..0922e30b6ab0 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_broadcast.c
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@
#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h>
#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.h>
int nf_conntrack_broadcast_help(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct nf_conn *ct,
@@ -27,6 +28,7 @@ int nf_conntrack_broadcast_help(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct rtable *rt = skb_rtable(skb);
struct in_device *in_dev;
struct nf_conn_help *help = nfct_help(ct);
+ struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
__be32 mask = 0;
if (!help)
@@ -79,6 +81,10 @@ int nf_conntrack_broadcast_help(struct sk_buff *skb,
#ifdef CONFIG_NF_CONNTRACK_ZONES
exp->zone = ct->zone;
#endif
+ ecache = nf_ct_ecache_find(ct);
+ if (ecache)
+ exp->event_mask = ecache->expmask;
+
nf_ct_expect_related(exp, 0);
nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
index cc8d8e85169f..fb731ee235d8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
@@ -245,7 +245,6 @@ void nf_ct_expect_event_report(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events event,
{
struct net *net = nf_ct_exp_net(exp);
struct nf_ct_event_notifier *notify;
- struct nf_conntrack_ecache *e;
lockdep_nfct_expect_lock_held();
@@ -254,11 +253,7 @@ void nf_ct_expect_event_report(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events event,
if (!notify)
goto out_unlock;
- e = nf_ct_ecache_find(exp->master);
- if (!e)
- goto out_unlock;
-
- if (e->expmask & (1 << event)) {
+ if (exp->event_mask & (1 << event)) {
struct nf_exp_event item = {
.exp = exp,
.portid = portid,
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 7ae68d60586a..cd9af3620af5 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -330,6 +330,7 @@ void nf_ct_expect_init(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp, unsigned int class,
struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper = NULL;
struct nf_conn *ct = exp->master;
struct net *net = read_pnet(&ct->ct_net);
+ struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
struct nf_conn_help *help;
int len;
@@ -342,6 +343,10 @@ void nf_ct_expect_init(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp, unsigned int class,
exp->class = class;
exp->expectfn = NULL;
+ ecache = nf_ct_ecache_find(ct);
+ if (ecache)
+ exp->event_mask = ecache->expmask;
+
help = nfct_help(ct);
if (help)
helper = rcu_dereference(help->helper);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 31cbb1b55b9e..fc3f60099af3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -3524,6 +3524,7 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct,
{
struct net *net = read_pnet(&ct->ct_net);
struct nf_conntrack_helper *helper;
+ struct nf_conntrack_ecache *ecache;
struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp;
struct nf_conn_help *help;
u32 class = 0;
@@ -3575,6 +3576,10 @@ ctnetlink_alloc_expect(const struct nlattr * const cda[], struct nf_conn *ct,
exp->mask.src.u3 = mask->src.u3;
exp->mask.src.u.all = mask->src.u.all;
+ ecache = nf_ct_ecache_find(ct);
+ if (ecache)
+ exp->event_mask = ecache->expmask;
+
if (cda[CTA_EXPECT_NAT]) {
err = ctnetlink_parse_expect_nat(cda[CTA_EXPECT_NAT],
exp, nf_ct_l3num(ct));
--
2.47.3
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-24 10:49 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-24 10:49 [PATCH net-next 0/7] Netfilter/IPVS updates for net-next Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-24 10:49 ` [PATCH net-next 1/7] ipvs: Move defense_work and est_reload_work to system_dfl_long_wq Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-24 10:49 ` [PATCH net-next 2/7] netfilter: xt_tcpmss: extend checkentry to ipv6 Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-24 10:49 ` [PATCH net-next 3/7] netfilter: nf_nat_sip: rewind offset when NAT shrinks the packet Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-24 10:49 ` [PATCH net-next 4/7] netfilter: flowtable: tear down flow entries with stale dst from GC Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-24 10:49 ` [PATCH net-next 5/7] netfilter: conntrack_helper: pass master conntrack to helper functions Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-07-24 10:49 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
2026-07-24 10:49 ` [PATCH net-next 7/7] ipvs: use type-safe allocation helpers in ip_vs_rht_alloc Pablo Neira Ayuso
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