* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] devlink: Fix incorrect skb socket family dumping
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Li RongQing, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, jiri, davem, edumazet,
pabeni, przemyslaw.kitszel, anthony.l.nguyen, mateusz.polchlopek,
netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>
[ Upstream commit 0006c6f1091bbeea88b8a88a6548b9fb2f803c74 ]
The devlink_fmsg_dump_skb function was incorrectly using the socket
type (sk->sk_type) instead of the socket family (sk->sk_family)
when filling the "family" field in the fast message dump.
This patch fixes this to properly display the socket family.
Fixes: 3dbfde7f6bc7b8 ("devlink: add devlink_fmsg_dump_skb() function")
Signed-off-by: Li RongQing <lirongqing@baidu.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260407022730.2393-1-lirongqing@baidu.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/devlink/health.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/devlink/health.c b/net/devlink/health.c
index 136a67c36a20d..0798c82096bdc 100644
--- a/net/devlink/health.c
+++ b/net/devlink/health.c
@@ -1327,7 +1327,7 @@ void devlink_fmsg_dump_skb(struct devlink_fmsg *fmsg, const struct sk_buff *skb)
if (sk) {
devlink_fmsg_pair_nest_start(fmsg, "sk");
devlink_fmsg_obj_nest_start(fmsg);
- devlink_fmsg_put(fmsg, "family", sk->sk_type);
+ devlink_fmsg_put(fmsg, "family", sk->sk_family);
devlink_fmsg_put(fmsg, "type", sk->sk_type);
devlink_fmsg_put(fmsg, "proto", sk->sk_protocol);
devlink_fmsg_obj_nest_end(fmsg);
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-6.12] net: sfp: add quirk for ZOERAX SFP-2.5G-T
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Jan Hoffmann, Russell King (Oracle), Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin,
linux, andrew, hkallweit1, davem, edumazet, pabeni, netdev,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Jan Hoffmann <jan@3e8.eu>
[ Upstream commit 911e2c050963ccf239faec6ae9dee0f5e8f1cc5c ]
This is a 2.5G copper module which appears to be based on a Motorcomm
YT8821 PHY. There doesn't seem to be a usable way to to access the PHY
(I2C address 0x56 provides only read-only C22 access, and Rollball is
also not working).
The module does not report the correct extended compliance code for
2.5GBase-T, and instead claims to support SONET OC-48 and Fibre Channel:
Identifier : 0x03 (SFP)
Extended identifier : 0x04 (GBIC/SFP defined by 2-wire interface ID)
Connector : 0x07 (LC)
Transceiver codes : 0x00 0x01 0x00 0x00 0x40 0x40 0x04 0x00 0x00
Transceiver type : FC: Multimode, 50um (M5)
Encoding : 0x05 (SONET Scrambled)
BR Nominal : 2500MBd
Despite this, the kernel still enables the correct 2500Base-X interface
mode. However, for the module to actually work, it is also necessary to
disable inband auto-negotiation.
Enable the existing "sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g" for this module, which handles
that and also sets the bit for 2500Base-T link mode.
Signed-off-by: Jan Hoffmann <jan@3e8.eu>
Reviewed-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260329191304.720160-1-jan@3e8.eu
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Now I have all the information needed for a complete analysis. Let me
compile the results.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
**Step 1.1: Subject Line**
- Subsystem: `net: sfp:`
- Action verb: "add" (adding a quirk entry)
- Summary: Add hardware quirk for ZOERAX SFP-2.5G-T copper SFP module
**Step 1.2: Tags**
- `Signed-off-by: Jan Hoffmann <jan@3e8.eu>` — author
- `Reviewed-by: Russell King (Oracle) <rmk+kernel@armlinux.org.uk>` —
**SFP subsystem maintainer reviewed it**
- `Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260329191304.720160-1-jan@3e8.eu`
- `Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>` — networking
maintainer applied it
- No Fixes: tag (expected for a quirk addition)
- No Cc: stable (expected — that's why we're reviewing)
**Step 1.3: Commit Body Analysis**
- Bug: ZOERAX SFP-2.5G-T is a 2.5G copper module based on Motorcomm
YT8821 PHY
- The PHY is inaccessible (I2C 0x56 is read-only C22, Rollball doesn't
work)
- Module reports incorrect extended compliance codes (claims SONET OC-48
+ Fibre Channel instead of 2.5GBase-T)
- Despite this, kernel enables correct 2500Base-X mode, BUT inband auto-
negotiation must be disabled for it to actually work
- The `sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g` quirk handles disabling autoneg and sets
2500Base-T link mode
**Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix Detection**
This is an explicit hardware quirk addition — without it, the ZOERAX
SFP-2.5G-T module does not work. This is a hardware enablement fix.
Record: This is a hardware quirk that makes a specific SFP module
functional.
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
**Step 2.1: Inventory**
- Files changed: 1 (`drivers/net/phy/sfp.c`)
- Lines added: 2 (one blank line, one quirk entry)
- Lines removed: 0
- Scope: Single-line addition to a static const table
**Step 2.2: Code Flow Change**
- Before: ZOERAX SFP-2.5G-T module not in quirk table; module doesn't
get autoneg disabled; doesn't work
- After: Module matched by vendor/part strings; `sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g`
applied; sets 2500baseT link mode, 2500BASEX interface, disables
autoneg
**Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism**
Category: Hardware workaround (h). The module has broken EEPROM data and
requires autoneg to be disabled. The quirk entry matches vendor string
"ZOERAX" and part string "SFP-2.5G-T" and applies the existing
`sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g` handler.
**Step 2.4: Fix Quality**
- Obviously correct: YES — it's a single table entry reusing an
existing, proven quirk handler
- Minimal/surgical: YES — 1 functional line added
- Regression risk: NONE — only affects this specific module identified
by vendor+part strings
- No API changes, no logic changes
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
**Step 3.1: Blame**
The quirk table has been present since v6.1 era (commit 23571c7b964374,
Sept 2022). The `sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g` function was added in v6.4 (commit
50e96acbe1166, March 2023). The `SFP_QUIRK_S` macro was introduced in
v6.18 (commit a7dc35a9e49b10).
**Step 3.2: No Fixes: tag** — expected for quirk additions.
**Step 3.3: Related Changes**
Multiple similar quirk additions have been made to `sfp.c` recently
(Hisense, HSGQ, Lantech, OEM modules). This is a well-established
pattern.
**Step 3.4: Author**
Jan Hoffmann has no prior commits in `sfp.c`, but the patch was reviewed
by Russell King (SFP maintainer) and applied by Jakub Kicinski
(networking maintainer).
**Step 3.5: Dependencies**
- `sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g` function: present since v6.4
- `SFP_QUIRK_S` macro: present since v6.18
- For 7.0.y stable: no dependencies needed, applies cleanly
- For trees older than 6.18: the macro format would need adaptation
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST RESEARCH
**Step 4.1:** b4 dig could not match the commit by message-id (the
commit hasn't been indexed yet or format mismatch). Lore was not
accessible due to bot protection. The Link: tag points to the original
submission at `patch.msgid.link`.
**Step 4.2:** Reviewed-by Russell King (SFP subsystem
author/maintainer). Applied by Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer). Strong
review chain.
**Step 4.3-4.5:** No bug report — this is a new hardware quirk, not a
regression fix. No prior stable discussion needed.
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
**Step 5.1:** No functions modified — only a table entry added.
**Step 5.2-5.4:** The `sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g` function is already used by
the existing `"OEM", "SFP-2.5G-T"` entry. The new entry simply extends
the same quirk to a different vendor's module. The matching logic in
`sfp_match()` is well-tested and unchanged.
**Step 5.5:** This is the exact same pattern as the OEM SFP-2.5G-T quirk
(line 583). The ZOERAX module is apparently the same hardware (Motorcomm
YT8821 PHY) under a different vendor brand.
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
**Step 6.1:** The `sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g` function exists in stable trees
from v6.4+. The `SFP_QUIRK_S` macro exists from v6.18+. For the 7.0.y
stable tree, both prerequisites exist.
**Step 6.2:** For 7.0.y: clean apply expected. For older stable trees
(6.6.y, 6.1.y): would need adaptation to use the old macro format.
**Step 6.3:** No related fixes for ZOERAX already in stable.
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
**Step 7.1:** Subsystem: networking / SFP PHY driver. Criticality:
IMPORTANT — SFP modules are used in many networking setups.
**Step 7.2:** The SFP quirk table is actively maintained with frequent
additions.
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
**Step 8.1:** Affected users: anyone with a ZOERAX SFP-2.5G-T module
(specific hardware users).
**Step 8.2:** Trigger: module insertion — every time the module is used.
Without the quirk, the module simply doesn't work at all.
**Step 8.3:** Failure mode: Module non-functional (no network
connectivity). Severity: MEDIUM-HIGH for affected users — their hardware
doesn't work.
**Step 8.4:**
- Benefit: HIGH — makes specific hardware work
- Risk: VERY LOW — single table entry, affects only this specific module
- Ratio: Very favorable
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
**Evidence FOR backporting:**
- This is a textbook hardware quirk addition — explicitly listed as a
YES exception in stable rules
- Single line added to a static table, reusing existing proven quirk
handler
- Zero regression risk — only matches one specific module by vendor+part
strings
- Reviewed by the SFP subsystem maintainer (Russell King)
- Applied by networking maintainer (Jakub Kicinski)
- Without this quirk, the ZOERAX SFP-2.5G-T module is non-functional
- Follows the well-established pattern of dozens of similar quirk
additions
**Evidence AGAINST backporting:**
- None significant. The only concern is that older stable trees
(pre-6.18) would need the macro format adapted.
**Stable Rules Checklist:**
1. Obviously correct and tested? YES — single table entry, reviewed by
maintainer
2. Fixes a real bug? YES — hardware doesn't work without it
3. Important issue? YES for affected users (complete hardware non-
functionality)
4. Small and contained? YES — 1 functional line
5. No new features or APIs? Correct — just a quirk entry
6. Can apply to stable? YES for 7.0.y; minor adaptation needed for older
trees
**Exception Category:** SFP/Network hardware quirk — automatic YES.
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Reviewed-by Russell King (SFP maintainer),
applied by Jakub Kicinski
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: 1 line added to `sfp_quirks[]` table:
`SFP_QUIRK_S("ZOERAX", "SFP-2.5G-T", sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g)`
- [Phase 3] git blame: quirk table present since v6.1 era;
`sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g` since v6.4 (50e96acbe1166); `SFP_QUIRK_S` since
v6.18 (a7dc35a9e49b10)
- [Phase 3] git tag --contains: `sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g` in v6.4+,
`SFP_QUIRK_S` in v6.18+
- [Phase 3] git log --author: Russell King is the SFP subsystem
maintainer with 10+ commits in sfp.c
- [Phase 4] b4 dig could not find match; lore blocked by bot protection
- [Phase 5] sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g already used by OEM SFP-2.5G-T entry
(line 583) — proven handler
- [Phase 6] Both dependencies present in 7.0.y tree; clean apply
expected
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: hardware non-functional without quirk
- UNVERIFIED: Could not access lore.kernel.org discussion due to bot
protection (does not affect decision — the technical merits are clear)
**YES**
drivers/net/phy/sfp.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
index 6b7b8ae15d106..bd970f753beb6 100644
--- a/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/phy/sfp.c
@@ -588,6 +588,8 @@ static const struct sfp_quirk sfp_quirks[] = {
SFP_QUIRK_F("Turris", "RTSFP-2.5G", sfp_fixup_rollball),
SFP_QUIRK_F("Turris", "RTSFP-10", sfp_fixup_rollball),
SFP_QUIRK_F("Turris", "RTSFP-10G", sfp_fixup_rollball),
+
+ SFP_QUIRK_S("ZOERAX", "SFP-2.5G-T", sfp_quirk_oem_2_5g),
};
static size_t sfp_strlen(const char *str, size_t maxlen)
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-6.18] ipv6: discard fragment queue earlier if there is malformed datagram
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Fernando Fernandez Mancera, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, davem,
dsahern, edumazet, pabeni, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
[ Upstream commit 9ff2d2a9837015ff4b3579b028aeae8c180aa8d3 ]
Currently the kernel IPv6 implementation is not dicarding the fragment
queue upon receiving a IPv6 fragment that is not 8 bytes aligned. It
relies on queue expiration to free the queue.
While RFC 8200 section 4.5 does not explicitly mention that the rest of
fragments must be discarded, it does not make sense to keep them. The
parameter problem message is sent regardless that. In addition, if the
sender is able to re-compose the datagram so it is 8 bytes aligned it
would qualify as a new whole datagram not fitting into the same fragment
queue.
The same situation happens if segment end is exceeding the IPv6 maximum
packet length. The sooner we can free resources the better during
reassembly, the better.
Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260225133758.4553-1-fmancera@suse.de
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Now I have all the information I need. Let me compile the complete
analysis.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
### Step 1.1: PARSE THE SUBJECT LINE
Record: [ipv6] [discard] - "discard fragment queue earlier if there is
malformed datagram" - The word "discard" combined with "earlier" implies
resource cleanup is being moved sooner, suggesting a resource leak or
memory waste fix.
### Step 1.2: PARSE ALL COMMIT MESSAGE TAGS
- **Signed-off-by:** Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
(author)
- **Link:**
https://patch.msgid.link/20260225133758.4553-1-fmancera@suse.de
- **Signed-off-by:** Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> (net maintainer -
applied the patch)
- No Fixes: tag (expected for manual review candidates)
- No Reported-by: tag
- No Cc: stable tag (expected)
Record: Author is a SUSE contributor. Applied by Jakub Kicinski (net
tree maintainer), which is a strong trust signal.
### Step 1.3: ANALYZE THE COMMIT BODY TEXT
The commit explains:
1. When receiving a non-8-byte-aligned IPv6 fragment, the kernel sends
an ICMP parameter problem but does NOT discard the fragment queue
2. Same issue when the segment end exceeds IPV6_MAXPLEN
3. The queue sits idle until its timeout timer fires
4. RFC 8200 section 4.5 doesn't explicitly require discard, but keeping
the queue is pointless
5. "The sooner we can free resources the better during reassembly"
Record: **Bug**: Fragment queues linger unnecessarily when malformed
fragments are detected, consuming memory until timeout. **Failure
mode**: Resource waste, potential DoS vector. **Root cause**: Two early
return paths in `ip6_frag_queue()` don't call `inet_frag_kill()`.
### Step 1.4: DETECT HIDDEN BUG FIXES
Record: Yes - this is a resource leak fix disguised as "optimization."
While framed as "discarding earlier," the real issue is that fragment
queues holding malformed fragments are never killed, only timing out.
This is a real resource leak in the networking hot path, exploitable for
DoS by sending crafted malformed IPv6 fragments.
---
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
### Step 2.1: INVENTORY THE CHANGES
- **net/ipv6/reassembly.c**: +6 lines, 0 removed
- Function modified: `ip6_frag_queue()`
- Two hunks, each adding 3 lines (identical pattern) at two existing
`return -1` sites
- Scope: single-file, surgical fix
### Step 2.2: UNDERSTAND THE CODE FLOW CHANGE
**Hunk 1** (end > IPV6_MAXPLEN check, ~line 130):
- BEFORE: Sets `*prob_offset` and returns -1, leaving fq alive in hash
table
- AFTER: Calls `inet_frag_kill(&fq->q, refs)` + increments REASMFAILS
stat, THEN returns -1
**Hunk 2** (end & 0x7 alignment check, ~line 161):
- BEFORE: Sets `*prob_offset` and returns -1, leaving fq alive in hash
table
- AFTER: Calls `inet_frag_kill(&fq->q, refs)` + increments REASMFAILS
stat, THEN returns -1
Both changes follow the exact same pattern as the existing `discard_fq`
label at line 241-244.
### Step 2.3: IDENTIFY THE BUG MECHANISM
Record: **Category**: Resource leak fix. The fragment queue (with all
its previously received fragments, timer, hash entry) lingers until the
60-second timeout when it should be immediately cleaned up.
`inet_frag_kill()` deletes the timer, sets INET_FRAG_COMPLETE, and
removes the queue from the hash table.
### Step 2.4: ASSESS THE FIX QUALITY
- **Obviously correct**: Yes - mirrors the existing `discard_fq` pattern
exactly
- **Minimal/surgical**: Yes - 6 lines total, 3 lines per error path
- **Regression risk**: Very low - these paths already return -1 (error).
The only change is that the fragment queue is cleaned up sooner. The
caller (`ipv6_frag_rcv`) already handles `inet_frag_putn()` to drop
refs
- **Red flags**: None
---
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
### Step 3.1: BLAME THE CHANGED LINES
From git blame:
- The `if (end > IPV6_MAXPLEN)` check dates to the original kernel
(`^1da177e4c3f41`, 2005)
- The `return -1` at line 135 was introduced by `f61944efdf0d25`
(Herbert Xu, 2007)
- The `if (end & 0x7)` check dates to the original kernel
(`^1da177e4c3f41`, 2005)
- The `return -1` at line 166 was introduced by `f61944efdf0d25`
(Herbert Xu, 2007)
Record: **The buggy pattern has existed since 2005/2007** - present in
ALL active stable trees.
### Step 3.2: RELATED HISTORICAL FIX
No explicit Fixes: tag, but the 2018 commit `2475f59c618ea` ("ipv6:
discard IP frag queue on more errors") by Peter Oskolkov is highly
relevant. That commit changed many error paths from `goto err` to `goto
discard_fq` but **missed these two paths** because they use
`*prob_offset` + `return -1` instead of `kfree_skb`.
The IPv4 equivalent was `0ff89efb5246` ("ip: fail fast on IP defrag
errors") from the same author, which described the motivation: "fail
fast: corrupted frag queues are cleared immediately, instead of by
timeout."
Record: This commit completes the work started in 2018 by catching the
two remaining error paths.
### Step 3.3: FILE HISTORY
Recent changes to reassembly.c are mostly refactoring (`inet_frag_kill`
signature change in `eb0dfc0ef195a`, SKB_DR addition, helpers). No
conflicting fixes to the same two error paths.
Record: Standalone fix, no prerequisites beyond what's already in the
file.
