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@kernel.org, horms@kernel.org,
fw@strlen.de, ja@ssi.bg
Subject: [PATCH net 14/15] ipvs: wait grace period before reusing destinations
Date: Fri, 13 Nov 2026 02:14:46 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20261113011447.2357709-15-pablo@netfilter.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20261113011447.2357709-1-pablo@netfilter.org>
From: Darong Lu <zzyy19904204639@163.com>
An IPVS destination can be removed from a service and immediately reused
from dest_trash before an RCU grace period has elapsed. Reusing its n_list
or d_list can make existing readers follow links into another service or
real-server hash chain.
The grace-period cookie is also saved when a live destination is unhashed
for an edit and consumed when it is rehashed. Describe rcu_state as the
cookie for an unlink, covering both trash and rehash cases.
When a destination is retrieved from dest_trash, ip_vs_add_dest() currently
restarts its estimator before waiting for the grace period.
If the estimator was on a tick chain, ip_vs_stop_estimator() removed
est->list with hlist_del_rcu(), so an estimator kthread can still be
traversing that node.
ip_vs_start_estimator() rewrites the node on its temporary list on success,
or initializes it on failure, before the current wait. A reader can then
follow the changed link or stop traversing the chain early.
Wait immediately after retrieving the destination, before starting its
estimator. The conditional grace-period wait then covers the destination
list, real-server hash and estimator list on both estimator success and
failure paths.
Fixes: bcbde4c0a755 ("ipvs: make the service replacement more robust")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Reported-by: Vega <vega@nebusec.ai>
Reported-by: Darong Lu <zzyy19904204639@163.com>
Co-developed-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
Signed-off-by: Darong Lu <zzyy19904204639@163.com>
Signed-off-by: Ren Wei <weir@nebusec.ai>
Signed-off-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
---
include/net/ip_vs.h | 4 +-
net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c | 110 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------
2 files changed, 91 insertions(+), 23 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/ip_vs.h b/include/net/ip_vs.h
index c1f7a3f144f1..8dc80d5d42dc 100644
--- a/include/net/ip_vs.h
+++ b/include/net/ip_vs.h
@@ -1021,7 +1021,9 @@ struct ip_vs_dest {
struct rcu_head rcu_head;
struct list_head t_list; /* in dest_trash */
- unsigned int in_rs_table:1; /* we are in rs_table */
+ unsigned long rcu_state; /* GP cookie on unlink (trash or rehash) */
+ unsigned int in_rs_table:1, /* we are in rs_table */
+ need_gp:1; /* Need GP on rehash */
};
/* The scheduler object */
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 5868adda6ed6..be818bf7d380 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -64,7 +64,8 @@ int ip_vs_get_debug_level(void)
/* Protos */
-static void __ip_vs_del_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc, bool cleanup);
+static void __ip_vs_del_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc,
+ struct list_head *dest_trash, bool cleanup);
#ifdef CONFIG_IP_VS_IPV6
@@ -918,6 +919,11 @@ static void ip_vs_rs_hash(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct ip_vs_dest *dest)
*/
hash = ip_vs_rs_hashkey(dest->af, &dest->addr, port);
+ /* Need RCU grace period when rehashing */
+ if (dest->need_gp) {
+ cond_synchronize_rcu(dest->rcu_state);
+ dest->need_gp = 0;
+ }
hlist_add_head_rcu(&dest->d_list, &ipvs->rs_table[hash]);
dest->in_rs_table = 1;
}
@@ -1111,6 +1117,8 @@ ip_vs_trash_get_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, int dest_af,
struct ip_vs_dest *dest;
struct netns_ipvs *ipvs = svc->ipvs;
+ lockdep_assert_held(&ipvs->service_mutex);
+
/*
* Find the destination in trash
*/
@@ -1144,24 +1152,57 @@ ip_vs_trash_get_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, int dest_af,
return dest;
}
-/* Put destination in trash */
-static void ip_vs_trash_put_dest(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs,
+/* Add destination in temp list for trash */
+static void ip_vs_trash_add_dest(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs,
