From: Chuck Lever <cel@kernel.org>
To: John Fastabend <john.fastabend@gmail.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>,
Sabrina Dubroca <sd@queasysnail.net>,
"David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>,
Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>, Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>,
Chuck Lever <cel@kernel.org>, Dave Watson <davejwatson@fb.com>,
Shuah Khan <shuah@kernel.org>,
Qingfang Deng <qingfang.deng@linux.dev>,
Eric Dumazet <edumazet@kernel.org>
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, linux-kselftest@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [PATCH net-next v5 01/10] tls: Bound consecutive no-data records in tls_sw_read_sock()
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:28:31 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261014-tls-follow-on-v5-1-e76c301d4f05@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261014-tls-follow-on-v5-0-e76c301d4f05@kernel.org>
A zero-length application_data record does not deliver a payload, so
tls_sw_read_sock() never runs the read_actor for one and nothing
decrements desc->count. A peer that streams such records keeps the
loop running, with the socket lock held, for as long as they arrive.
The caller cannot bound the run because read_sock() has not
returned.
An LLM audit of the TLS read paths found this defect. The defect has
not been reproduced.
Stop after TLS_RX_NODATA_LIMIT consecutive empty data records. Any
record that delivers bytes resets the count. Stopping with nothing
copied returns zero, which a read_sock consumer takes as no progress
rather than EOF. A record parsed during the call but not yet
delivered needs the consumer called again. tls_rx_reader_release()
wakes only the callback saved when TLS_RX was set up. nvme-tcp
installs its own callback after the handshake, so that wake does not
reach nvme-tcp. Run the consumer's current sk_data_ready() from a work
item once the reader has returned. A direct call from inside the
reader can re-enter tls_sw_read_sock() through a strparser callback.
The work item runs on tls_strp_wq, which is WQ_MEM_RECLAIM, because
nvme-tcp over TLS can sit on the writeback path.
Fixes: 3be28e2c9cd0 ("net/tls: Consume empty data records in tls_sw_read_sock()")
Signed-off-by: Chuck Lever <cel@kernel.org>
---
include/net/tls.h | 1 +
net/tls/tls.h | 2 ++
net/tls/tls_strp.c | 2 +-
net/tls/tls_sw.c | 39 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
4 files changed, 38 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/tls.h b/include/net/tls.h
index e57bef58851e..42fcb9792bcc 100644
--- a/include/net/tls.h
+++ b/include/net/tls.h
@@ -145,6 +145,7 @@ struct tls_sw_context_rx {
atomic_t decrypt_pending;
struct sk_buff_head async_hold;
struct wait_queue_head wq;
+ struct work_struct data_ready_work;
};
struct tls_record_info {
diff --git a/net/tls/tls.h b/net/tls/tls.h
index 60a37bdaaa25..c9e3d02ac2c2 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls.h
+++ b/net/tls/tls.h
@@ -184,6 +184,8 @@ int tls_sw_fallback_init(struct sock *sk,
struct tls_offload_context_tx *offload_ctx,
struct tls_crypto_info *crypto_info);
+extern struct workqueue_struct *tls_strp_wq;
+
int tls_strp_dev_init(void);
void tls_strp_dev_exit(void);
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_strp.c b/net/tls/tls_strp.c
index 6cc222008d95..ca8cf8ad80a2 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_strp.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_strp.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
#include "tls.h"
-static struct workqueue_struct *tls_strp_wq;
+struct workqueue_struct *tls_strp_wq;
void tls_strp_abort_strp(struct tls_strparser *strp, int err)
{
diff --git a/net/tls/tls_sw.c b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
index 312e51270f29..37fcca95c046 100644
--- a/net/tls/tls_sw.c
+++ b/net/tls/tls_sw.c
@@ -1996,6 +1996,8 @@ int tls_sw_recvmsg(struct sock *sk,
return copied ? : err;
}
+#define TLS_RX_NODATA_LIMIT 16
+
ssize_t tls_sw_splice_read(struct socket *sock, loff_t *ppos,
struct pipe_inode_info *pipe,
size_t len, unsigned int flags)
@@ -2070,6 +2072,20 @@ ssize_t tls_sw_splice_read(struct socket *sock, loff_t *ppos,
goto splice_read_end;
}
+static void tls_rx_data_ready_work(struct work_struct *w)
+{
+ struct tls_sw_context_rx *ctx =
+ container_of(w, struct tls_sw_context_rx, data_ready_work);
+ struct sock *sk = ctx->strp.sk;
+
+ /* A callback that finds the socket unowned reads from it. */
+ lock_sock(sk);
+ /* Past tls_strp_stop(), sk_data_ready is no longer the consumer's. */
+ if (!ctx->strp.stopped)
+ READ_ONCE(sk->sk_data_ready)(sk);
+ release_sock(sk);
+}
+
int tls_sw_read_sock(struct sock *sk, read_descriptor_t *desc,
sk_read_actor_t read_actor)
{
@@ -2078,6 +2094,7 @@ int tls_sw_read_sock(struct sock *sk, read_descriptor_t *desc,
struct tls_prot_info *prot = &tls_ctx->prot_info;
struct strp_msg *rxm = NULL;
struct sk_buff *skb = NULL;
+ unsigned int nodata = 0;
struct sk_psock *psock;
size_t flushed_at = 0;
bool released = true;
@@ -2136,14 +2153,23 @@ int tls_sw_read_sock(struct sock *sk, read_descriptor_t *desc,
goto read_sock_requeue;
}
- /* An empty data record (legal in TLS 1.3) gives a zero
- * read_actor return, indistinguishable from the consumer
- * stalling; the used <= 0 path would requeue it at the
- * head of rx_list and block all later records. Consume it
- * here instead.