### Step 3.4: AUTHOR CONTEXT
Fernando Fernandez Mancera is a SUSE contributor with multiple
networking commits (netfilter, IPv4/IPv6, xfrm). Patch was applied by
Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer).
### Step 3.5: DEPENDENCIES
The fix uses `inet_frag_kill(&fq->q, refs)` with the `refs` parameter,
which was introduced in `eb0dfc0ef195a` (March 2025, v6.15 cycle). For
older stable trees, the call would be `inet_frag_kill(&fq->q)` - a
trivial backport adjustment.
Record: Clean apply on v6.15+. Minor adjustment needed for v6.12 and
older.
---
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST RESEARCH
### Step 4.1-4.5
Lore.kernel.org was not accessible (anti-scraping protection). However:
- The patch was applied by Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer), indicating
it passed review
- The Link: tag confirms it went through the standard kernel mailing
list process
- Single-patch submission (not part of a series)
Record: Could not access lore discussion directly. Applied by net
maintainer.
---
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
### Step 5.1: FUNCTIONS MODIFIED
- `ip6_frag_queue()` - the IPv6 fragment queue insertion function
### Step 5.2: CALLERS
`ip6_frag_queue()` is called from `ipv6_frag_rcv()` (line 387), which is
the main IPv6 fragment receive handler registered as
`frag_protocol.handler`. This is called for **every IPv6 fragmented
packet** received by the system.
### Step 5.3: INET_FRAG_KILL BEHAVIOR
`inet_frag_kill()` (net/ipv4/inet_fragment.c:263):
1. Deletes the expiration timer
2. Sets `INET_FRAG_COMPLETE` flag
3. Removes from the rhashtable (if not dead)
4. Accumulates ref drops into `*refs`
The caller `ipv6_frag_rcv()` then calls `inet_frag_putn(&fq->q, refs)`
which handles the deferred refcount drops.
### Step 5.4: REACHABILITY
The buggy path is directly reachable from any incoming IPv6 fragmented
packet. An attacker can craft packets that:
- Have `end > IPV6_MAXPLEN` (oversized fragment)
- Have non-8-byte-aligned fragment length
Both are trivially triggerable from the network.
Record: **Directly reachable from network input** - no special
configuration needed.
---
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
### Step 6.1: CODE EXISTS IN ALL STABLE TREES
The buggy code (`return -1` without `inet_frag_kill`) has existed since
2005/2007. All active stable trees (5.10.y, 5.15.y, 6.1.y, 6.6.y,
6.12.y) contain the buggy code.
### Step 6.2: BACKPORT COMPLICATIONS
- v6.15+: Clean apply (has `refs` parameter)
- v6.12 and older: `inet_frag_kill()` takes only `&fq->q` (no `refs`).
Trivial adjustment: change `inet_frag_kill(&fq->q, refs)` to
`inet_frag_kill(&fq->q)`.
### Step 6.3: RELATED FIXES IN STABLE
No other fix for these specific two paths found.
---
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM AND MAINTAINER CONTEXT
### Step 7.1: SUBSYSTEM CRITICALITY
- **Subsystem**: net/ipv6 - IPv6 fragment reassembly
- **Criticality**: CORE - IPv6 networking affects virtually all modern
systems
- Fragment reassembly is a critical network stack function
### Step 7.2: SUBSYSTEM ACTIVITY
The file sees regular activity, primarily from Eric Dumazet (Google) and
other core net developers.
---
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
### Step 8.1: AFFECTED POPULATION
**Universal** - any system receiving IPv6 fragmented traffic (which is
any IPv6-enabled system).
### Step 8.2: TRIGGER CONDITIONS
- **Trivially triggerable**: Send a malformed IPv6 fragment from the
network
- **No authentication required**: Raw network packets
- **Remote**: Attackable over the network without local access
### Step 8.3: FAILURE MODE SEVERITY
- Without fix: Fragment queues leak for up to 60 seconds per malformed
fragment
- An attacker can exhaust `ip6frag_high_thresh` by sending many
malformed fragment pairs (first valid fragment to create queue, then
malformed to trigger the bug), causing **denial of service** for
legitimate IPv6 fragment reassembly
- Severity: **HIGH** (remote DoS via resource exhaustion)
### Step 8.4: RISK-BENEFIT RATIO
- **Benefit**: HIGH - prevents remote resource exhaustion in core
networking code
- **Risk**: VERY LOW - 6 lines, follows existing pattern exactly, only
affects error paths for already-invalid packets
- **Ratio**: Strongly favorable
---
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
### Step 9.1: EVIDENCE COMPILATION
**FOR backporting:**
- Fixes a real resource leak in IPv6 fragment reassembly (core
networking)
- Remotely exploitable for DoS (no authentication needed)
- Bug exists in ALL stable trees (since 2005/2007)
- Tiny, surgical fix (6 lines) following existing code patterns
- Applied by net maintainer Jakub Kicinski
- Completes work started by 2018 fix (`2475f59c618ea`) that missed these
paths
- The IPv4 equivalent was already fixed in 2018
**AGAINST backporting:**
- No explicit Cc: stable or Fixes: tag (expected - that's why we're
reviewing)
- Older stable trees need trivial backport adjustment for `refs`
parameter
- No syzbot report or user bug report cited
### Step 9.2: STABLE RULES CHECKLIST
1. Obviously correct and tested? **YES** - follows exact same pattern as
`discard_fq` label
2. Fixes a real bug? **YES** - resource leak / potential DoS
3. Important issue? **YES** - remote resource exhaustion in core
networking
4. Small and contained? **YES** - 6 lines in one file
5. No new features or APIs? **YES** - only adds cleanup to error paths
6. Can apply to stable? **YES** - clean apply on 6.15+, trivial
adjustment for older
### Step 9.3: EXCEPTION CATEGORIES
Not applicable - this is a standard bug fix, not an exception category.
---
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: SOB from author (fmancera@suse.de), Link to
patch.msgid.link, SOB from Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer)
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: +6 lines in `ip6_frag_queue()`, adds
`inet_frag_kill()` + stats at two early-return error paths
- [Phase 3] git blame: buggy `return -1` pattern introduced by
`f61944efdf0d25` (v2.6.24, 2007), check code from `^1da177e4c3f41`
(v2.6.12, 2005)
- [Phase 3] git show `2475f59c618ea`: confirmed 2018 fix missed these
two paths specifically
- [Phase 3] git show `0ff89efb5246`: confirmed IPv4 equivalent "fail
fast" approach
- [Phase 3] git show `eb0dfc0ef195a`: confirmed `refs` parameter was
added in 2025 (v6.15 cycle)
- [Phase 4] Lore not accessible (anti-scraping); confirmed patch applied
by Jakub Kicinski
- [Phase 5] Traced callers: `ipv6_frag_rcv()` -> `ip6_frag_queue()`,
network input path
- [Phase 5] Read `inet_frag_kill()` implementation: kills timer, removes
from hash, defers ref drops
- [Phase 5] Verified caller handles refs via `inet_frag_putn(&fq->q,
refs)` at line 392
- [Phase 6] Code exists in all active stable trees (v5.10+)
- [Phase 6] Backport needs trivial adjustment for pre-v6.15 trees (no
`refs` param)
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: remote resource exhaustion in IPv6 fragment
reassembly, severity HIGH
**YES**
net/ipv6/reassembly.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
index 25ec8001898df..11f9144bebbe2 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/reassembly.c
@@ -132,6 +132,9 @@ static int ip6_frag_queue(struct net *net,
/* note that if prob_offset is set, the skb is freed elsewhere,
* we do not free it here.
*/
+ inet_frag_kill(&fq->q, refs);
+ __IP6_INC_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(skb_dst(skb)),
+ IPSTATS_MIB_REASMFAILS);
return -1;
}
@@ -163,6 +166,9 @@ static int ip6_frag_queue(struct net *net,
* this case. -DaveM
*/
*prob_offset = offsetof(struct ipv6hdr, payload_len);
+ inet_frag_kill(&fq->q, refs);
+ __IP6_INC_STATS(net, ip6_dst_idev(skb_dst(skb)),
+ IPSTATS_MIB_REASMFAILS);
return -1;
}
if (end > fq->q.len) {
--
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] af_unix: read UNIX_DIAG_VFS data under unix_state_lock
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Jiexun Wang, Yifan Wu, Juefei Pu, Yuan Tan, Xin Liu, Ren Wei,
Ren Wei, Kuniyuki Iwashima, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, davem,
edumazet, pabeni, xemul, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Jiexun Wang <wangjiexun2025@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 39897df386376912d561d4946499379effa1e7ef ]
Exact UNIX diag lookups hold a reference to the socket, but not to
u->path. Meanwhile, unix_release_sock() clears u->path under
unix_state_lock() and drops the path reference after unlocking.
Read the inode and device numbers for UNIX_DIAG_VFS while holding
unix_state_lock(), then emit the netlink attribute after dropping the
lock.
This keeps the VFS data stable while the reply is being built.
Fixes: 5f7b0569460b ("unix_diag: Unix inode info NLA")
Reported-by: Yifan Wu <yifanwucs@gmail.com>
Reported-by: Juefei Pu <tomapufckgml@gmail.com>
Co-developed-by: Yuan Tan <yuantan098@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Yuan Tan <yuantan098@gmail.com>
Suggested-by: Xin Liu <bird@lzu.edu.cn>
Tested-by: Ren Wei <enjou1224z@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Jiexun Wang <wangjiexun2025@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ren Wei <n05ec@lzu.edu.cn>
Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260407080015.1744197-1-n05ec@lzu.edu.cn
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/unix/diag.c | 21 +++++++++++++--------
1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/unix/diag.c b/net/unix/diag.c
index ca34730261510..c9c1e51c44196 100644
--- a/net/unix/diag.c
+++ b/net/unix/diag.c
@@ -28,18 +28,23 @@ static int sk_diag_dump_name(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *nlskb)
static int sk_diag_dump_vfs(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *nlskb)
{
- struct dentry *dentry = unix_sk(sk)->path.dentry;
+ struct unix_diag_vfs uv;
+ struct dentry *dentry;
+ bool have_vfs = false;
+ unix_state_lock(sk);
+ dentry = unix_sk(sk)->path.dentry;
if (dentry) {
- struct unix_diag_vfs uv = {
- .udiag_vfs_ino = d_backing_inode(dentry)->i_ino,
- .udiag_vfs_dev = dentry->d_sb->s_dev,
- };
-
- return nla_put(nlskb, UNIX_DIAG_VFS, sizeof(uv), &uv);
+ uv.udiag_vfs_ino = d_backing_inode(dentry)->i_ino;
+ uv.udiag_vfs_dev = dentry->d_sb->s_dev;
+ have_vfs = true;
}
+ unix_state_unlock(sk);
- return 0;
+ if (!have_vfs)
+ return 0;
+
+ return nla_put(nlskb, UNIX_DIAG_VFS, sizeof(uv), &uv);
}
static int sk_diag_dump_peer(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *nlskb)
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] ipv4: nexthop: allocate skb dynamically in rtm_get_nexthop()
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Fernando Fernandez Mancera, Yiming Qian, Eric Dumazet,
Ido Schimmel, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, dsahern, davem, pabeni,
netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
[ Upstream commit 14cf0cd35361f4e94824bf8a42f72713d7702a73 ]
When querying a nexthop object via RTM_GETNEXTHOP, the kernel currently
allocates a fixed-size skb using NLMSG_GOODSIZE. While sufficient for
single nexthops and small Equal-Cost Multi-Path groups, this fixed
allocation fails for large nexthop groups like 512 nexthops.
This results in the following warning splat:
WARNING: net/ipv4/nexthop.c:3395 at rtm_get_nexthop+0x176/0x1c0, CPU#20: rep/4608
[...]
RIP: 0010:rtm_get_nexthop (net/ipv4/nexthop.c:3395)
[...]
Call Trace:
<TASK>
rtnetlink_rcv_msg (net/core/rtnetlink.c:6989)
netlink_rcv_skb (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:2550)
netlink_unicast (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1319 net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1344)
netlink_sendmsg (net/netlink/af_netlink.c:1894)
____sys_sendmsg (net/socket.c:721 net/socket.c:736 net/socket.c:2585)
___sys_sendmsg (net/socket.c:2641)
__sys_sendmsg (net/socket.c:2671)
do_syscall_64 (arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94)
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe (arch/x86/entry/entry_64.S:130)
</TASK>
Fix this by allocating the size dynamically using nh_nlmsg_size() and
using nlmsg_new(), this is consistent with nexthop_notify() behavior. In
addition, adjust nh_nlmsg_size_grp() so it calculates the size needed
based on flags passed. While at it, also add the size of NHA_FDB for
nexthop group size calculation as it was missing too.
This cannot be reproduced via iproute2 as the group size is currently
limited and the command fails as follows:
addattr_l ERROR: message exceeded bound of 1048
Fixes: 430a049190de ("nexthop: Add support for nexthop groups")
Reported-by: Yiming Qian <yimingqian591@gmail.com>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/CAL_bE8Li2h4KO+AQFXW4S6Yb_u5X4oSKnkywW+LPFjuErhqELA@mail.gmail.com/
Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260402072613.25262-2-fmancera@suse.de
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/ipv4/nexthop.c | 38 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
index aa53a74ac2389..c958b8edfe540 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
@@ -1006,16 +1006,32 @@ static size_t nh_nlmsg_size_grp_res(struct nh_group *nhg)
nla_total_size_64bit(8);/* NHA_RES_GROUP_UNBALANCED_TIME */
}
-static size_t nh_nlmsg_size_grp(struct nexthop *nh)
+static size_t nh_nlmsg_size_grp(struct nexthop *nh, u32 op_flags)
{
struct nh_group *nhg = rtnl_dereference(nh->nh_grp);
size_t sz = sizeof(struct nexthop_grp) * nhg->num_nh;
size_t tot = nla_total_size(sz) +
- nla_total_size(2); /* NHA_GROUP_TYPE */
+ nla_total_size(2) + /* NHA_GROUP_TYPE */
+ nla_total_size(0); /* NHA_FDB */
if (nhg->resilient)
tot += nh_nlmsg_size_grp_res(nhg);
+ if (op_flags & NHA_OP_FLAG_DUMP_STATS) {
+ tot += nla_total_size(0) + /* NHA_GROUP_STATS */
+ nla_total_size(4); /* NHA_HW_STATS_ENABLE */
+ tot += nhg->num_nh *
+ (nla_total_size(0) + /* NHA_GROUP_STATS_ENTRY */
+ nla_total_size(4) + /* NHA_GROUP_STATS_ENTRY_ID */
+ nla_total_size_64bit(8)); /* NHA_GROUP_STATS_ENTRY_PACKETS */
+
+ if (op_flags & NHA_OP_FLAG_DUMP_HW_STATS) {
+ tot += nhg->num_nh *
+ nla_total_size_64bit(8); /* NHA_GROUP_STATS_ENTRY_PACKETS_HW */
+ tot += nla_total_size(4); /* NHA_HW_STATS_USED */
+ }
+ }
+
return tot;
}
@@ -1050,14 +1066,14 @@ static size_t nh_nlmsg_size_single(struct nexthop *nh)
return sz;
}
-static size_t nh_nlmsg_size(struct nexthop *nh)
+static size_t nh_nlmsg_size(struct nexthop *nh, u32 op_flags)
{
size_t sz = NLMSG_ALIGN(sizeof(struct nhmsg));
sz += nla_total_size(4); /* NHA_ID */
if (nh->is_group)
- sz += nh_nlmsg_size_grp(nh) +
+ sz += nh_nlmsg_size_grp(nh, op_flags) +
nla_total_size(4) + /* NHA_OP_FLAGS */
0;
else
@@ -1073,7 +1089,7 @@ static void nexthop_notify(int event, struct nexthop *nh, struct nl_info *info)
struct sk_buff *skb;
int err = -ENOBUFS;
- skb = nlmsg_new(nh_nlmsg_size(nh), gfp_any());
+ skb = nlmsg_new(nh_nlmsg_size(nh, 0), gfp_any());
if (!skb)
goto errout;
@@ -3379,15 +3395,15 @@ static int rtm_get_nexthop(struct sk_buff *in_skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
if (err)
return err;
- err = -ENOBUFS;
- skb = alloc_skb(NLMSG_GOODSIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!skb)
- goto out;
-
err = -ENOENT;
nh = nexthop_find_by_id(net, id);
if (!nh)
- goto errout_free;
+ goto out;
+
+ err = -ENOBUFS;
+ skb = nlmsg_new(nh_nlmsg_size(nh, op_flags), GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!skb)
+ goto out;
err = nh_fill_node(skb, nh, RTM_NEWNEXTHOP, NETLINK_CB(in_skb).portid,
nlh->nlmsg_seq, 0, op_flags);
--
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] xfrm: fix refcount leak in xfrm_migrate_policy_find
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Kotlyarov Mihail, Florian Westphal, Steffen Klassert, Sasha Levin,
davem, edumazet, kuba, pabeni, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Kotlyarov Mihail <mihailkotlyarow@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 83317cce60a032c49480dcdabe146435bd689d03 ]
syzkaller reported a memory leak in xfrm_policy_alloc:
BUG: memory leak
unreferenced object 0xffff888114d79000 (size 1024):
comm "syz.1.17", pid 931
...
xfrm_policy_alloc+0xb3/0x4b0 net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c:432
The root cause is a double call to xfrm_pol_hold_rcu() in
xfrm_migrate_policy_find(). The lookup function already returns
a policy with held reference, making the second call redundant.
Remove the redundant xfrm_pol_hold_rcu() call to fix the refcount
imbalance and prevent the memory leak.
Found by Linux Verification Center (linuxtesting.org) with Syzkaller.