struct ip_vs_dest *dest, unsigned long istart,
- bool cleanup)
+ struct list_head *dest_trash)
{
- spin_lock_bh(&ipvs->dest_trash_lock);
IP_VS_DBG_BUF(3, "Moving dest %s:%u into trash, dest->refcnt=%d\n",
IP_VS_DBG_ADDR(dest->af, &dest->addr), ntohs(dest->port),
refcount_read(&dest->refcnt));
+ /* dest lives in trash with reference */
+ list_add(&dest->t_list, dest_trash);
+ dest->idle_start = istart;
+}
+
+/* Put destinations in trash */
+static void ip_vs_trash_put_dests(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs,
+ struct list_head *dest_trash, bool cleanup)
+{
+ spin_lock_bh(&ipvs->dest_trash_lock);
if (list_empty(&ipvs->dest_trash) && !cleanup)
mod_timer(&ipvs->dest_trash_timer,
jiffies + (IP_VS_DEST_TRASH_PERIOD >> 1));
- /* dest lives in trash with reference */
- list_add(&dest->t_list, &ipvs->dest_trash);
- dest->idle_start = istart;
+ list_splice(dest_trash, &ipvs->dest_trash);
spin_unlock_bh(&ipvs->dest_trash_lock);
}
+/* Put destination back in trash */
+static void ip_vs_trash_put_back(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs,
+ struct ip_vs_dest *dest)
+{
+ LIST_HEAD(dest_trash);
+
+ ip_vs_trash_add_dest(ipvs, dest, dest->idle_start, &dest_trash);
+ ip_vs_trash_put_dests(ipvs, &dest_trash, false);
+}
+
+/* Put destinations in trash and save the RCU state */
+static void ip_vs_trash_save_dests(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs,
+ struct list_head *dest_trash, bool cleanup)
+{
+ struct ip_vs_dest *dest;
+ unsigned long rcu_state;
+
+ if (!list_empty(dest_trash)) {
+ /* Remember when dests were removed and added to dest_trash */
+ rcu_state = get_state_synchronize_rcu();
+ list_for_each_entry(dest, dest_trash, t_list)
+ dest->rcu_state = rcu_state;
+ ip_vs_trash_put_dests(ipvs, dest_trash, cleanup);
+ }
+}
+
static void ip_vs_dest_rcu_free(struct rcu_head *head)
{
struct ip_vs_dest *dest;
@@ -1377,8 +1418,16 @@ __ip_vs_update_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_dest *dest,
if ((udest->conn_flags & IP_VS_CONN_F_FWD_MASK) !=
IP_VS_DFWD_METHOD(dest) ||
udest->tun_type != dest->tun_type ||
- udest->tun_port != dest->tun_port)
+ udest->tun_port != dest->tun_port) {
+ bool unlinked = dest->in_rs_table;
+
ip_vs_rs_unhash(dest);
+ if (unlinked) {
+ dest->rcu_state = get_state_synchronize_rcu();
+ /* Need grace period in this or next dest update */
+ dest->need_gp = 1;
+ }
+ }
/* set the tunnel info */
dest->tun_type = udest->tun_type;
@@ -1562,6 +1611,11 @@ ip_vs_add_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_dest_user_kern *udest)
dest = ip_vs_trash_get_dest(svc, udest->af, &daddr, dport);
if (dest != NULL) {
+ /* Readers may still follow the n_list, d_list or estimator list
+ * links. Wait before reusing any of them.
+ */
+ cond_synchronize_rcu(dest->rcu_state);
+
IP_VS_DBG_BUF(3, "Get destination %s:%u from trash, "
"dest->refcnt=%d, service %u/%s:%u\n",
IP_VS_DBG_ADDR(udest->af, &daddr), ntohs(dport),
@@ -1572,11 +1626,14 @@ ip_vs_add_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_dest_user_kern *udest)
ret = ip_vs_start_estimator(svc->ipvs, &dest->stats);
/* On error put back dest into the trash */
- if (ret < 0)
- ip_vs_trash_put_dest(svc->ipvs, dest, dest->idle_start,
- false);
- else
+ if (ret < 0) {
+ ip_vs_trash_put_back(svc->ipvs, dest);
+ } else {
+ /* need_gp matters only on dest edit, reinit it */
+ dest->need_gp = 0;
+
__ip_vs_update_dest(svc, dest, udest, 1);
+ }
} else {
/*
* Allocate and initialize the dest structure
@@ -1640,7 +1697,7 @@ ip_vs_edit_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_dest_user_kern *udest)
* Delete a destination (must be already unlinked from the service)
*/
static void __ip_vs_del_dest(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct ip_vs_dest *dest,
- bool cleanup)
+ struct list_head *dest_trash, bool cleanup)
{
ip_vs_stop_estimator(ipvs, &dest->stats);
@@ -1649,7 +1706,7 @@ static void __ip_vs_del_dest(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct ip_vs_dest *dest,
*/
ip_vs_rs_unhash(dest);
- ip_vs_trash_put_dest(ipvs, dest, 0, cleanup);
+ ip_vs_trash_add_dest(ipvs, dest, 0, dest_trash);
/* Queue up delayed work to expire all no destination connections.
* No-op when CONFIG_SYSCTL is disabled.
