Re: [PATCH net] tc: Ensure we have enough buffer space when sending filter netlink notifications

[Cong Wang <xiyou.wangcong@gmail.com>]

On Mon, Apr 07, 2025 at 12:55:34PM +0200, Toke Høiland-Jørgensen wrote:
> +static struct sk_buff *tfilter_notify_prep(struct net *net,
> +					   struct sk_buff *oskb,
> +					   struct nlmsghdr *n,
> +					   struct tcf_proto *tp,
> +					   struct tcf_block *block,
> +					   struct Qdisc *q, u32 parent,
> +					   void *fh, int event,
> +					   u32 portid, bool rtnl_held,
> +					   struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
> +{
> +	unsigned int size = oskb ? max(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, oskb->len) : NLMSG_GOODSIZE;
> +	struct sk_buff *skb;
> +	int ret;
> +
> +retry:
> +	skb = alloc_skb(size, GFP_KERNEL);
> +	if (!skb)
> +		return ERR_PTR(-ENOBUFS);
> +
> +	ret = tcf_fill_node(net, skb, tp, block, q, parent, fh, portid,
> +			    n->nlmsg_seq, n->nlmsg_flags, event, false,
> +			    rtnl_held, extack);
> +	if (ret <= 0) {
> +		kfree_skb(skb);
> +		if (ret == -EMSGSIZE) {
> +			size += NLMSG_GOODSIZE;
> +			goto retry;

It is a bit concerning to see this technically unbound loop.

> +		}
> +		return ERR_PTR(-EINVAL);

I think you probably want to propagate the error code from
tcf_fill_node() here.

Thanks.