Fixes: 563d5ca93e88 ("xfrm: switch migrate to xfrm_policy_lookup_bytype")
Signed-off-by: Kotlyarov Mihail <mihailkotlyarow@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert <steffen.klassert@secunet.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c | 3 ---
1 file changed, 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
index 4526c9078b136..29c94ee0ceb25 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_policy.c
@@ -4528,9 +4528,6 @@ static struct xfrm_policy *xfrm_migrate_policy_find(const struct xfrm_selector *
pol = xfrm_policy_lookup_bytype(net, type, &fl, sel->family, dir, if_id);
if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(pol))
goto out_unlock;
-
- if (!xfrm_pol_hold_rcu(pol))
- pol = NULL;
out_unlock:
rcu_read_unlock();
return pol;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] selftests: net: bridge_vlan_mcast: wait for h1 before querier check
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Daniel Golle, Alexander Sverdlin, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin,
davem, edumazet, pabeni, shuah, razor, netdev, linux-kselftest,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
[ Upstream commit efaa71faf212324ecbf6d5339e9717fe53254f58 ]
The querier-interval test adds h1 (currently a slave of the VRF created
by simple_if_init) to a temporary bridge br1 acting as an outside IGMP
querier. The kernel VRF driver (drivers/net/vrf.c) calls cycle_netdev()
on every slave add and remove, toggling the interface admin-down then up.
Phylink takes the PHY down during the admin-down half of that cycle.
Since h1 and swp1 are cable-connected, swp1 also loses its link may need
several seconds to re-negotiate.
Use setup_wait_dev $h1 0 which waits for h1 to return to UP state, so the
test can rely on the link being back up at this point.
Fixes: 4d8610ee8bd77 ("selftests: net: bridge: add vlan mcast_querier_interval tests")
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Reviewed-by: Alexander Sverdlin <alexander.sverdlin@siemens.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/c830f130860fd2efae08bfb9e5b25fd028e58ce5.1775424423.git.daniel@makrotopia.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_vlan_mcast.sh | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_vlan_mcast.sh b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_vlan_mcast.sh
index 72dfbeaf56b92..e8031f68200ad 100755
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_vlan_mcast.sh
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/net/forwarding/bridge_vlan_mcast.sh
@@ -414,6 +414,7 @@ vlmc_querier_intvl_test()
bridge vlan add vid 10 dev br1 self pvid untagged
ip link set dev $h1 master br1
ip link set dev br1 up
+ setup_wait_dev $h1 0
bridge vlan add vid 10 dev $h1 master
bridge vlan global set vid 10 dev br1 mcast_snooping 1 mcast_querier 1
sleep 2
--
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] xsk: tighten UMEM headroom validation to account for tailroom and min frame
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Maciej Fijalkowski, Björn Töpel, Stanislav Fomichev,
Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, magnus.karlsson, davem, edumazet,
pabeni, daniel, netdev, bpf, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com>
[ Upstream commit a315e022a72d95ef5f1d4e58e903cb492b0ad931 ]
The current headroom validation in xdp_umem_reg() could leave us with
insufficient space dedicated to even receive minimum-sized ethernet
frame. Furthermore if multi-buffer would come to play then
skb_shared_info stored at the end of XSK frame would be corrupted.
HW typically works with 128-aligned sizes so let us provide this value
as bare minimum.
Multi-buffer setting is known later in the configuration process so
besides accounting for 128 bytes, let us also take care of tailroom space
upfront.
Reviewed-by: Björn Töpel <bjorn@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
Fixes: 99e3a236dd43 ("xsk: Add missing check on user supplied headroom size")
Signed-off-by: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260402154958.562179-2-maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/xdp/xdp_umem.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
index 9f76ca591d54f..9ec7bd948acc7 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xdp_umem.c
@@ -202,7 +202,8 @@ static int xdp_umem_reg(struct xdp_umem *umem, struct xdp_umem_reg *mr)
if (!unaligned_chunks && chunks_rem)
return -EINVAL;
- if (headroom >= chunk_size - XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM)
+ if (headroom > chunk_size - XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM -
+ SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info)) - 128)
return -EINVAL;
if (mr->flags & XDP_UMEM_TX_METADATA_LEN) {
--
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.15] gve: fix SW coalescing when hw-GRO is used
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:18 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Ankit Garg, Eric Dumazet, Jordan Rhee, Harshitha Ramamurthy,
Joshua Washington, Paolo Abeni, Sasha Levin, andrew+netdev, davem,
kuba, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Ankit Garg <nktgrg@google.com>
[ Upstream commit ea4c1176871fd70a06eadcbd7c828f6cb9a1b0cd ]
Leaving gso_segs unpopulated on hardware GRO packet prevents further
coalescing by software stack because the kernel's GRO logic marks the
SKB for flush because the expected length of all segments doesn't match
actual payload length.
Setting gso_segs correctly results in significantly more segments being
coalesced as measured by the result of dev_gro_receive().
gso_segs are derived from payload length. When header-split is enabled,
payload is in the non-linear portion of skb. And when header-split is
disabled, we have to parse the headers to determine payload length.
Signed-off-by: Ankit Garg <nktgrg@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Jordan Rhee <jordanrhee@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Harshitha Ramamurthy <hramamurthy@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Joshua Washington <joshwash@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260303195549.2679070-3-joshwash@google.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Excellent. I now have a complete picture. Let me compile the full
analysis.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
### Step 1.1: Subject Line
- **Subsystem:** `gve` (Google Virtual Ethernet driver,
`drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/`)
- **Action verb:** "fix"
- **Summary:** Fix software GRO coalescing when hardware GRO (RSC) is
used by correctly setting `gso_segs`.
### Step 1.2: Tags
- **Signed-off-by:** Ankit Garg (author), Joshua Washington (submitter),
Paolo Abeni (maintainer who merged)
- **Reviewed-by:** Eric Dumazet (top networking maintainer), Jordan
Rhee, Harshitha Ramamurthy (GVE team)
- **Link:** `https://patch.msgid.link/20260303195549.2679070-3-
joshwash@google.com` — patch 3 of a 4-patch series
- No `Fixes:` tag, no `Cc: stable`, no `Reported-by:` — expected for
autosel candidates.
Notable: Eric Dumazet reviewing gives high confidence in correctness.
### Step 1.3: Commit Body
The commit explains:
- **Bug:** `gso_segs` is left at 0 (unpopulated) for HW-GRO/RSC packets.
- **Symptom:** The kernel's GRO stack marks the SKB for flush because
`count * gso_size = 0 != payload_len`, preventing any further software
coalescing.
- **Impact:** "significantly more segments being coalesced" when fixed —
quantifiable performance impact.
- **Root cause:** Missing `gso_segs` initialization in
`gve_rx_complete_rsc()`.
### Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix?
This is explicitly labeled "fix" and describes a concrete functional bug
(broken GRO coalescing, wrong TCP accounting).
---
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
### Step 2.1: Inventory
- **Files changed:** 1 (`drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c`)
- **Functions modified:** `gve_rx_complete_rsc()` only
- **Scope:** ~25 lines changed/added within a single function. Surgical.
### Step 2.2: Code Flow Change
**Before:** `gve_rx_complete_rsc()` sets `shinfo->gso_type` and
`shinfo->gso_size` but NOT `shinfo->gso_segs`. The SKB arrives in the
GRO stack with `gso_segs=0`.
**After:** The function:
1. Extracts `rsc_seg_len` and returns early if 0 (no RSC data)
2. Computes segment count differently based on header-split mode:
- Header-split: `DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->data_len, rsc_seg_len)`
- Non-header-split: `DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->len - hdr_len, rsc_seg_len)`
where `hdr_len` is determined by `eth_get_headlen()`
3. Sets both `gso_size` and `gso_segs`
### Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism
**Category:** Logic/correctness fix — missing initialization.
The mechanism is confirmed by reading the GRO core code:
```495:502:net/core/gro.c
NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->count = 1;
if (unlikely(skb_is_gso(skb))) {
NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->count = skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_segs;
/* Only support TCP and non DODGY users. */
if (!skb_is_gso_tcp(skb) ||
(skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_type & SKB_GSO_DODGY))
NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->flush = 1;
}
```
With `gso_segs=0`, `count=0`. Then in TCP offload:
```351:353:net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c
/* Force a flush if last segment is smaller than mss. */
if (unlikely(skb_is_gso(skb)))
flush = len != NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->count *
skb_shinfo(skb)->gso_size;
```
`0 * gso_size = 0`, `len > 0` → `flush = true` always. Packets are
immediately flushed, preventing further coalescing and corrupting TCP
segment accounting.
### Step 2.4: Fix Quality
- **Obviously correct:** Yes, the pattern is well-established (identical
to the MLX5 gso_segs fix).
- **Minimal/surgical:** Yes, changes one function in one file.
- **Regression risk:** Very low. Only executes for RSC packets
(`desc->rsc` set).
---
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY
### Step 3.1: Blame
The buggy code (`gve_rx_complete_rsc()`) was introduced in commit
`9b8dd5e5ea48b` ("gve: DQO: Add RX path") by Bailey Forrest on
2021-06-24. This commit has been in the tree since v5.14.
### Step 3.2: No Fixes: tag
N/A — no `Fixes:` tag. The implicit fix target is `9b8dd5e5ea48b`.
### Step 3.3: File History
48 total commits to `gve_rx_dqo.c`. Active development. The function
`gve_rx_complete_rsc()` itself has not been modified since initial
introduction.
### Step 3.4: Author
Ankit Garg (`nktgrg@google.com`) is a regular Google GVE driver
contributor. Joshua Washington (`joshwash@google.com`) is the main GVE
maintainer who submitted the series.
### Step 3.5: Dependencies
This is patch 2/4 in a series "[PATCH net-next 0/4] gve: optimize and
enable HW GRO for DQO". The patches are:
1. `gve: Advertise NETIF_F_GRO_HW instead of NETIF_F_LRO`
2. **THIS COMMIT** — `gve: fix SW coalescing when hw-GRO is used`
3. `gve: pull network headers into skb linear part`
4. `gve: Enable hw-gro by default if device supported`
**This fix is standalone.** The `gve_rx_complete_rsc()` function is
called whenever `desc->rsc` is set, regardless of whether the device
advertises `NETIF_F_LRO` or `NETIF_F_GRO_HW`. The `gso_segs` bug exists
with both feature flags.
---
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST RESEARCH
### Step 4.1: Original Submission
Found via yhbt.net mirror: `https://yhbt.net/lore/netdev/20260303195549.
2679070-1-joshwash@google.com/`
The series was posted to net-next on 2026-03-03 and was accepted by
patchwork-bot on 2026-03-05. No NAKs or objections were raised.
### Step 4.2: Reviewers
The patch was CC'd to all major networking maintainers: Andrew Lunn,
David S. Miller, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni. Eric Dumazet
gave Reviewed-by. Paolo Abeni signed off as the committer.
### Step 4.3: Analogous Bug Report
The MLX5 driver had an identical bug (missing `gso_segs` for LRO
packets). That fix was sent to the `net` tree (targeted at stable), with
`Fixes:` tag and detailed analysis of the consequences. The GVE fix
addresses the same root cause.
### Step 4.4: Series Context
Patches 1, 3, 4 in the series are feature/optimization changes (not
stable material). Patch 2 (this commit) is the only actual bug fix and
is self-contained.
### Step 4.5: Stable Discussion
No specific stable discussion found, as expected for an autosel
candidate.
---
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
### Step 5.1: Functions Modified
- `gve_rx_complete_rsc()` — the only function changed.
### Step 5.2: Callers
`gve_rx_complete_rsc()` is called from `gve_rx_complete_skb()` at line
991, which is called from `gve_rx_poll_dqo()` — the main RX polling
function for all DQO mode traffic. This is a hot path for all GVE
network traffic.
### Step 5.3: Callees
The new code calls `eth_get_headlen()` (available via `gve_utils.h` →
`<linux/etherdevice.h>`), `skb_frag_address()`, `skb_frag_size()`, and
`DIV_ROUND_UP()`. All are standard kernel APIs available in all stable
trees.
### Step 5.4: Reachability
The buggy path is directly reachable from network I/O for any GVE user
with HW-GRO/RSC enabled. GVE is the standard NIC for Google Cloud VMs —
millions of instances.
---
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
### Step 6.1: Buggy Code in Stable?
The original commit `9b8dd5e5ea48b` is confirmed present in v5.14,
v5.15, v6.1, v6.6, v6.12, and v7.0. All active stable trees are
affected.
### Step 6.2: Backport Complications
The function `gve_rx_complete_rsc()` has not changed since initial
introduction. The diff should apply cleanly to all stable trees since
v5.14. All APIs used (`eth_get_headlen`, `skb_frag_address`,
`DIV_ROUND_UP`) exist in all stable trees.
### Step 6.3: Related Fixes
No related fixes already in stable for this specific issue.
---
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
### Step 7.1: Subsystem
`drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/` — Network driver for Google Virtual
Ethernet (gVNIC).
- **Criticality:** IMPORTANT — used by all Google Cloud VMs, which is a
major cloud platform.
### Step 7.2: Activity
Very active subsystem with 48 commits to this file.
---
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK
### Step 8.1: Affected Users
All GVE users (Google Cloud VMs) with HW-GRO/RSC enabled. This is a
large user population.
### Step 8.2: Trigger Conditions
Triggered on every RSC/HW-GRO packet received — common during TCP
traffic. No special conditions needed.
### Step 8.3: Failure Mode
- **Performance degradation:** SKBs are immediately flushed from GRO,
preventing further coalescing. The commit says "significantly more
segments being coalesced" when fixed.
- **Incorrect TCP accounting:** `gso_segs=0` propagates to
`tcp_gro_complete()` which sets `shinfo->gso_segs =
NAPI_GRO_CB(skb)->count` = 0. This causes incorrect `segs_in`,
`data_segs_in` (as documented in the MLX5 fix).
- **Potential checksum issues:** As seen in the MLX5 case, `gso_segs=0`
can lead to incorrect GRO packet merging and "hw csum failure" errors.
- **Severity:** MEDIUM-HIGH (performance + functional correctness)
### Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit
- **Benefit:** HIGH — fixes broken GRO for a major cloud NIC driver,
affects many users
- **Risk:** VERY LOW — 25-line change in one function, only touches RSC
path, well-reviewed
- **Ratio:** Strongly favorable for backporting
---
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
### Step 9.1: Evidence Summary
**FOR backporting:**
- Fixes a real, functional bug (missing `gso_segs` breaks GRO coalescing
and TCP accounting)
- Identical class of bug to the MLX5 fix which was targeted at `net`
(stable-track tree)
- Small, surgical change (25 lines, 1 function, 1 file)
- Self-contained — no dependencies on other patches in the series
- Reviewed by Eric Dumazet
- Buggy code exists in all active stable trees (since v5.14)
- Affects a major driver (Google Cloud VMs)
- Uses only standard APIs available in all stable trees
- Clean apply expected
**AGAINST backporting:**
- Submitted to `net-next` (not `net`), as part of a feature series
- No `Fixes:` tag or `Cc: stable`
- The symptom is primarily performance degradation, not a crash (though
TCP accounting is also incorrect)
### Step 9.2: Stable Rules Checklist
1. **Obviously correct and tested?** YES — reviewed by Eric Dumazet,
standard pattern
2. **Fixes a real bug?** YES — missing `gso_segs` causes GRO flush and
wrong TCP accounting
3. **Important issue?** YES — affects all GVE users with HW-GRO,
performance + correctness
4. **Small and contained?** YES — 25 lines, 1 function, 1 file
5. **No new features?** Correct — pure bug fix
6. **Can apply to stable?** YES — clean apply expected, all APIs
available
### Step 9.3: Exception Categories
Not applicable — this is a standard bug fix, not an exception category.
---
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Reviewed-by Eric Dumazet, Harshitha Ramamurthy,
Jordan Rhee; Link shows patch 3/4 of series
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: 25 lines changed in `gve_rx_complete_rsc()`,
adds `gso_segs` calculation
- [Phase 2] Verified flush mechanism in `net/core/gro.c:496-497` and
`net/ipv4/tcp_offload.c:352-353`
- [Phase 3] git blame: buggy code introduced in commit `9b8dd5e5ea48b`
(v5.14, 2021-06-24)
- [Phase 3] Verified `9b8dd5e5ea48b` is in v5.14, v5.15, v6.1, v6.6,
v6.12
- [Phase 3] Verified function `gve_rx_complete_rsc()` unchanged since
introduction
- [Phase 4] Found original series at yhbt.net mirror: 4-patch net-next
series, accepted 2026-03-05
- [Phase 4] Confirmed no NAKs or objections in thread
- [Phase 4] Confirmed MLX5 had identical `gso_segs=0` bug fixed via
`net` tree
- [Phase 5] Verified `eth_get_headlen` available via `gve_utils.h` →
`<linux/etherdevice.h>`
- [Phase 5] Verified `gve_rx_complete_rsc()` called from hot RX poll
path
- [Phase 6] Confirmed buggy code in all active stable trees (v5.14+)
- [Phase 6] Confirmed clean apply expected (function unchanged since
introduction)
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: broken GRO coalescing + incorrect TCP
accounting, severity MEDIUM-HIGH
- UNVERIFIED: Could not access lore.kernel.org directly due to bot
protection; used mirror
The fix is small, well-contained, well-reviewed, fixes a real functional
bug in a widely-used driver, and meets all stable kernel criteria.
**YES**
drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c | 23 ++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 21 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c
index c706c79321594..cf69570f4d57a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_rx_dqo.c
@@ -944,11 +944,16 @@ static int gve_rx_complete_rsc(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct gve_ptype ptype)
{
struct skb_shared_info *shinfo = skb_shinfo(skb);
+ int rsc_segments, rsc_seg_len, hdr_len;
- /* Only TCP is supported right now. */
+ /* HW-GRO only coalesces TCP. */
if (ptype.l4_type != GVE_L4_TYPE_TCP)
return -EINVAL;
+ rsc_seg_len = le16_to_cpu(desc->rsc_seg_len);
+ if (!rsc_seg_len)
+ return 0;
+
switch (ptype.l3_type) {
case GVE_L3_TYPE_IPV4:
shinfo->gso_type = SKB_GSO_TCPV4;
@@ -960,7 +965,21 @@ static int gve_rx_complete_rsc(struct sk_buff *skb,
return -EINVAL;
}
- shinfo->gso_size = le16_to_cpu(desc->rsc_seg_len);
+ if (skb_headlen(skb)) {
+ /* With header-split, payload is in the non-linear part */
+ rsc_segments = DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->data_len, rsc_seg_len);
+ } else {
+ /* HW-GRO packets are guaranteed to have complete TCP/IP
+ * headers in frag[0] when header-split is not enabled.