+ /* An empty data record gives a zero read_actor return,
+ * indistinguishable from the consumer stalling; the
+ * used <= 0 path would requeue it at the head of rx_list
+ * and block all later records. Consume it here instead.
*/
if (rxm->full_len == 0) {
consume_skb(skb);
+ if (++nodata >= TLS_RX_NODATA_LIMIT) {
+ /* tls_rx_reader_release() wakes only the
+ * callback saved when TLS_RX was set up;
+ * nvme-tcp installs its own afterward.
+ */
+ if (tls_strp_msg_ready(ctx))
+ queue_work(tls_strp_wq,
+ &ctx->data_ready_work);
+ break;
+ }
continue;
}
@@ -2154,6 +2180,7 @@ int tls_sw_read_sock(struct sock *sk, read_descriptor_t *desc,
goto read_sock_requeue;
}
copied += used;
+ nodata = 0;
if (used < rxm->full_len) {
rxm->offset += used;
rxm->full_len -= used;
@@ -2345,6 +2372,7 @@ void tls_sw_strparser_done(struct tls_context *tls_ctx)
{
struct tls_sw_context_rx *ctx = tls_sw_ctx_rx(tls_ctx);
+ cancel_work_sync(&ctx->data_ready_work);
tls_strp_done(&ctx->strp);
}
@@ -2476,6 +2504,7 @@ static struct tls_sw_context_rx *init_ctx_rx(struct tls_context *ctx)
crypto_init_wait(&sw_ctx_rx->async_wait);
atomic_set(&sw_ctx_rx->decrypt_pending, 1);
init_waitqueue_head(&sw_ctx_rx->wq);
+ INIT_WORK(&sw_ctx_rx->data_ready_work, tls_rx_data_ready_work);
skb_queue_head_init(&sw_ctx_rx->rx_list);
skb_queue_head_init(&sw_ctx_rx->async_hold);
--
2.55.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-10-14 18:28 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 11+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-10-14 18:28 [PATCH net-next v5 00/10] net/tls: Receive-path fixes for zero-length data records Chuck Lever
2026-10-14 18:28 ` Chuck Lever [this message]
2026-10-14 18:28 ` [PATCH net-next v5 02/10] tls: Check for a pending signal after an empty record Chuck Lever
2026-10-14 18:28 ` [PATCH net-next v5 03/10] tls: Honor O_NONBLOCK in tls_sw_splice_read() Chuck Lever
2026-10-14 18:28 ` [PATCH net-next v5 04/10] tls: Consume empty data records " Chuck Lever
2026-10-14 18:28 ` [PATCH net-next v5 05/10] tls: Consume empty data records in tls_sw_recvmsg() Chuck Lever
2026-10-14 18:28 ` [PATCH net-next v5 06/10] tls: Return copied data ahead of a run of empty records Chuck Lever
2026-10-14 18:28 ` [PATCH net-next v5 07/10] selftests: tls: Skip the zero_len tests when TLS is unavailable Chuck Lever
2026-10-14 18:28 ` [PATCH net-next v5 08/10] selftests: tls: Extend coverage for zero-length records Chuck Lever
2026-10-14 18:28 ` [PATCH net-next v5 09/10] selftests: tls: Cover splice on a nonblocking socket Chuck Lever
2026-10-14 18:28 ` [PATCH net-next v5 10/10] selftests: tls: Cover the empty-record cap in splice Chuck Lever
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