@@ -1699,6 +1756,7 @@ ip_vs_del_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_dest_user_kern *udest)
{
struct ip_vs_dest *dest;
__be16 dport = udest->port;
+ LIST_HEAD(dest_trash);
/* We use function that requires RCU lock */
rcu_read_lock();
@@ -1718,7 +1776,9 @@ ip_vs_del_dest(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_dest_user_kern *udest)
/*
* Delete the destination
*/
- __ip_vs_del_dest(svc->ipvs, dest, false);
+ __ip_vs_del_dest(svc->ipvs, dest, &dest_trash, false);
+
+ ip_vs_trash_save_dests(svc->ipvs, &dest_trash, false);
return 0;
}
@@ -2063,7 +2123,8 @@ ip_vs_edit_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc, struct ip_vs_service_user_kern *u)
* - The service must be unlinked, unlocked and not referenced!
* - We are called under _bh lock
*/
-static void __ip_vs_del_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc, bool cleanup)
+static void __ip_vs_del_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc,
+ struct list_head *dest_trash, bool cleanup)
{
struct ip_vs_dest *dest, *nxt;
struct ip_vs_scheduler *old_sched;
@@ -2097,7 +2158,7 @@ static void __ip_vs_del_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc, bool cleanup)
*/
list_for_each_entry_safe(dest, nxt, &svc->destinations, n_list) {
__ip_vs_unlink_dest(svc, dest, 0);
- __ip_vs_del_dest(svc->ipvs, dest, cleanup);
+ __ip_vs_del_dest(svc->ipvs, dest, dest_trash, cleanup);
}
/*
@@ -2120,7 +2181,8 @@ static void __ip_vs_del_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc, bool cleanup)
/*
* Unlink a service from list and try to delete it if its refcnt reached 0
*/
-static void ip_vs_unlink_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc, bool cleanup)
+static void ip_vs_unlink_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc,
+ struct list_head *dest_trash, bool cleanup)
{
ip_vs_unregister_conntrack(svc);
/* Hold svc to avoid double release from dest_trash */
@@ -2130,7 +2192,7 @@ static void ip_vs_unlink_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc, bool cleanup)
*/
ip_vs_svc_unhash(svc);
- __ip_vs_del_service(svc, cleanup);
+ __ip_vs_del_service(svc, dest_trash, cleanup);
}
/*
@@ -2140,12 +2202,14 @@ static int ip_vs_del_service(struct ip_vs_service *svc)
{
struct netns_ipvs *ipvs;
struct ip_vs_rht *t, *p;
+ LIST_HEAD(dest_trash);
int ns;
if (svc == NULL)
return -EEXIST;
ipvs = svc->ipvs;
- ip_vs_unlink_service(svc, false);
+ ip_vs_unlink_service(svc, &dest_trash, false);
+ ip_vs_trash_save_dests(ipvs, &dest_trash, false);
/* Drop the table if no more services */
ns = ip_vs_get_num_services(ipvs);
@@ -2196,6 +2260,7 @@ static int ip_vs_flush(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, bool cleanup)
struct hlist_bl_node *ne;
struct hlist_bl_node *e;
struct ip_vs_rht *t, *p;
+ LIST_HEAD(dest_trash);
/* Stop the resizer and drop the tables */
if (!test_and_set_bit(IP_VS_WORK_SVC_NORESIZE, &ipvs->work_flags))
@@ -2205,8 +2270,9 @@ static int ip_vs_flush(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, bool cleanup)
if (ip_vs_get_num_services(ipvs)) {
ip_vs_rht_walk_buckets(ipvs->svc_table, head) {
hlist_bl_for_each_entry_safe(svc, e, ne, head, s_list)
- ip_vs_unlink_service(svc, cleanup);
+ ip_vs_unlink_service(svc, &dest_trash, cleanup);
}
+ ip_vs_trash_save_dests(ipvs, &dest_trash, cleanup);
}
/* Unregister the hash table and release it after RCU grace period */
--
2.47.3
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2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 03/15] ipvs: fix problems during connection deletion Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 04/15] ipvs: avoid stack overflow from recursive connection expiration Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 05/15] ipvs: reject FTP control ports as data ports Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 06/15] ipvs: ftp: skip conntrack templates in ip_vs_ftp_out Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 07/15] ipvs: ftp: add seqadj extension before linking the expectation Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 08/15] ipvs: update flags and seqs in backup server under lock Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 09/15] ipvs: read flags and seqs in master atomically Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 10/15] ipvs: honor the overload state and do not enter it forever Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 11/15] ipvs: validate cport in received sync records Pablo Neira Ayuso
2026-11-13 1:14 ` [PATCH net 12/15] ipvs: skip cport 0 connections in ip_vs_conn_out_get() Pablo Neira Ayuso
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2026-11-13 1:14 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso [this message]
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