+ */
+ hdr_len = eth_get_headlen(skb->dev,
+ skb_frag_address(&shinfo->frags[0]),
+ skb_frag_size(&shinfo->frags[0]));
+ rsc_segments = DIV_ROUND_UP(skb->len - hdr_len, rsc_seg_len);
+ }
+ shinfo->gso_size = rsc_seg_len;
+ shinfo->gso_segs = rsc_segments;
+
return 0;
}
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] netfilter: ip6t_eui64: reject invalid MAC header for all packets
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Zhengchuan Liang, Yifan Wu, Juefei Pu, Yuan Tan, Xin Liu, Ren Wei,
Ren Wei, Florian Westphal, Sasha Levin, pablo, davem, dsahern,
edumazet, kuba, pabeni, netfilter-devel, coreteam, netdev,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Zhengchuan Liang <zcliangcn@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit fdce0b3590f724540795b874b4c8850c90e6b0a8 ]
`eui64_mt6()` derives a modified EUI-64 from the Ethernet source address
and compares it with the low 64 bits of the IPv6 source address.
The existing guard only rejects an invalid MAC header when
`par->fragoff != 0`. For packets with `par->fragoff == 0`, `eui64_mt6()`
can still reach `eth_hdr(skb)` even when the MAC header is not valid.
Fix this by removing the `par->fragoff != 0` condition so that packets
with an invalid MAC header are rejected before accessing `eth_hdr(skb)`.
Fixes: 1da177e4c3f41 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Reported-by: Yifan Wu <yifanwucs@gmail.com>
Reported-by: Juefei Pu <tomapufckgml@gmail.com>
Co-developed-by: Yuan Tan <yuantan098@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Yuan Tan <yuantan098@gmail.com>
Suggested-by: Xin Liu <bird@lzu.edu.cn>
Tested-by: Ren Wei <enjou1224z@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Zhengchuan Liang <zcliangcn@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Ren Wei <n05ec@lzu.edu.cn>
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c
index d704f7ed300c2..da69a27e8332c 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6t_eui64.c
@@ -22,8 +22,7 @@ eui64_mt6(const struct sk_buff *skb, struct xt_action_param *par)
unsigned char eui64[8];
if (!(skb_mac_header(skb) >= skb->head &&
- skb_mac_header(skb) + ETH_HLEN <= skb->data) &&
- par->fragoff != 0) {
+ skb_mac_header(skb) + ETH_HLEN <= skb->data)) {
par->hotdrop = true;
return false;
}
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] l2tp: Drop large packets with UDP encap
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Alice Mikityanska, syzbot+ci3edea60a44225dec, Paolo Abeni,
Sasha Levin, davem, edumazet, kuba, jchapman, netdev,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Alice Mikityanska <alice@isovalent.com>
[ Upstream commit ebe560ea5f54134279356703e73b7f867c89db13 ]
syzbot reported a WARN on my patch series [1]. The actual issue is an
overflow of 16-bit UDP length field, and it exists in the upstream code.
My series added a debug WARN with an overflow check that exposed the
issue, that's why syzbot tripped on my patches, rather than on upstream
code.
syzbot's repro:
r0 = socket$pppl2tp(0x18, 0x1, 0x1)
r1 = socket$inet6_udp(0xa, 0x2, 0x0)
connect$inet6(r1, &(0x7f00000000c0)={0xa, 0x0, 0x0, @loopback, 0xfffffffc}, 0x1c)
connect$pppl2tp(r0, &(0x7f0000000240)=@pppol2tpin6={0x18, 0x1, {0x0, r1, 0x4, 0x0, 0x0, 0x0, {0xa, 0x4e22, 0xffff, @ipv4={'\x00', '\xff\xff', @empty}}}}, 0x32)
writev(r0, &(0x7f0000000080)=[{&(0x7f0000000000)="ee", 0x34000}], 0x1)
It basically sends an oversized (0x34000 bytes) PPPoL2TP packet with UDP
encapsulation, and l2tp_xmit_core doesn't check for overflows when it
assigns the UDP length field. The value gets trimmed to 16 bites.
Add an overflow check that drops oversized packets and avoids sending
packets with trimmed UDP length to the wire.
syzbot's stack trace (with my patch applied):
len >= 65536u
WARNING: ./include/linux/udp.h:38 at udp_set_len_short include/linux/udp.h:38 [inline], CPU#1: syz.0.17/5957
WARNING: ./include/linux/udp.h:38 at l2tp_xmit_core net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1293 [inline], CPU#1: syz.0.17/5957
WARNING: ./include/linux/udp.h:38 at l2tp_xmit_skb+0x1204/0x18d0 net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1327, CPU#1: syz.0.17/5957
Modules linked in:
CPU: 1 UID: 0 PID: 5957 Comm: syz.0.17 Not tainted syzkaller #0 PREEMPT(full)
Hardware name: QEMU Standard PC (Q35 + ICH9, 2009), BIOS 1.16.2-debian-1.16.2-1 04/01/2014
RIP: 0010:udp_set_len_short include/linux/udp.h:38 [inline]
RIP: 0010:l2tp_xmit_core net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1293 [inline]
RIP: 0010:l2tp_xmit_skb+0x1204/0x18d0 net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c:1327
Code: 0f 0b 90 e9 21 f9 ff ff e8 e9 05 ec f6 90 0f 0b 90 e9 8d f9 ff ff e8 db 05 ec f6 90 0f 0b 90 e9 cc f9 ff ff e8 cd 05 ec f6 90 <0f> 0b 90 e9 de fa ff ff 44 89 f1 80 e1 07 80 c1 03 38 c1 0f 8c 4f
RSP: 0018:ffffc90003d67878 EFLAGS: 00010293
RAX: ffffffff8ad985e3 RBX: ffff8881a6400090 RCX: ffff8881697f0000
RDX: 0000000000000000 RSI: 0000000000034010 RDI: 000000000000ffff
RBP: dffffc0000000000 R08: 0000000000000003 R09: 0000000000000004
R10: dffffc0000000000 R11: fffff520007acf00 R12: ffff8881baf20900
R13: 0000000000034010 R14: ffff8881a640008e R15: ffff8881760f7000
FS: 000055557e81f500(0000) GS:ffff8882a9467000(0000) knlGS:0000000000000000
CS: 0010 DS: 0000 ES: 0000 CR0: 0000000080050033
CR2: 0000200000033000 CR3: 00000001612f4000 CR4: 00000000000006f0
Call Trace:
<TASK>
pppol2tp_sendmsg+0x40a/0x5f0 net/l2tp/l2tp_ppp.c:302
sock_sendmsg_nosec net/socket.c:727 [inline]
__sock_sendmsg net/socket.c:742 [inline]
sock_write_iter+0x503/0x550 net/socket.c:1195
do_iter_readv_writev+0x619/0x8c0 fs/read_write.c:-1
vfs_writev+0x33c/0x990 fs/read_write.c:1059
do_writev+0x154/0x2e0 fs/read_write.c:1105
do_syscall_x64 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:63 [inline]
do_syscall_64+0x14d/0xf80 arch/x86/entry/syscall_64.c:94
entry_SYSCALL_64_after_hwframe+0x77/0x7f
RIP: 0033:0x7f636479c629
Code: ff c3 66 2e 0f 1f 84 00 00 00 00 00 0f 1f 44 00 00 48 89 f8 48 89 f7 48 89 d6 48 89 ca 4d 89 c2 4d 89 c8 4c 8b 4c 24 08 0f 05 <48> 3d 01 f0 ff ff 73 01 c3 48 c7 c1 e8 ff ff ff f7 d8 64 89 01 48
RSP: 002b:00007ffffd4241c8 EFLAGS: 00000246 ORIG_RAX: 0000000000000014
RAX: ffffffffffffffda RBX: 00007f6364a15fa0 RCX: 00007f636479c629
RDX: 0000000000000001 RSI: 0000200000000080 RDI: 0000000000000003
RBP: 00007f6364832b39 R08: 0000000000000000 R09: 0000000000000000
R10: 0000000000000000 R11: 0000000000000246 R12: 0000000000000000
R13: 00007f6364a15fac R14: 00007f6364a15fa0 R15: 00007f6364a15fa0
</TASK>
[1]: https://lore.kernel.org/all/20260226201600.222044-1-alice.kernel@fastmail.im/
Fixes: 3557baabf280 ("[L2TP]: PPP over L2TP driver core")
Reported-by: syzbot+ci3edea60a44225dec@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/69a1dfba.050a0220.3a55be.0026.GAE@google.com/
Signed-off-by: Alice Mikityanska <alice@isovalent.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260403174949.843941-1-alice.kernel@fastmail.im
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c | 5 +++++
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
index a0682e63fc637..9156a937334ae 100644
--- a/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
+++ b/net/l2tp/l2tp_core.c
@@ -1290,6 +1290,11 @@ static int l2tp_xmit_core(struct l2tp_session *session, struct sk_buff *skb, uns
uh->source = inet->inet_sport;
uh->dest = inet->inet_dport;
udp_len = uhlen + session->hdr_len + data_len;
+ if (udp_len > U16_MAX) {
+ kfree_skb(skb);
+ ret = NET_XMIT_DROP;
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
uh->len = htons(udp_len);
/* Calculate UDP checksum if configured to do so */
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] net: ethernet: ravb: Disable interrupts when closing device
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Yoshihiro Shimoda, Niklas Söderlund, Jakub Kicinski,
Sasha Levin, niklas.soderlund, andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet,
pabeni, netdev, linux-renesas-soc, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@renesas.com>
[ Upstream commit 9278b888920ee8f3cea06622f04da681536b6601 ]
Disable E-MAC interrupts when closing the device.
Signed-off-by: Yoshihiro Shimoda <yoshihiro.shimoda.uh@renesas.com>
[Niklas: Rebase from BSP and reword commit message]
Signed-off-by: Niklas Söderlund <niklas.soderlund+renesas@ragnatech.se>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260307095532.2118495-1-niklas.soderlund+renesas@ragnatech.se
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Now I have a comprehensive understanding of the commit. Let me compile
the full analysis.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
### Step 1.1: Subject Line
- **Subsystem**: `net: ethernet: ravb` (Renesas Ethernet AVB driver)
- **Action verb**: "Disable" - indicates fixing a missing operation
- **Summary**: Disable E-MAC interrupts when closing the device
Record: The commit adds a missing interrupt disable for the E-MAC
interrupt source register (ECSIPR) during device close.
### Step 1.2: Tags
- **Signed-off-by**: Yoshihiro Shimoda (original author, Renesas)
- **Signed-off-by**: Niklas Soderlund (rebased from BSP)
- **Signed-off-by**: Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer, applied the patch)
- **Link**: `https://patch.msgid.link/20260307095532.2118495-1-
niklas.soderlund+renesas@ragnatech.se`
- No Fixes: tag (expected for AUTOSEL candidate)
- No Reported-by tag
Record: BSP-originated fix from Renesas engineer, applied by net
maintainer.
### Step 1.3: Commit Body
The message says "Disable E-MAC interrupts when closing the device." The
`[Niklas: Rebase from BSP and reword commit message]` note tells us this
was found and fixed in Renesas's vendor BSP kernel, then upstreamed.
Record: Fix for missing interrupt disable discovered by the hardware
vendor (Renesas).
### Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix Detection
This is absolutely a bug fix: the E-MAC interrupt enable register was
left active after device close. This means interrupts could fire after
the device teardown has progressed.
Record: Yes, this is a real bug fix — missing disable of E-MAC
interrupts during close.
---
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
### Step 2.1: Inventory
- **Files**: `drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c` — 1 line added
- **Function**: `ravb_close()`
- **Scope**: Single-line surgical fix
### Step 2.2: Code Flow Change
**Before**: `ravb_close()` disables RIC0, RIC2, TIC interrupt masks but
does NOT disable the ECSIPR (E-MAC Status Interrupt Policy Register).
**After**: `ravb_close()` also writes 0 to ECSIPR, disabling all E-MAC
interrupts (link change, carrier error, magic packet).
### Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism
The E-MAC interrupt handler (`ravb_emac_interrupt_unlocked`) can be
triggered when ECSIPR bits are enabled. During `ravb_open()`,
`ravb_emac_init()` sets ECSIPR to enable E-MAC interrupts. But during
`ravb_close()`, ECSIPR was never cleared. This means:
1. E-MAC interrupts remain enabled after close
2. They can fire during device teardown (while NAPI is being disabled,
ring buffers being freed)
3. The handler accesses device registers, stats counters, and can call
`ravb_rcv_snd_disable()`/`ravb_rcv_snd_enable()` which modify device
state
The ECSIPR bits include:
- `ECSIPR_ICDIP` (carrier detection)
- `ECSIPR_MPDIP` (magic packet)
- `ECSIPR_LCHNGIP` (link change)
### Step 2.4: Fix Quality
- **Obviously correct**: The other three interrupt registers (RIC0,
RIC2, TIC) are already cleared. ECSIPR was simply omitted.
- **Minimal**: 1 line addition
- **Regression risk**: Effectively zero — it's disabling interrupts that
should already be disabled
- **Consistent with codebase**: `ravb_wol_setup()` also explicitly
manages ECSIPR (setting it to `ECSIPR_MPDIP` only)
Record: Trivially correct, zero regression risk.
---
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
### Step 3.1: Blame
The interrupt disable block (RIC0/RIC2/TIC) was introduced in the
original driver commit `c156633f135326` (2015-06-11) by Sergei Shtylyov.
The ECSIPR write was missing from the very beginning — this bug has been
present since the driver's inception in Linux 4.2.
Record: Bug present since the driver was first added (commit
c156633f1353, Linux 4.2, 2015).
### Step 3.2: Fixes Tag
No Fixes: tag present. Based on analysis, the correct Fixes: tag would
point to `c156633f135326` (the original driver).
### Step 3.3: File History
Recent activity includes timestamp-related improvements and a close-
function reorder by Claudiu Beznea. The `ravb_close()` function was
recently reordered in `a5f149a97d09c` but that change also did not add
the missing ECSIPR disable.
Record: Standalone fix, no dependencies.
### Step 3.4: Author Context
Yoshihiro Shimoda is a regular Renesas contributor with multiple ravb
fixes. Niklas Soderlund is the Renesas upstreaming contact who regularly
ports BSP fixes.
Record: Fix from the hardware vendor's engineers.
### Step 3.5: Dependencies
None. The `ECSIPR` register and `ravb_write()` function have been in the
driver since day one.
Record: Fully standalone, applies to any kernel version with this
driver.
---
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST RESEARCH
### Step 4.1-4.5
Lore was not accessible (anti-bot protection). However:
- The patch was applied by Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer), confirming
it passed review
- The Link: tag confirms it went through the standard netdev submission
process
- The BSP origin confirms Renesas discovered this in their own testing
Record: Maintainer-applied, vendor-validated fix.
---
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
### Step 5.1-5.4: Function Analysis
The E-MAC interrupt handler chain:
- `ravb_emac_interrupt()` (or `ravb_interrupt()` → ISS_MS check) →
`ravb_emac_interrupt_unlocked()`
- The handler reads ECSR, writes ECSR (to clear), reads PSR, and can
call `ravb_rcv_snd_disable()`/`ravb_rcv_snd_enable()`
- With ECSIPR not cleared, these interrupts fire after `ravb_close()`
disables NAPI and frees ring buffers
- The interrupt uses `devm_request_irq()`, so it stays registered until
device removal
Record: Spurious E-MAC interrupts after close could access device state
during/after teardown.
---
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
### Step 6.1: Bug Existence in Stable Trees
The buggy code (`ravb_close()` missing ECSIPR disable) has existed since
the driver's creation in Linux 4.2. It exists in all stable trees.
### Step 6.2: Backport Complications
The fix is a single `ravb_write()` call added alongside identical
existing calls. It will apply cleanly to any kernel with this driver.
Record: Clean apply expected in all stable trees.
---
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
### Step 7.1
- **Subsystem**: Network driver for Renesas R-Car/RZ SoCs
- **Criticality**: IMPORTANT — used on embedded automotive and
industrial systems
- **Users**: Renesas R-Car and RZ platform users (automotive, IoT,
embedded)
### Step 7.2
Active subsystem with regular development activity.
---
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
### Step 8.1: Affected Users
Users of Renesas R-Car and RZ Ethernet (ravb) hardware — automotive and
embedded systems.
### Step 8.2: Trigger Conditions
Every device close (`ifconfig down`, `ip link set down`, system
shutdown). This is a routine operation.
### Step 8.3: Failure Mode
Without the fix, E-MAC interrupts fire after close. Possible
consequences:
- **Spurious interrupts** during teardown — the handler accesses freed
state
- On systems with separate E-MAC IRQ line, `ravb_emac_interrupt()` can
fire and access the device after NAPI is disabled
- In the shared IRQ case (`ravb_interrupt()`), the ISS_MS check can
trigger `ravb_emac_interrupt_unlocked()` which modifies device
registers during teardown
Severity: **MEDIUM-HIGH** (spurious interrupts during teardown,
potential for accessing freed resources)
### Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit
- **Benefit**: Prevents spurious E-MAC interrupts during device close on
all Renesas AVB platforms
- **Risk**: Effectively zero — writing 0 to an interrupt enable register
at close time is inherently safe
- **Ratio**: Very favorable
---
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
### Step 9.1: Evidence Summary
**FOR backporting:**
- Fixes a bug present since driver creation (2015, Linux 4.2)
- 1-line fix, obviously correct, zero regression risk
- Discovered by the hardware vendor (Renesas BSP)
- Applied by the netdev maintainer
- Consistent with existing pattern (other interrupt masks already
cleared)
- Common trigger (every device close)
- Prevents spurious interrupts during teardown
**AGAINST backporting:**
- No explicit crash/syzbot report (found by code inspection/vendor
testing)
- Commit message is terse
### Step 9.2: Stable Rules Checklist
1. Obviously correct and tested? **YES** — trivially obvious, vendor-
tested
2. Fixes a real bug? **YES** — missing interrupt disable on close
3. Important issue? **YES** — spurious interrupts during teardown
4. Small and contained? **YES** — 1 line
5. No new features or APIs? **YES** — pure fix
6. Can apply to stable? **YES** — clean apply expected
### Step 9.3: Exception Categories
Not needed — this is a straightforward bug fix.
### Step 9.4: Decision
This is a minimal, obviously correct fix for a long-standing bug where
E-MAC interrupts were not disabled during device close. The fix is 1
line, has zero regression risk, and was originated by the hardware
vendor.
---
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed commit message: BSP-origin fix, applied by netdev
maintainer Jakub Kicinski
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: 1 line added (`ravb_write(ndev, 0, ECSIPR)`)
in `ravb_close()` alongside existing RIC0/RIC2/TIC clears
- [Phase 3] git blame: The interrupt disable block was in commit
c156633f1353 (2015, Linux 4.2), ECSIPR omitted since then
- [Phase 3] Confirmed ECSIPR is set during `ravb_emac_init_rcar()` (line
585) and `ravb_emac_init_gbeth()` (line 551) but never cleared during
close
- [Phase 3] git show c156633f1353: confirmed original `ravb_close()`
already disabled RIC0/RIC2/TIC but omitted ECSIPR
- [Phase 3] File history: fix is standalone, no dependencies
- [Phase 4] Lore inaccessible (anti-bot); confirmed maintainer
application via commit tags
- [Phase 5] `ravb_emac_interrupt_unlocked()` at line 1111 handles
ECSIPR-enabled interrupts, accesses device state
- [Phase 5] `ravb_wol_setup()` at line 3164 explicitly manages ECSIPR,
confirming it needs to be handled
- [Phase 6] Bug exists in all stable trees (present since driver
creation in Linux 4.2)
- [Phase 6] 1-line fix will apply cleanly everywhere
- [Phase 8] Trigger: every device close; Severity: MEDIUM-HIGH (spurious
interrupts during teardown)
**YES**
drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
index 84b657fc2e158..2c725824b3488 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/renesas/ravb_main.c
@@ -2367,6 +2367,7 @@ static int ravb_close(struct net_device *ndev)
ravb_write(ndev, 0, RIC0);
ravb_write(ndev, 0, RIC2);
ravb_write(ndev, 0, TIC);
+ ravb_write(ndev, 0, ECSIPR);
/* PHY disconnect */
if (ndev->phydev) {
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0] dsa: tag_mxl862xx: set dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Daniel Golle, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, andrew, olteanv, davem,
edumazet, pabeni, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
[ Upstream commit 4250ff1640ea1ede99bfe02ca949acbcc6c0927f ]
The MxL862xx offloads bridge forwarding in hardware, so set
dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark() to avoid duplicate forwarding of
packets of (eg. flooded) frames arriving at the CPU port.
Link-local frames are directly trapped to the CPU port only, so don't
set dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark() on those.
Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotopia.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/e1161c90894ddc519c57dc0224b3a0f6bfa1d2d6.1775049897.git.daniel@makrotopia.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Now I have all the information needed for a complete analysis.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
**Step 1.1: Subject Line**
- Subsystem: `dsa: tag_mxl862xx`
- Action: "set" (adding a missing call)
- Summary: Set `dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()` in the MxL862xx DSA tag
RCV path to prevent duplicate forwarding.
**Step 1.2: Tags**
- `Signed-off-by: Daniel Golle` - author and original driver creator
- `Link:` - patch.msgid.link URL (standard for netdev)
- `Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski` - net maintainer applied the patch
- No Fixes: tag, no Reported-by:, no Cc: stable (expected for this
review)
**Step 1.3: Commit Body**
The message explains: MxL862xx offloads bridge forwarding in hardware.
Without `dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()`, the software bridge doesn't
know the hardware already forwarded the packet, so it forwards again,
creating duplicate frames (especially flooded frames). Link-local frames
are trapped directly to the CPU and should NOT have the mark set.
**Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix**
This IS a real bug fix disguised as a "set" action. The missing offload
forward mark causes concrete packet duplication on the network.
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
**Step 2.1: Inventory**
- Files changed: 1 (`net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c`)
- Lines: +3 added, 0 removed
- Function modified: `mxl862_tag_rcv()`
**Step 2.2: Code Flow Change**
Before: `mxl862_tag_rcv()` identifies the source port, sets `skb->dev`,
strips the tag, returns. `skb->offload_fwd_mark` is never set (defaults
to 0/false).
After: Before stripping the tag, if the destination is NOT a link-local
address, `dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark(skb)` is called, which sets
`skb->offload_fwd_mark = !!(dp->bridge)`. This tells the software bridge
that hardware already forwarded this packet.
**Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism**
Category: Logic/correctness fix. The missing
`dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()` call means
`nbp_switchdev_allowed_egress()` (in `net/bridge/br_switchdev.c` line
67-74) sees `offload_fwd_mark == 0` and allows the software bridge to
forward the packet AGAIN, even though the hardware switch already
forwarded it. This causes duplicate frames on bridged interfaces.
**Step 2.4: Fix Quality**
- Obviously correct: YES - this is the identical pattern used by ~15
other DSA tag drivers
- Minimal/surgical: YES - 3 lines
- Regression risk: Extremely low - the same pattern is well-tested
across all other DSA tag drivers
- The `is_link_local_ether_addr` guard is used identically by
`tag_brcm.c` (lines 179-180, 254-255)
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
**Step 3.1: Blame**
All lines in `tag_mxl862xx.c` trace to commit `85ee987429027` ("net:
dsa: add tag format for MxL862xx switches"), which was in v7.0-rc1. The
bug has been present since the file was created.
**Step 3.2: No Fixes: tag** - N/A. The implicit target is
`85ee987429027`.
**Step 3.3: File History**
Only one commit touches this file: `85ee987429027` (the initial
creation). No intermediate fixes or refactoring.
**Step 3.4: Author**
Daniel Golle is the original author of the MxL862xx tag driver and the
MxL862xx DSA driver. He created the driver and is clearly the maintainer
of this code.
**Step 3.5: Dependencies**
No dependencies. The fix is standalone; `dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()`
and `is_link_local_ether_addr()` both already exist in the tree. The
file hasn't changed since its introduction.
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST
Lore.kernel.org was blocked by bot protection. However:
- b4 dig found the original driver submission at `https://patch.msgid.li
nk/c64e6ddb6c93a4fac39f9ab9b2d8bf551a2b118d.1770433307.git.daniel@makr
otopia.org` (v14 of the series, meaning extensive review)
- The fix was signed off by Jakub Kicinski, the net maintainer
- The original driver was Reviewed-by Vladimir Oltean (DSA maintainer) -
the missing `dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()` was an oversight in the
original v14 series
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
**Step 5.1:** Function modified: `mxl862_tag_rcv()`
**Step 5.2: Callers**
`mxl862_tag_rcv` is registered as `.rcv` callback in
`mxl862_netdev_ops`. It's called by the DSA core on every packet
received from the switch. This is a HOT PATH for every single network
packet.
**Step 5.3/5.4:** `dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()` sets
`skb->offload_fwd_mark` based on `dp->bridge` being non-NULL. This is
checked by `nbp_switchdev_allowed_egress()` in the bridge forwarding
path, which prevents duplicate forwarding.
**Step 5.5: Similar patterns**
The exact same pattern (`is_link_local` check +
`dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark`) is used in `tag_brcm.c`. The simpler
form (unconditional `dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark`) is used in 12+ other
tag drivers (`tag_ksz.c`, `tag_mtk.c`, `tag_ocelot.c`,
`tag_hellcreek.c`, `tag_rtl4_a.c`, `tag_rtl8_4.c`, `tag_rzn1_a5psw.c`,
`tag_xrs700x.c`, `tag_vsc73xx_8021q.c`, `tag_yt921x.c`, etc.).
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
**Step 6.1: File existence in stable trees**
- `net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c` does NOT exist in v6.19 or any earlier kernel
- It was introduced in v7.0-rc1
- The fix is ONLY relevant for 7.0.y stable
**Step 6.2: Backport Complications**
The file in 7.0.y is identical to the v7.0-rc1/v7.0 version. The patch
will apply cleanly with no conflicts.
**Step 6.3: No related fixes already in stable.**
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
**Step 7.1:** Subsystem: Networking / DSA (Distributed Switch
Architecture). Criticality: IMPORTANT - affects users of MxL862xx
hardware switches.
**Step 7.2:** The MxL862xx driver is very new (added in 7.0-rc1), but
DSA as a subsystem is mature and actively developed.
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
**Step 8.1: Who is affected**
All users of MxL862xx switches with bridged ports. This is
embedded/networking hardware.
**Step 8.2: Trigger conditions**
Every bridged packet received from the switch triggers this bug. Flooded
frames (broadcast, unknown unicast, multicast) are explicitly mentioned.
This is extremely common - essentially all normal network traffic when
using bridging.
**Step 8.3: Failure mode**
- Duplicate frames on the network for every bridged packet
- Potential broadcast storms (flooded frames duplicated endlessly)
- Network instability and degraded performance
- Severity: HIGH (network malfunction, not a crash, but makes bridging
essentially broken)
**Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit**
- BENEFIT: Very high - fixes completely broken bridge forwarding for
this hardware
- RISK: Very low - 3 lines, well-established pattern used by 15+ other
drivers, zero chance of regression
- Ratio: Strongly favorable
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
**Evidence FOR backporting:**
1. Fixes a real, significant bug: duplicate forwarding of all bridged
packets
2. Tiny fix: 3 lines
3. Follows the exact same pattern as 15+ other DSA tag drivers (well-
tested)
4. Written by the original driver author
5. Applied by net maintainer Jakub Kicinski
6. Applies cleanly to 7.0.y
7. Zero regression risk
**Evidence AGAINST backporting:**
1. Only affects 7.0.y stable (file doesn't exist in earlier kernels)
2. No explicit Fixes: tag or Cc: stable (expected for reviewed commits)
3. MxL862xx is relatively new hardware (niche user base)
**Stable Rules Checklist:**
1. Obviously correct? YES - identical pattern to 15+ other tag drivers
2. Fixes a real bug? YES - duplicate forwarding of bridged packets
3. Important issue? YES - makes bridging non-functional (duplicate
frames, potential storms)
4. Small and contained? YES - 3 lines, one file
5. No new features? CORRECT - no new features
6. Applies to stable? YES - clean apply to 7.0.y
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Signed-off-by Daniel Golle (author) and Jakub
Kicinski (net maintainer). No Fixes/Reported-by tags.
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: 3 lines added in `mxl862_tag_rcv()`, adds
missing `dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()` call with
`is_link_local_ether_addr` guard.
- [Phase 3] git blame: all code from `85ee987429027` (v7.0-rc1). Bug
present since file creation.
- [Phase 3] git log: only 1 commit touches `tag_mxl862xx.c`, no
intermediate changes.
- [Phase 3] Author is original driver creator (verified via blame + git
log --author).
- [Phase 4] b4 dig found original series: v14 of MxL862xx driver
submission. Reviewed by Vladimir Oltean.
- [Phase 4] Lore fetch blocked by bot protection; relied on b4 dig
results.
- [Phase 5] grep confirmed `dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark()` used by 15+
other DSA tag drivers with identical pattern.
- [Phase 5] `tag_brcm.c` uses exact same `is_link_local_ether_addr`
guard (lines 179-180, 254-255).
- [Phase 5] `nbp_switchdev_allowed_egress()` in `br_switchdev.c:67-74`
confirmed: uses `offload_fwd_mark` to suppress duplicate forwarding.
- [Phase 6] `git show v6.19.12:net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c` → "does not
exist". File only in 7.0+.
- [Phase 6] `git show v7.0:net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c` → file identical to
current HEAD, patch applies cleanly.
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: duplicate forwarding of all bridged frames,
severity HIGH.
**YES**
net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c b/net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c
index 01f2158682718..8daefeb8d49df 100644
--- a/net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c
+++ b/net/dsa/tag_mxl862xx.c
@@ -86,6 +86,9 @@ static struct sk_buff *mxl862_tag_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb,
return NULL;
}
+ if (likely(!is_link_local_ether_addr(eth_hdr(skb)->h_dest)))
+ dsa_default_offload_fwd_mark(skb);
+
/* remove the MxL862xx special tag between the MAC addresses and the
* current ethertype field.
*/
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-6.1] ipv4: validate IPV4_DEVCONF attributes properly
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Fernando Fernandez Mancera, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, davem,
dsahern, edumazet, pabeni, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
[ Upstream commit fa8fca88714c3a4a74f972ed37328e2f0bbef9fa ]
As the IPV4_DEVCONF netlink attributes are not being validated, it is
possible to use netlink to set read-only values like mc_forwarding. In
addition, valid ranges are not being validated neither but that is less
relevant as they aren't in sysctl.
To avoid similar situations in the future, define a NLA policy for
IPV4_DEVCONF attributes which are nested in IFLA_INET_CONF.
Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260312142637.5704-1-fmancera@suse.de
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Good - confirmed that v6.12 has the same vulnerable code. The
RTM_SETLINK path requires `CAP_NET_ADMIN`, but this is available within
network namespaces (an unprivileged user can create a network namespace
and get CAP_NET_ADMIN there).
Now I have all the information I need to complete my analysis. Let me
compile the full assessment.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
### Step 1.1: PARSE THE SUBJECT LINE
Record: [subsystem: ipv4] [action verb: validate] [Summary: Add proper
NLA validation policy for IPV4_DEVCONF netlink attributes nested in
IFLA_INET_CONF]
### Step 1.2: PARSE ALL COMMIT MESSAGE TAGS
- **Signed-off-by**: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
(author)
- **Link**:
https://patch.msgid.link/20260312142637.5704-1-fmancera@suse.de
- **Signed-off-by**: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org> (net subsystem
maintainer, applied it)
- No Fixes: tag (expected)
- No Cc: stable tag (expected)
- No Reported-by (the author found the issue themselves)
Record: Patch applied by Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer). No explicit
stable nomination. No Fixes tag (the bug exists since the original 2010
code, commit 9f0f7272ac95).
### Step 1.3: ANALYZE THE COMMIT BODY TEXT
The commit message clearly describes:
- **Bug**: IPV4_DEVCONF netlink attributes are not being validated
- **Consequence 1**: Read-only values like `mc_forwarding` can be set
via netlink - this is a security bypass
- **Consequence 2**: Valid ranges are not enforced (less critical)
- **Fix approach**: Define a NLA policy for IPV4_DEVCONF attributes
Record: Bug = missing input validation on netlink attributes. Allows
bypassing read-only restrictions (mc_forwarding). mc_forwarding is
kernel-managed and should only be set by the multicast routing daemon
via ip_mroute_setsockopt(). Setting it directly breaks multicast routing
assumptions.
### Step 1.4: DETECT HIDDEN BUG FIXES
This is explicitly described as a validation/security fix. The word
"validate" in the subject and the clear description of the bypass make
this obviously a bug fix.
Record: This is a direct security/correctness fix, not a hidden one.
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS - LINE BY LINE
### Step 2.1: INVENTORY THE CHANGES
- **File**: `net/ipv4/devinet.c` - single file modification
- **Added**: ~38 lines (new policy table `inet_devconf_policy`) + ~7
lines (new validation code)
- **Removed**: ~10 lines (old manual validation loop)
- **Net change**: approximately +35 lines
- **Functions modified**: `inet_validate_link_af` (rewritten validation
logic)
- **Scope**: Single-file, well-contained change
Record: 1 file changed, +45/-10 lines. Modified function:
`inet_validate_link_af`. New static const: `inet_devconf_policy`. Scope:
single-file surgical fix.
### Step 2.2: UNDERSTAND THE CODE FLOW CHANGE
**Before**: `inet_validate_link_af` only checked that each nested
attribute had length >= 4 and a valid cfgid in range [1,
IPV4_DEVCONF_MAX]. No per-attribute validation, no rejection of read-
only fields, no range checking.
**After**: Uses `nla_parse_nested()` with a proper policy table
(`inet_devconf_policy`) that:
1. **Rejects** `MC_FORWARDING` writes via `NLA_REJECT`
2. **Range-validates** boolean attributes to {0,1}
3. **Range-validates** multi-value attributes (RP_FILTER: 0-2,
ARP_IGNORE: 0-8, etc.)
4. **Type-validates** all attributes as NLA_U32
Record: Before = minimal bounds check only. After = full NLA policy-
based validation with per-attribute type, range, and reject rules.
Critical change: MC_FORWARDING is now NLA_REJECT.
### Step 2.3: IDENTIFY THE BUG MECHANISM
**Category**: Logic/correctness fix + Security fix (missing input
validation)
The bug mechanism:
1. User sends RTM_SETLINK with IFLA_AF_SPEC containing AF_INET with
IFLA_INET_CONF
2. `inet_validate_link_af` only checked length and range of attribute
IDs
3. `inet_set_link_af` called `ipv4_devconf_set(in_dev, nla_type(a),
nla_get_u32(a))` for ALL attributes
4. `ipv4_devconf_set` directly writes to `in_dev->cnf.data[]` with
WRITE_ONCE - no per-attribute filtering
5. This means mc_forwarding (a read-only sysctl at 0444 permissions)
could be set via netlink
6. mc_forwarding is managed by the kernel's multicast routing subsystem
and manipulated by ipmr.c
Record: Missing input validation allows bypassing read-only restrictions
via netlink. The `ipv4_devconf_set` function blindly sets any config
value. The old validate function only checked bounds, not per-attribute
rules.
### Step 2.4: ASSESS THE FIX QUALITY
- The fix is obviously correct: it uses the standard NLA policy
mechanism
- It is well-contained: single file, one function modified, one policy
table added
- Regression risk is low: the policy table is conservative (allows all
previously-allowed valid inputs)
- The `nla_parse_nested()` (non-deprecated) enforces NLA_F_NESTED flag,
which is slightly stricter than the old code. This is intentional and
correct for modern netlink.
- Jakub Kicinski reviewed and applied it (net subsystem maintainer)
Record: Fix is obviously correct, uses standard kernel NLA policy
infrastructure. Low regression risk. Applied by the net subsystem
maintainer.
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
### Step 3.1: BLAME THE CHANGED LINES
The vulnerable validation code was introduced in commit `9f0f7272ac9506`
(Thomas Graf, November 2010, v2.6.37-rc1). This code has been present in
the kernel for ~15 years and exists in ALL active stable trees.
Record: Buggy code from commit 9f0f7272ac95 (2010, v2.6.37-rc1). Present
in every stable tree.
### Step 3.2: FOLLOW THE FIXES TAG
No Fixes: tag present (the bug dates to the original 2010
implementation, so a Fixes tag would reference 9f0f7272ac95).
Record: N/A - no Fixes tag. Bug originates from commit 9f0f7272ac95.
### Step 3.3: CHECK FILE HISTORY
The `inet_validate_link_af` function has not been significantly modified
since its creation. The only changes were the addition of the `extack`
parameter (2021, commit 8679c31e0284) and a minor check adjustment
(commit a100243d95a60d, 2021). The core validation logic was untouched
for 15 years.
Record: Standalone fix. No dependencies on other patches. The function
is identical across v6.1, v6.6, and v6.12.
### Step 3.4: CHECK THE AUTHOR
Fernando Fernandez Mancera is a contributor from SUSE. He submitted
follow-up patches to also centralize devconf post-set actions, showing
deep understanding of the subsystem.
Record: Author is an active contributor. Follow-up series planned.
### Step 3.5: CHECK FOR DEPENDENCIES
This patch is standalone. The follow-up patches (centralize devconf
handling, handle post-set actions) are separate and NOT required for
this fix to work. This patch only adds validation; it does not change
the set behavior.
Record: No dependencies. Standalone fix. Can apply independently.
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST AND EXTERNAL RESEARCH
### Step 4.1: ORIGINAL PATCH DISCUSSION
Found at:
https://yhbt.net/lore/netdev/20260304180725.717a3f0d@kernel.org/T/
The patch went through v1 -> v2 (no changes) -> v3 (dropped Fixes tag,
adjusted MEDIUM_ID to NLA_S32) -> final applied version (addressed
Jakub's v3 review: NLA_POLICY_MIN for MEDIUM_ID, ARP_ACCEPT range 0-2).
Jakub Kicinski's v3 review asked two questions:
1. MEDIUM_ID validation type - fixed by using NLA_POLICY_MIN()
2. ARP_ACCEPT should accept 2 - fixed in final version
Record: Thread at yhbt.net mirror. Patch went v1->v3->applied. Jakub
reviewed v3, feedback addressed in applied version. Maintainer applied
it.
### Step 4.2: REVIEWER
Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer) reviewed and applied. All major net
maintainers were CC'd (horms, pabeni, edumazet, dsahern, davem).
Record: Net maintainer reviewed and applied. All relevant people were
CC'd.
### Step 4.3: BUG REPORT
No external bug report - author found the issue by code inspection.
### Step 4.4: RELATED PATCHES
Follow-up series (March 25, 2026): "centralize devconf sysctl handling"
+ "handle devconf post-set actions on netlink updates". These are NOT
required for this fix - they improve consistency of behavior when values
are set via netlink vs sysctl.
Record: Follow-up patches exist but are not prerequisites.
### Step 4.5: STABLE DISCUSSION
No specific stable mailing list discussion found. The v3 note says
"dropped the fixes tag" - suggesting the author initially considered
this a fix but removed the Fixes tag (perhaps because it traces back to
2010).
Record: No stable-specific discussion. Author initially had a Fixes tag
but dropped it.
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
### Step 5.1: KEY FUNCTIONS
- `inet_validate_link_af` - modified
- New: `inet_devconf_policy` static const policy table
### Step 5.2: TRACE CALLERS
`inet_validate_link_af` is called from `rtnetlink.c` via
`af_ops->validate_link_af(dev, af, extack)` at line 2752. This is in the
`do_validate_setlink` path, called during RTM_SETLINK processing.
RTM_SETLINK is a standard netlink message used by `ip link set`.
Record: Called from RTM_SETLINK path. Trigger: `ip link set dev <DEV>
...` with AF_INET options.
### Step 5.3: TRACE CALLEES
Uses `nla_parse_nested()` which validates against the policy and returns
error if validation fails. This is the standard kernel netlink
validation infrastructure.
### Step 5.4: CALL CHAIN
User space -> RTM_SETLINK -> rtnl_setlink() -> do_setlink() -> validate
loop -> inet_validate_link_af() -> if passes -> inet_set_link_af() ->
ipv4_devconf_set()
Reachable from: any process with CAP_NET_ADMIN (including unprivileged
users in a network namespace).
Record: Reachable from userspace via RTM_SETLINK. CAP_NET_ADMIN
required, but available in network namespaces.
### Step 5.5: SIMILAR PATTERNS
IPv6 has `inet6_validate_link_af` in `addrconf.c` which already has
proper validation.
Record: IPv6 equivalent already has proper validation. IPv4 was the
outlier.
## PHASE 6: CROSS-REFERENCING AND STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
### Step 6.1: BUGGY CODE IN STABLE TREES
The vulnerable code (commit 9f0f7272ac95 from 2010) exists in ALL stable
trees: v5.4.y, v5.10.y, v5.15.y, v6.1.y, v6.6.y, v6.12.y, etc.
Verified: `inet_validate_link_af` is identical in v6.1, v6.6, and v6.12.
Record: Bug exists in all active stable trees.
### Step 6.2: BACKPORT COMPLICATIONS
- For v6.1+: Patch should apply cleanly (verified code is identical)
- For v5.15: Needs minor adjustment - `IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER`
doesn't exist (added in v5.16), so that policy entry must be removed
- `NLA_POLICY_RANGE`, `NLA_REJECT`, `NLA_POLICY_MIN`, `nla_parse_nested`
all exist since v4.20+
Record: Clean apply for v6.1+. Minor adjustment for v5.15 (remove
ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER). All infrastructure available.
### Step 6.3: RELATED FIXES IN STABLE
No related fixes found.
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM AND MAINTAINER CONTEXT
### Step 7.1: SUBSYSTEM CRITICALITY
**Subsystem**: net/ipv4 (core IPv4 networking)
**Criticality**: CORE - affects all users (IPv4 is used by virtually
every system)
Record: CORE subsystem. IPv4 networking affects all users.
### Step 7.2: SUBSYSTEM ACTIVITY
`net/ipv4/devinet.c` is actively maintained with regular commits.
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
### Step 8.1: WHO IS AFFECTED
All users. IPv4 networking is universal. Any system with network
namespaces enabled is particularly at risk because unprivileged users
can create network namespaces and gain CAP_NET_ADMIN there.
Record: Universal impact. Especially relevant for containerized
environments.
### Step 8.2: TRIGGER CONDITIONS
- **Trigger**: Send RTM_SETLINK netlink message with IFLA_AF_SPEC /
AF_INET / IFLA_INET_CONF containing MC_FORWARDING attribute
- **Privilege**: CAP_NET_ADMIN (available in network namespaces, so
effectively unprivileged)
- **Ease**: Trivial to trigger programmatically with a simple netlink
socket
Record: Easy to trigger. CAP_NET_ADMIN in netns = effectively
unprivileged. Deterministic trigger (not a race).
### Step 8.3: FAILURE MODE SEVERITY
- **mc_forwarding bypass**: This is a read-only sysctl (0444) that
should only be managed by the kernel's multicast routing subsystem.
Setting it externally can corrupt multicast routing state, potentially
leading to unexpected multicast forwarding behavior or denial of
multicast routing.
- **Range validation bypass**: Out-of-range values for other devconf
settings could cause unexpected networking behavior.
- **Security classification**: This is an access control bypass - a
value that should be read-only can be written. While it requires
CAP_NET_ADMIN, in containerized environments this is available to
unprivileged users.
Record: Severity HIGH. Access control bypass for read-only network
configuration. Potential for multicast routing state corruption.
### Step 8.4: RISK-BENEFIT RATIO
**BENEFIT**: HIGH - Fixes input validation gap in core IPv4 networking
code that has existed for 15 years. Prevents unauthorized modification
of read-only network configuration.
**RISK**: LOW - The fix uses standard kernel NLA policy infrastructure.
The policy table is a new static const (no runtime allocation). The
validation function replacement is straightforward. The only behavioral
change is rejecting previously-accepted-but-invalid inputs (which is the
desired behavior).
Record: HIGH benefit, LOW risk. Favorable ratio.
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
### Step 9.1: EVIDENCE COMPILATION
**FOR backporting:**
1. Fixes a real access control bypass (mc_forwarding writable despite
being read-only sysctl)
2. Fixes missing input validation in core IPv4 networking code
3. Bug has existed since 2010 (v2.6.37-rc1), affects all stable trees
4. Small, contained fix - single file, uses standard NLA policy
infrastructure
5. Applied by net subsystem maintainer (Jakub Kicinski)
6. Deterministic trigger, easy to exploit from network namespace
7. IPv4 networking is universal - affects all users
8. Patch applies cleanly to all recent stable trees (v6.1+)
**AGAINST backporting:**
1. No Fixes: tag (though author initially had one and dropped it since
bug is from 2010)
2. No Cc: stable tag (expected)
3. Size is moderate (~45 lines added) due to the policy table
4. Submitted as net-next (not net), suggesting author didn't consider it
urgent
5. Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN (though available in netns)
**UNRESOLVED:**
- Exact impact of writing mc_forwarding is limited (networking state
corruption, not crash/security exploit per se)
### Step 9.2: STABLE RULES CHECKLIST
1. **Obviously correct and tested?** YES - uses standard NLA policy;
reviewed by net maintainer
2. **Fixes a real bug?** YES - access control bypass for read-only
devconf values
3. **Important issue?** YES - security-relevant input validation in core
networking
4. **Small and contained?** YES - single file, well-understood change
5. **No new features or APIs?** YES - only adds validation, no new user-
visible behavior
6. **Can apply to stable?** YES - cleanly to v6.1+ (minor adjustment for
v5.15)
### Step 9.3: EXCEPTION CATEGORIES
Not an exception category - this is a standard bug fix.
### Step 9.4: DECISION
This commit fixes a real access control bypass in core IPv4 networking
that has existed since 2010. It prevents unauthorized modification of
read-only network configuration values (mc_forwarding) via netlink. The
fix is small, uses standard kernel infrastructure, was reviewed by the
net subsystem maintainer, and applies cleanly to all active stable
trees. While it requires CAP_NET_ADMIN, this is available in network
namespaces, making it relevant for containerized environments. The risk-
benefit ratio strongly favors backporting.
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Signed-off-by Fernando Fernandez Mancera +
Jakub Kicinski. Link to patch.msgid.link.
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: +45/-10 lines in single file. Adds
inet_devconf_policy static const with NLA_REJECT for MC_FORWARDING.
Rewrites inet_validate_link_af to use nla_parse_nested with policy.
- [Phase 3] git blame: Buggy code introduced in commit 9f0f7272ac95
(2010, v2.6.37-rc1), present in all stable trees.
- [Phase 3] git show v6.1/v6.6/v6.12: inet_validate_link_af is identical
across all stable trees - patch applies cleanly.
- [Phase 3] git show v5.15 include/uapi/linux/ip.h:
IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER not present (added v5.16) - minor
adjustment needed.
- [Phase 4] Found original discussion at yhbt.net mirror: patch went
v1->v3->applied. Jakub reviewed v3 with two comments (MEDIUM_ID and
ARP_ACCEPT), both addressed in final version.
- [Phase 4] Follow-up series (centralize devconf handling) exists but is
not a dependency.
- [Phase 5] Traced call chain: userspace -> RTM_SETLINK ->
rtnl_setlink() -> do_setlink() -> inet_validate_link_af() ->
inet_set_link_af() -> ipv4_devconf_set(). CAP_NET_ADMIN required but
available in network namespaces.
- [Phase 5] Verified ipv4_devconf_set() blindly writes to cnf.data[]
with WRITE_ONCE (include/linux/inetdevice.h:67-73).
- [Phase 5] Verified MC_FORWARDING is managed by ipmr.c
(IPV4_DEVCONF(in_dev->cnf, MC_FORWARDING)++ / --).
- [Phase 6] Verified NLA_POLICY_RANGE exists since v4.20 (commit
3e48be05f3c7), NLA_REJECT since similar era. All infrastructure
available in all stable trees.
- [Phase 6] RTM_SETLINK permission: line 6921 of rtnetlink.c checks
`netlink_net_capable(skb, CAP_NET_ADMIN)`, confirmed userspace-
reachable.
- [Phase 7] Subsystem: net/ipv4 = CORE, affects all users.
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: access control bypass, read-only value
writable. Severity: HIGH.
- UNVERIFIED: Exact security implications of writing arbitrary
mc_forwarding values (could not find CVE or explicit exploit
analysis). However, the principle of read-only bypass is itself
security-relevant.
**YES**
net/ipv4/devinet.c | 55 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++---------
1 file changed, 45 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/devinet.c b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
index 537bb6c315d2e..58fe7cb69545c 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/devinet.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/devinet.c
@@ -2063,12 +2063,50 @@ static const struct nla_policy inet_af_policy[IFLA_INET_MAX+1] = {
[IFLA_INET_CONF] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
};
+static const struct nla_policy inet_devconf_policy[IPV4_DEVCONF_MAX + 1] = {
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_FORWARDING] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_MC_FORWARDING] = { .type = NLA_REJECT },
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_PROXY_ARP] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ACCEPT_REDIRECTS] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_SECURE_REDIRECTS] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_SEND_REDIRECTS] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_SHARED_MEDIA] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_RP_FILTER] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 2),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ACCEPT_SOURCE_ROUTE] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_BOOTP_RELAY] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_LOG_MARTIANS] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_TAG] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ARPFILTER] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_MEDIUM_ID] = NLA_POLICY_MIN(NLA_S32, -1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_NOXFRM] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_NOPOLICY] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_FORCE_IGMP_VERSION] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 3),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_ANNOUNCE] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 2),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_IGNORE] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 8),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_PROMOTE_SECONDARIES] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_ACCEPT] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 2),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_NOTIFY] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ACCEPT_LOCAL] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_SRC_VMARK] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_PROXY_ARP_PVLAN] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ROUTE_LOCALNET] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_BC_FORWARDING] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_IGMPV2_UNSOLICITED_REPORT_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_IGMPV3_UNSOLICITED_REPORT_INTERVAL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_IGNORE_ROUTES_WITH_LINKDOWN] =
+ NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_DROP_UNICAST_IN_L2_MULTICAST] =
+ NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_DROP_GRATUITOUS_ARP] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+ [IPV4_DEVCONF_ARP_EVICT_NOCARRIER] = NLA_POLICY_RANGE(NLA_U32, 0, 1),
+};
+
static int inet_validate_link_af(const struct net_device *dev,
const struct nlattr *nla,
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
{
- struct nlattr *a, *tb[IFLA_INET_MAX+1];
- int err, rem;
+ struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_INET_MAX + 1], *nested_tb[IPV4_DEVCONF_MAX + 1];
+ int err;
if (dev && !__in_dev_get_rtnl(dev))
return -EAFNOSUPPORT;
@@ -2079,15 +2117,12 @@ static int inet_validate_link_af(const struct net_device *dev,
return err;
if (tb[IFLA_INET_CONF]) {
- nla_for_each_nested(a, tb[IFLA_INET_CONF], rem) {
- int cfgid = nla_type(a);
+ err = nla_parse_nested(nested_tb, IPV4_DEVCONF_MAX,
+ tb[IFLA_INET_CONF], inet_devconf_policy,
+ extack);
- if (nla_len(a) < 4)
- return -EINVAL;
-
- if (cfgid <= 0 || cfgid > IPV4_DEVCONF_MAX)
- return -EINVAL;
- }
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
}
return 0;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] ipv4: nexthop: avoid duplicate NHA_HW_STATS_ENABLE on nexthop group dump
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Fernando Fernandez Mancera, Eric Dumazet, Ido Schimmel,
Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, dsahern, davem, pabeni, petrm, kees,
netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
[ Upstream commit 06aaf04ca815f7a1f17762fd847b7bc14b8833fb ]
Currently NHA_HW_STATS_ENABLE is included twice everytime a dump of
nexthop group is performed with NHA_OP_FLAG_DUMP_STATS. As all the stats
querying were moved to nla_put_nh_group_stats(), leave only that
instance of the attribute querying.
Fixes: 5072ae00aea4 ("net: nexthop: Expose nexthop group HW stats to user space")
Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260402072613.25262-1-fmancera@suse.de
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/ipv4/nexthop.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
index 427c201175949..aa53a74ac2389 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/nexthop.c
@@ -905,8 +905,7 @@ static int nla_put_nh_group(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nexthop *nh,
goto nla_put_failure;
if (op_flags & NHA_OP_FLAG_DUMP_STATS &&
- (nla_put_u32(skb, NHA_HW_STATS_ENABLE, nhg->hw_stats) ||
- nla_put_nh_group_stats(skb, nh, op_flags)))
+ nla_put_nh_group_stats(skb, nh, op_flags))
goto nla_put_failure;
return 0;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] net: ipa: fix event ring index not programmed for IPA v5.0+
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Alexander Koskovich, Luca Weiss, Simon Horman, Paolo Abeni,
Sasha Levin, andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet, kuba, netdev,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Alexander Koskovich <akoskovich@pm.me>
[ Upstream commit 56007972c0b1e783ca714d6f1f4d6e66e531d21f ]
For IPA v5.0+, the event ring index field moved from CH_C_CNTXT_0 to
CH_C_CNTXT_1. The v5.0 register definition intended to define this
field in the CH_C_CNTXT_1 fmask array but used the old identifier of
ERINDEX instead of CH_ERINDEX.
Without a valid event ring, GSI channels could never signal transfer
completions. This caused gsi_channel_trans_quiesce() to block
forever in wait_for_completion().
At least for IPA v5.2 this resolves an issue seen where runtime
suspend, system suspend, and remoteproc stop all hanged forever. It
also meant the IPA data path was completely non functional.
Fixes: faf0678ec8a0 ("net: ipa: add IPA v5.0 GSI register definitions")
Signed-off-by: Alexander Koskovich <akoskovich@pm.me>
Signed-off-by: Luca Weiss <luca.weiss@fairphone.com>
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260403-milos-ipa-v1-2-01e9e4e03d3e@fairphone.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
drivers/net/ipa/reg/gsi_reg-v5.0.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ipa/reg/gsi_reg-v5.0.c b/drivers/net/ipa/reg/gsi_reg-v5.0.c
index 3334d8e20ad28..6c4a7fbe4de94 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ipa/reg/gsi_reg-v5.0.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ipa/reg/gsi_reg-v5.0.c
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ REG_STRIDE_FIELDS(CH_C_CNTXT_0, ch_c_cntxt_0,
static const u32 reg_ch_c_cntxt_1_fmask[] = {
[CH_R_LENGTH] = GENMASK(23, 0),
- [ERINDEX] = GENMASK(31, 24),
+ [CH_ERINDEX] = GENMASK(31, 24),
};
REG_STRIDE_FIELDS(CH_C_CNTXT_1, ch_c_cntxt_1,
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] net: core: allow netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu from bh context
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Kohei Enju, Martin KaFai Lau, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, davem,
edumazet, pabeni, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Kohei Enju <kohei@enjuk.jp>
[ Upstream commit 39feb171f361f887dad8504dc5822b852871ac21 ]
Since XDP programs are called from a NAPI poll context, the RCU
reference liveness is ensured by local_bh_disable().
Commit aeea1b86f936 ("bpf, devmap: Exclude XDP broadcast to master
device") started to call netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu() from this
context, but missed adding rcu_read_lock_bh_held() as a condition to the
RCU checks.
While both bh_disabled and rcu_read_lock() provide RCU protection,
lockdep complains since the check condition is insufficient [1].
Add rcu_read_lock_bh_held() as condition to help lockdep to understand
the dereference is safe, in the same way as commit 694cea395fde ("bpf:
Allow RCU-protected lookups to happen from bh context").
[1]
WARNING: net/core/dev.c:8099 at netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu+0x96/0xd0, CPU#0: swapper/0/0
...
RIP: 0010:netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu+0x96/0xd0
...
<IRQ>
dev_map_enqueue_multi+0x411/0x970
xdp_do_redirect+0xdf2/0x1030
__igc_xdp_run_prog+0x6a0/0xc80
igc_poll+0x34b0/0x70b0
__napi_poll.constprop.0+0x98/0x490
net_rx_action+0x8f2/0xfa0
handle_softirqs+0x1c7/0x710
__irq_exit_rcu+0xb1/0xf0
irq_exit_rcu+0x9/0x20
common_interrupt+0x7f/0x90
</IRQ>
Signed-off-by: Kohei Enju <kohei@enjuk.jp>
Acked-by: Martin KaFai Lau <martin.lau@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260220110922.94781-1-kohei@enjuk.jp
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
The function hasn't been modified between stable trees. The fix will
apply cleanly. Let me compile the final analysis.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
**Step 1.1: Subject Line**
- Subsystem: `net: core`
- Action verb: "allow" — this means a valid caller is being incorrectly
prevented/warned
- Summary: Allow `netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu()` to be called from BH
(softirq/NAPI) context by fixing the lockdep assertion
Record: [net: core] [allow] [Fix lockdep WARN_ON when calling
netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu from BH context]
**Step 1.2: Tags**
- Acked-by: Martin KaFai Lau (BPF maintainer) — strong quality signal
- Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260220110922.94781-1-kohei@enjuk.jp
- Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer) — committed by the net
subsystem maintainer
- No Fixes: tag (expected for autosel candidates)
- No Cc: stable (expected)
Record: Acked by BPF maintainer. Committed by net maintainer. Single-
patch submission (not part of a series).
**Step 1.3: Commit Body Analysis**
- Bug: Commit `aeea1b86f936` added `netdev_for_each_upper_dev_rcu()`
calls in `dev_map_enqueue_multi()` from XDP/NAPI context (BH-
disabled). The lockdep check in `netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu()` only
checks `rcu_read_lock_held() || lockdep_rtnl_is_held()`, but BH
context uses `local_bh_disable()` for RCU protection, not
`rcu_read_lock()`.
- Symptom: `WARNING: net/core/dev.c:8099` — a lockdep WARNING fires on
every XDP broadcast-to-master path through bonded interfaces
- Stack trace provided showing real-world path: `igc_poll ->
__igc_xdp_run_prog -> xdp_do_redirect -> dev_map_enqueue_multi ->
netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu`
- References commit `694cea395fde` as the exact same pattern fix in BPF
map lookups
Record: Real WARNING firing in XDP/NAPI path through bonded interfaces.
Clear, documented stack trace. Well-understood root cause.
**Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix Detection**
This is clearly a bug fix despite using "allow" rather than "fix". The
lockdep check is too restrictive — it triggers a WARN_ON_ONCE on a
perfectly valid code path that has RCU protection via BH disable.
Record: This is a genuine bug fix that silences a false-positive lockdep
WARNING.
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
**Step 2.1: Inventory**
- Files: `net/core/dev.c` (1 file)
- Change: 1 line modified (+2/-1 net)
- Function: `netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu()`
- Scope: Single-line surgical fix
**Step 2.2: Code Flow Change**
Before: `WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !lockdep_rtnl_is_held())`
After: `WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !rcu_read_lock_bh_held()
&& !lockdep_rtnl_is_held())`
The only change is adding `!rcu_read_lock_bh_held()` as an additional
condition. The WARN_ON now accepts three valid RCU-protection
conditions: rcu_read_lock, rcu_read_lock_bh, or RTNL held.
**Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism**
This is a lockdep false-positive fix. The RCU protection IS valid (BH
disabled), but lockdep doesn't know that because the check only looks
for `rcu_read_lock_held()`, not `rcu_read_lock_bh_held()`.
**Step 2.4: Fix Quality**
- Obviously correct: exact same pattern as commit `694cea395fde` and
`689186699931`
- Minimal/surgical: single condition added
- Regression risk: Zero — this only relaxes a debug assertion, never
changes runtime behavior
- The actual data access is protected by RCU regardless; this fix only
silences lockdep
Record: Fix is obviously correct, minimal, zero regression risk.
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
**Step 3.1: Blame**
The WARN_ON line was introduced by commit `44a4085538c844` (Vlad
Yasevich, 2014-05-16). The function itself has been stable since
v3.16-era. The buggy code path (calling it from BH) was introduced by
`aeea1b86f936` (v5.15, 2021-07-31).
**Step 3.2: Fixes tag analysis**
No explicit Fixes: tag, but the commit message clearly identifies
`aeea1b86f936` as the commit that started calling this function from BH
context. This commit exists in v5.15, v6.1, v6.6, and all newer trees.
**Step 3.3: Related changes**
Commit `689186699931` ("net, core: Allow
netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu in bh context") is the exact sister
commit that fixed the same issue for
`netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu`. It was part of the same series as
`aeea1b86f936` and landed in v5.15. The current commit fixes the same
class of issue for `netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu`.
**Step 3.4: Author**
Kohei Enju is not the subsystem maintainer but the fix was Acked-by
Martin KaFai Lau (BPF co-maintainer) and committed by Jakub Kicinski
(net maintainer).
**Step 3.5: Dependencies**
None. This is a completely standalone 1-line change. The only dependency
is `rcu_read_lock_bh_held()` which has existed since before v5.15.
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST AND EXTERNAL RESEARCH
**Step 4.1-4.5:** Lore.kernel.org was behind bot protection. However, b4
dig confirmed the original patch URLs for the referenced commits. The
patch was submitted as a single standalone patch (not part of a series),
received an Ack from the BPF co-maintainer, and was merged by the net
maintainer.
Record: Single-patch standalone fix, reviewed and acked by relevant
maintainers.
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
**Step 5.1: Key functions**
Modified: `netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu()`
**Step 5.2: Callers**
Used via macro `netdev_for_each_upper_dev_rcu()` from:
- `kernel/bpf/devmap.c` — `get_upper_ifindexes()` →
`dev_map_enqueue_multi()` — XDP broadcast path
- `drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c` — bonding driver
- `net/dsa/` — DSA networking
- `drivers/net/ethernet/mellanox/mlxsw/` — Mellanox switches
- Various other networking subsystems
**Step 5.4: Call chain for the bug**
`igc_poll()` (NAPI/BH) → `__igc_xdp_run_prog()` → `xdp_do_redirect()` →
`dev_map_enqueue_multi()` → `get_upper_ifindexes()` →
`netdev_for_each_upper_dev_rcu()` → `netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu()` →
**WARN_ON fires**
This is reachable from any XDP program doing broadcast redirect on a
bonded interface — a common networking configuration.
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
**Step 6.1: Buggy code in stable**
- The WARN_ON check exists since v3.16 (2014)
- The BH-context call path was introduced by `aeea1b86f936` which is in
v5.15+
- Therefore the bug exists in v5.15, v6.1, v6.6, and all active stable
trees
**Step 6.2: Backport complications**
The change is a single-line addition to a condition. The surrounding
code in `netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu()` has not been modified between
v5.15 and v7.0. This will apply cleanly to all stable trees.
**Step 6.3: Related fixes in stable**
The sister commit `689186699931` for `netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu`
is already in v5.15+. This fix is the missing counterpart.
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM AND MAINTAINER CONTEXT
**Step 7.1:** Subsystem: net/core — CORE networking. Affects all users
using XDP with bonded interfaces.
**Step 7.2:** Very actively developed subsystem.
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
**Step 8.1: Affected population**
Anyone using XDP programs with bonded network interfaces and
CONFIG_LOCKDEP or CONFIG_PROVE_RCU enabled (which is common in
development/test environments, and some distributions enable it).
**Step 8.2: Trigger conditions**
- XDP program does broadcast redirect (`BPF_F_EXCLUDE_INGRESS`)
- Ingress device is a bond slave
- Easy to trigger — happens on every packet through this path
- WARN_ON_ONCE means it fires once per boot, but fills dmesg with a full
stack trace
**Step 8.3: Failure mode**
- WARN_ON_ONCE fires — produces a kernel warning with full stack trace
in dmesg
- In some configurations, `panic_on_warn` causes a system crash
- Even without panic_on_warn, lockdep warnings can mask real bugs by
exhausting lockdep's warning budget
- Severity: MEDIUM (WARNING, but can escalate to CRITICAL with
panic_on_warn)
**Step 8.4: Risk-benefit**
- BENEFIT: Eliminates false-positive lockdep warning for a real,
supported use case. Critical for XDP+bonding users.
- RISK: Essentially zero. Adding one more condition to a debug assertion
cannot cause a regression. No runtime behavior changes.
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
**Evidence FOR backporting:**
1. Fixes a real lockdep WARNING firing on a common XDP+bonding path
2. The triggering code path (`aeea1b86f936`) exists in all active stable
trees (v5.15+)
3. Single-line, obviously correct fix — exact same pattern as two
precedent commits
4. Zero regression risk — only modifies a lockdep debug assertion
5. Acked by BPF co-maintainer, committed by net maintainer
6. The sister fix (`689186699931`) for the `_lower_` variant was already
in v5.15
7. Will apply cleanly to all stable trees
8. Can cause real problems with `panic_on_warn` configurations
**Evidence AGAINST backporting:**
- None significant
**Stable rules checklist:**
1. Obviously correct and tested? **YES** — identical pattern to existing
fixes, acked by maintainers
2. Fixes a real bug? **YES** — lockdep WARN_ON fires on valid code path
3. Important issue? **YES** — WARNING on a common XDP path, crash with
panic_on_warn
4. Small and contained? **YES** — 1 line changed in 1 file
5. No new features? **YES** — purely a bugfix
6. Applies to stable? **YES** — clean apply expected
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed subject: "net: core: allow" — action is fixing a
restriction on valid callers
- [Phase 1] Tags: Acked-by Martin KaFai Lau (BPF co-maintainer), SOB by
Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer)
- [Phase 2] Diff: single condition `!rcu_read_lock_bh_held()` added to
WARN_ON in `netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu()`
- [Phase 3] git blame: WARN_ON line from commit 44a4085538c8 (Vlad
Yasevich, 2014, v3.16 era)
- [Phase 3] git show aeea1b86f936: confirmed it adds
`netdev_for_each_upper_dev_rcu()` call from BH context in devmap
- [Phase 3] git merge-base: aeea1b86f936 exists in v5.15, v6.1, v6.6
(all active stable trees)
- [Phase 3] git show 689186699931: confirmed identical sister fix for
`netdev_lower_get_next_private_rcu`, already in v5.15+
- [Phase 3] git show 694cea395fde: confirmed precedent fix for BPF map
lookups using same pattern
- [Phase 4] b4 dig found original URLs for referenced commits; lore was
behind bot protection
- [Phase 5] Traced call chain: igc_poll → XDP → devmap →
get_upper_ifindexes → netdev_for_each_upper_dev_rcu → WARN
- [Phase 5] Verified netdev_for_each_upper_dev_rcu calls
netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu via macro
- [Phase 6] Function unchanged between v5.15 and v7.0 — clean backport
expected
- [Phase 6] No conflicting fixes found in stable trees
- [Phase 8] Risk: zero (debug assertion change only). Benefit:
eliminates false WARNING
**YES**
net/core/dev.c | 3 ++-
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/core/dev.c b/net/core/dev.c
index 831129f2a69b5..8bb6915b4b489 100644
--- a/net/core/dev.c
+++ b/net/core/dev.c
@@ -8132,7 +8132,8 @@ struct net_device *netdev_upper_get_next_dev_rcu(struct net_device *dev,
{
struct netdev_adjacent *upper;
- WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !lockdep_rtnl_is_held());
+ WARN_ON_ONCE(!rcu_read_lock_held() && !rcu_read_lock_bh_held() &&
+ !lockdep_rtnl_is_held());
upper = list_entry_rcu((*iter)->next, struct netdev_adjacent, list);
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] net: txgbe: leave space for null terminators on property_entry
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Fabio Baltieri, Jiawen Wu, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin,
mengyuanlou, andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet, pabeni,
maciej.fijalkowski, piotr.raczynski, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Fabio Baltieri <fabio.baltieri@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 5a37d228799b0ec2c277459c83c814a59d310bc3 ]
Lists of struct property_entry are supposed to be terminated with an
empty property, this driver currently seems to be allocating exactly the
amount of entry used.
Change the struct definition to leave an extra element for all
property_entry.
Fixes: c3e382ad6d15 ("net: txgbe: Add software nodes to support phylink")
Signed-off-by: Fabio Baltieri <fabio.baltieri@gmail.com>
Tested-by: Jiawen Wu <jiawenwu@trustnetic.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260405222013.5347-1-fabio.baltieri@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_type.h | 8 ++++----
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_type.h b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_type.h
index 41915d7dd372a..be78f8f61a795 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_type.h
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/wangxun/txgbe/txgbe_type.h
@@ -399,10 +399,10 @@ struct txgbe_nodes {
char i2c_name[32];
char sfp_name[32];
char phylink_name[32];
- struct property_entry gpio_props[1];
- struct property_entry i2c_props[3];
- struct property_entry sfp_props[8];
- struct property_entry phylink_props[2];
+ struct property_entry gpio_props[2];
+ struct property_entry i2c_props[4];
+ struct property_entry sfp_props[9];
+ struct property_entry phylink_props[3];
struct software_node_ref_args i2c_ref[1];
struct software_node_ref_args gpio0_ref[1];
struct software_node_ref_args gpio1_ref[1];
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] net: initialize sk_rx_queue_mapping in sk_clone()
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Jiayuan Chen, Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, kuniyu,
pabeni, willemb, davem, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
[ Upstream commit 1a6b3965385a935ffd70275d162f68139bd86898 ]
sk_clone() initializes sk_tx_queue_mapping via sk_tx_queue_clear()
but does not initialize sk_rx_queue_mapping. Since this field is in
the sk_dontcopy region, it is neither copied from the parent socket
by sock_copy() nor zeroed by sk_prot_alloc() (called without
__GFP_ZERO from sk_clone).
Commit 03cfda4fa6ea ("tcp: fix another uninit-value
(sk_rx_queue_mapping)") attempted to fix this by introducing
sk_mark_napi_id_set() with force_set=true in tcp_child_process().
However, sk_mark_napi_id_set() -> sk_rx_queue_set() only writes
when skb_rx_queue_recorded(skb) is true. If the 3-way handshake
ACK arrives through a device that does not record rx_queue (e.g.
loopback or veth), sk_rx_queue_mapping remains uninitialized.
When a subsequent data packet arrives with a recorded rx_queue,
sk_mark_napi_id() -> sk_rx_queue_update() reads the uninitialized
field for comparison (force_set=false path), triggering KMSAN.
This was reproduced by establishing a TCP connection over loopback
(which does not call skb_record_rx_queue), then attaching a BPF TC
program on lo ingress to set skb->queue_mapping on data packets:
BUG: KMSAN: uninit-value in tcp_v4_do_rcv (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1875)
tcp_v4_do_rcv (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:1875)
tcp_v4_rcv (net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c:2287)
ip_protocol_deliver_rcu (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:207)
ip_local_deliver_finish (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:242)
ip_local_deliver (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:262)
ip_rcv (net/ipv4/ip_input.c:573)
__netif_receive_skb (net/core/dev.c:6294)
process_backlog (net/core/dev.c:6646)
__napi_poll (net/core/dev.c:7710)
net_rx_action (net/core/dev.c:7929)
handle_softirqs (kernel/softirq.c:623)
do_softirq (kernel/softirq.c:523)
__local_bh_enable_ip (kernel/softirq.c:?)
__dev_queue_xmit (net/core/dev.c:?)
ip_finish_output2 (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:237)
ip_output (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:438)
__ip_queue_xmit (net/ipv4/ip_output.c:534)
__tcp_transmit_skb (net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:1693)
tcp_write_xmit (net/ipv4/tcp_output.c:3064)
tcp_sendmsg_locked (net/ipv4/tcp.c:?)
tcp_sendmsg (net/ipv4/tcp.c:1465)
inet_sendmsg (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:865)
sock_write_iter (net/socket.c:1195)
vfs_write (fs/read_write.c:688)
...
Uninit was created at:
kmem_cache_alloc_noprof (mm/slub.c:4873)
sk_prot_alloc (net/core/sock.c:2239)
sk_alloc (net/core/sock.c:2301)
inet_create (net/ipv4/af_inet.c:334)
__sock_create (net/socket.c:1605)
__sys_socket (net/socket.c:1747)
Fix this at the root by adding sk_rx_queue_clear() alongside
sk_tx_queue_clear() in sk_clone().
Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@linux.dev>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260407084219.95718-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Now I have all the information needed for a comprehensive analysis. Let
me compile the full report.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
### Step 1.1: Subject Line
- **Subsystem**: `net` (core networking)
- **Action verb**: "initialize" — adding missing initialization,
strongly indicative of fixing uninitialized data use
- **Summary**: Initialize `sk_rx_queue_mapping` in `sk_clone()` to
prevent KMSAN uninit-value reads
Record: [net] [initialize] [Fix uninitialized sk_rx_queue_mapping in
cloned sockets]
### Step 1.2: Tags
- **Signed-off-by**: Jiayuan Chen (author), Sasha Levin (pipeline)
- **Reviewed-by**: Eric Dumazet (net maintainer — the person who wrote
the earlier incomplete fix 03cfda4fa6ea)
- **Link**: `https://patch.msgid.link/20260407084219.95718-1-
jiayuan.chen@linux.dev`
- **No explicit Fixes: tag** — expected for this review pipeline
- **No Cc: stable** — expected
- **No Reported-by** — the author found this independently (or via KMSAN
testing)
Record: Reviewed by Eric Dumazet (net subsystem maintainer/major
contributor). No syzbot report, but KMSAN stack trace included.
### Step 1.3: Commit Body
The bug is clearly explained:
1. `sk_clone()` initializes `sk_tx_queue_mapping` but not
`sk_rx_queue_mapping`
2. `sk_rx_queue_mapping` is in the `sk_dontcopy` region, so it's neither
copied from parent nor zeroed during allocation
3. The earlier fix (03cfda4fa6ea) tried to fix this by calling
`sk_mark_napi_id_set()` in `tcp_child_process()`, but that function
only writes when `skb_rx_queue_recorded(skb)` is true
4. Loopback and veth don't call `skb_record_rx_queue()`, so the field
stays uninitialized
5. When a subsequent data packet with a recorded rx_queue arrives,
`sk_rx_queue_update()` reads the uninitialized field for comparison
**Full KMSAN stack trace provided** — reproducible via TCP connection
over loopback with a BPF TC program.
Record: [Bug: uninitialized memory read of sk_rx_queue_mapping in cloned
TCP sockets] [Symptom: KMSAN uninit-value] [Root cause: field in
dontcopy region never initialized, and earlier fix incomplete for
devices that don't record rx_queue] [Author explanation: thorough and
correct]
### Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix?
Not hidden at all — this is explicitly fixing an uninitialized data read
detected by KMSAN. The verb "initialize" directly describes the bug
being fixed.
Record: [Direct bug fix, not disguised]
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
### Step 2.1: Inventory
- **Files changed**: 1 (`net/core/sock.c`)
- **Lines added**: 1
- **Lines removed**: 0
- **Functions modified**: `sk_clone()`
- **Scope**: Single-line surgical fix
Record: [1 file, +1 line, sk_clone() function, single-line fix]
### Step 2.2: Code Flow Change
Before: `sk_tx_queue_clear(newsk)` is called but `sk_rx_queue_mapping`
is left in whatever state the slab allocator provided.
After: `sk_rx_queue_clear(newsk)` is added right after
`sk_tx_queue_clear(newsk)`, setting `sk_rx_queue_mapping` to
`NO_QUEUE_MAPPING`.
Record: [Before: uninitialized sk_rx_queue_mapping -> After: properly
initialized to NO_QUEUE_MAPPING]
### Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism
**Category: Uninitialized data use (KMSAN)**
- `sk_rx_queue_mapping` is in the `sk_dontcopy_begin`/`sk_dontcopy_end`
region
- `sock_copy()` skips this region during cloning
- `sk_prot_alloc()` does not zero-fill (no `__GFP_ZERO`)
- The earlier fix (03cfda4fa6ea) only works when the incoming skb has
`rx_queue` recorded
- For loopback/veth paths, the field remains uninitialized until
`sk_rx_queue_update()` reads it
Record: [Uninitialized memory read due to field in dontcopy region not
being explicitly initialized in sk_clone]
### Step 2.4: Fix Quality
- **Obviously correct**: Yes. `sk_rx_queue_clear()` is a trivial inline
that does `WRITE_ONCE(sk->sk_rx_queue_mapping, NO_QUEUE_MAPPING)`.
It's placed symmetrically alongside `sk_tx_queue_clear()`.
- **Minimal**: 1 line added.
- **Regression risk**: Essentially zero. Setting to `NO_QUEUE_MAPPING`
is the expected default for a new socket. The first real data will set
it properly.
- **Red flags**: None.
Record: [Obviously correct, minimal, zero regression risk]
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
### Step 3.1: Blame
- `sk_tx_queue_clear(newsk)` was added in `bbc20b70424ae` (Eric Dumazet,
2021-01-27) as part of reducing indentation in `sk_clone_lock()`.
- The `sk_dontcopy` region containing `sk_rx_queue_mapping` has existed
since the field was added in 2021 via `4e1beecc3b586` (Feb 2021).
- The incomplete fix `03cfda4fa6ea` is from Dec 2021.
Record: [Bug existed since sk_rx_queue_mapping was added in ~v5.12. Root
cause commit 342159ee394d is in v6.1 and v6.6.]
### Step 3.2: Fixes Chain
- `342159ee394d` ("net: avoid dirtying sk->sk_rx_queue_mapping")
introduced the compare-before-write optimization that reads the field
- `03cfda4fa6ea` ("tcp: fix another uninit-value") was an incomplete fix
- This new commit fixes the remaining gap in the incomplete fix
- Both `342159ee394d` and `03cfda4fa6ea` exist in v6.1 and v6.6
Record: [Both root cause and incomplete fix exist in all active stable
trees v6.1+]
### Step 3.3: File History
No other recent commits specifically address `sk_rx_queue_mapping`
initialization in `sk_clone`.
Record: [Standalone fix, no prerequisites beyond existing code]
### Step 3.4: Author
Jiayuan Chen is an active kernel networking contributor with multiple
merged fixes (UAF, memory leak, NULL deref fixes). The patch was
reviewed by Eric Dumazet, who is the net subsystem maintainer and the
person who wrote the original incomplete fix.
Record: [Active contributor, reviewed by the net subsystem authority]
### Step 3.5: Dependencies
The only dependency is that `sk_rx_queue_clear()` must exist in the
target tree. Verified: it exists in v6.1 and v6.6. The function name in
stable trees is `sk_clone_lock()` (renamed to `sk_clone()` in
151b98d10ef7c, which is NOT in stable). The fix would need trivial
adaptation for the function name.
Record: [One cosmetic dependency: function name is sk_clone_lock() in
stable, not sk_clone(). sk_rx_queue_clear() exists in all stable trees.]
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST AND EXTERNAL RESEARCH
### Step 4.1-4.5
The lore.kernel.org site was blocked by anti-scraping protection, but I
confirmed the patch was submitted at message-id
`20260407084219.95718-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev`, was reviewed by Eric
Dumazet, and merged by Jakub Kicinski — the two primary net subsystem
maintainers.
Record: [Patch reviewed by Eric Dumazet, merged by Jakub Kicinski — two
top net maintainers]
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
### Step 5.1-5.2: Function Impact
`sk_clone()` (or `sk_clone_lock()` in stable) is called from:
- `inet_csk_clone_lock()` -> `tcp_create_openreq_child()` — every new
TCP connection via passive open
- SCTP accept path
- This is a HOT path — every TCP connection that goes through the
SYN/ACK handshake uses this
### Step 5.3-5.4: Call Chain
The KMSAN bug is triggered via: `socket() -> connect()` (loopback) ->
server accepts -> `tcp_v4_rcv` -> `tcp_child_process` ->
`sk_mark_napi_id_set` (sets field only if skb has rx_queue) -> later
data packet -> `sk_mark_napi_id` -> `sk_rx_queue_update` -> reads
uninitialized field
Record: [Reachable from standard TCP connection accept, common path]
### Step 5.5: Similar Patterns
The existing `sk_tx_queue_clear()` already follows this pattern — the
fix brings `sk_rx_queue` into symmetry with `sk_tx_queue`.
Record: [Symmetric with existing sk_tx_queue_clear pattern]
## PHASE 6: CROSS-REFERENCING AND STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
### Step 6.1: Buggy Code in Stable
- Verified: `sk_rx_queue_mapping` is in the `sk_dontcopy` region in v6.1
and v6.6
- Verified: `sk_tx_queue_clear()` is called without corresponding
`sk_rx_queue_clear()` in v6.1 and v6.6
- Verified: `sk_rx_queue_clear()` function exists in v6.1 and v6.6
headers
- The bug has been present since the field was introduced (~v5.12)
Record: [Bug exists in all active stable trees v6.1, v6.6. Fix will
apply with minor adaptation for function name.]
### Step 6.2: Backport Complications
The surrounding context in `sk_clone_lock()` at the exact fix location
is identical in v6.1, v6.6, and v7.0. The only difference is the
function name (`sk_clone_lock` vs `sk_clone`). The one-line addition of
`sk_rx_queue_clear(newsk)` after `sk_tx_queue_clear(newsk)` will apply
cleanly in all stable trees.
Record: [Clean apply expected with trivial function name context
adjustment]
### Step 6.3: Related Fixes
The incomplete fix (03cfda4fa6ea) is already in stable trees. This new
fix addresses the remaining gap.
Record: [No conflicting fixes; this completes an earlier incomplete fix]
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM AND MAINTAINER CONTEXT
### Step 7.1: Subsystem
- **Subsystem**: `net/core` — core networking (socket infrastructure)
- **Criticality**: CORE — affects every TCP connection on every Linux
system
Record: [net/core, CORE criticality — affects all TCP users]
### Step 7.2: Activity
The net subsystem is extremely active with frequent changes.
Record: [Highly active subsystem]
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
### Step 8.1: Affected Users
Every system making TCP connections over loopback or veth interfaces
(extremely common in containers, microservices, and testing).
Record: [Universal impact — any TCP over loopback/veth triggers this]
### Step 8.2: Trigger Conditions
- TCP connection over loopback or veth (no rx_queue recording)
- Subsequent data packet arrives with recorded rx_queue (or BPF sets
queue_mapping)
- Very common in containerized workloads and testing scenarios
Record: [Common trigger — loopback TCP connections, container
networking]
### Step 8.3: Failure Mode
- KMSAN uninit-value read — in production kernels without KMSAN this
means reading garbage data
- The garbage value is compared against the real rx_queue, which can
cause incorrect `WRITE_ONCE` behavior (writing when it shouldn't or
not writing when it should)
- Severity: **MEDIUM-HIGH** (undefined behavior from uninitialized
memory, potential incorrect queue mapping affecting network
performance, reproducible KMSAN warning)
Record: [Uninitialized data read — undefined behavior, KMSAN warning,
potential incorrect queue routing]
### Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit
- **Benefit**: HIGH — fixes uninitialized memory read in core TCP path,
affects containers and loopback
- **Risk**: VERY LOW — 1 line addition, uses existing well-tested helper
function, symmetric with existing tx_queue initialization
- **Ratio**: Excellent — very high benefit, negligible risk
Record: [HIGH benefit, VERY LOW risk — excellent ratio]
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
### Step 9.1: Evidence Summary
**FOR backporting:**
- Fixes a real, reproducible KMSAN uninit-value bug with full stack
trace
- Core TCP path — affects every system with loopback/veth TCP
connections
- 1-line fix — absolute minimum change possible
- Obviously correct — symmetric with existing `sk_tx_queue_clear()`
- Reviewed by Eric Dumazet (net maintainer, author of the earlier
incomplete fix)
- Merged by Jakub Kicinski (net co-maintainer)
- `sk_rx_queue_clear()` exists in all active stable trees
- The buggy code exists in all active stable trees (v6.1+)
- Fixes a gap in an earlier fix that was already applied to stable
(03cfda4fa6ea)
- Zero regression risk
**AGAINST backporting:**
- Function was renamed from `sk_clone_lock()` to `sk_clone()` — trivial
context adaptation needed
- No explicit `Cc: stable` or `Fixes:` tag (expected, that's why it's
being reviewed)
### Step 9.2: Stable Rules Checklist
1. Obviously correct and tested? **YES** — trivial 1-line init, reviewed
by subsystem authority
2. Fixes a real bug? **YES** — KMSAN uninit-value with full reproduction
and stack trace
3. Important issue? **YES** — uninitialized memory read in core TCP path
4. Small and contained? **YES** — 1 line, 1 file
5. No new features or APIs? **YES** — just adds initialization
6. Can apply to stable? **YES** — with trivial function name context
adjustment
### Step 9.3: Exception Categories
Not an exception case — this is a straightforward bug fix that meets all
standard criteria.
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Reviewed-by Eric Dumazet, Link to patch
submission, no Fixes/Cc:stable (expected)
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: +1 line adding `sk_rx_queue_clear(newsk)`
after `sk_tx_queue_clear(newsk)` in `sk_clone()`
- [Phase 3] git blame: `sk_tx_queue_clear` line from commit
bbc20b70424ae (2021), sk_rx_queue_mapping introduced in 4e1beecc3b586
(~v5.12)
- [Phase 3] git show 03cfda4fa6ea: confirmed earlier incomplete fix
exists and is in v6.1 and v6.6
- [Phase 3] git merge-base: 342159ee394d (root cause) in v6.1 and v6.6;
03cfda4fa6ea (incomplete fix) in v6.1 and v6.6
- [Phase 3] git show 151b98d10ef7c: confirmed function rename from
sk_clone_lock to sk_clone is NOT in stable
- [Phase 4] b4 dig and lore search: lore blocked by anti-scraping;
confirmed Link and author via commit metadata
- [Phase 5] sk_clone/sk_clone_lock called from inet_csk_clone_lock for
every passive TCP connection — hot path
- [Phase 5] Code path verified: __sk_rx_queue_set with force_set=false
reads sk_rx_queue_mapping at line 2062 — confirmed uninit read
- [Phase 6] Confirmed sk_rx_queue_clear() exists in v6.1 and v6.6
include/net/sock.h
- [Phase 6] Confirmed identical surrounding context (sk_tx_queue_clear
-> RCU_INIT_POINTER) in v6.1 and v6.6
- [Phase 6] Confirmed sk_rx_queue_mapping is in sk_dontcopy region in
v6.1 and v6.6
- [Phase 8] Trigger: TCP over loopback/veth (extremely common), severity
MEDIUM-HIGH (uninit memory read)
**YES**
net/core/sock.c | 1 +
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+)
diff --git a/net/core/sock.c b/net/core/sock.c
index 5976100a9d55a..a12c5eca88f2c 100644
--- a/net/core/sock.c
+++ b/net/core/sock.c
@@ -2583,6 +2583,7 @@ struct sock *sk_clone(const struct sock *sk, const gfp_t priority,
sk_set_socket(newsk, NULL);
sk_tx_queue_clear(newsk);
+ sk_rx_queue_clear(newsk);
RCU_INIT_POINTER(newsk->sk_wq, NULL);
if (newsk->sk_prot->sockets_allocated)
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-6.19] gve: Advertise NETIF_F_GRO_HW instead of NETIF_F_LRO
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Ankit Garg, Willem de Bruijn, Harshitha Ramamurthy,
Joshua Washington, Paolo Abeni, Sasha Levin, andrew+netdev, davem,
edumazet, kuba, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Ankit Garg <nktgrg@google.com>
[ Upstream commit e637c244b954426b84340cbc551ca0e2a32058ce ]
The device behind DQO format has always coalesced packets per stricter
hardware GRO spec even though it was being advertised as LRO.
Update advertised capability to match device behavior.
Signed-off-by: Ankit Garg <nktgrg@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Harshitha Ramamurthy <hramamurthy@google.com>
Signed-off-by: Joshua Washington <joshwash@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260303195549.2679070-2-joshwash@google.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Now I have all the information needed for a complete analysis. Let me
compile my findings.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
### Step 1.1: Subject Line
- **Subsystem:** `gve` (Google Virtual Ethernet driver -
`drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/`)
- **Action verb:** "Advertise" (correcting what capability is reported)
- **Summary:** Changes the driver to advertise `NETIF_F_GRO_HW` instead
of `NETIF_F_LRO` since the DQO hardware actually does GRO-compliant
coalescing.
- Record: [gve] [Advertise (correct)] [Fix incorrect feature flag: LRO →
GRO_HW for DQO]
### Step 1.2: Tags
- **Signed-off-by:** Ankit Garg (author), Joshua Washington
(committer/submitter), Paolo Abeni (netdev maintainer)
- **Reviewed-by:** Willem de Bruijn, Harshitha Ramamurthy (Google gve
developers)
- **Link:** `https://patch.msgid.link/20260303195549.2679070-2-
joshwash@google.com` (patch 2 of a series)
- No Fixes: tag (expected for autosel candidates)
- No Reported-by: tag
- No Cc: stable tag
- Record: Reviewed by two GVE developers. Applied by netdev maintainer
Paolo Abeni. Part of a series (patch 2).
### Step 1.3: Commit Body Analysis
- The commit states: "The device behind DQO format has always coalesced
packets per stricter hardware GRO spec even though it was being
advertised as LRO."
- The fix corrects the advertised capability to match actual device
behavior.
- Bug: NETIF_F_LRO is incorrectly advertised when the hardware does GRO.
- Symptom: The kernel treats the feature as LRO and disables it
unnecessarily in forwarding/bridging scenarios.
- Record: Bug = incorrect feature flag. Symptom = unnecessary disabling
of hardware offload in forwarding/bridging.
### Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix Detection
YES - this IS a hidden bug fix. While described as "Update advertised
capability," the practical consequence of the incorrect flag is that:
1. When IP forwarding is enabled, `dev_disable_lro()` disables the
hardware coalescing unnecessarily.
2. When the device is bridged, the same happens.
3. When used under upper devices, `NETIF_F_UPPER_DISABLES` (which
includes `NETIF_F_LRO` but NOT `NETIF_F_GRO_HW`) forces it off.
This is exactly the same bug class fixed in virtio-net (commit
`dbcf24d153884`) which carried a `Fixes:` tag.
---
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
### Step 2.1: Inventory
- **Files:** `gve_adminq.c` (+2/-2 effective), `gve_main.c` (+6/-5
effective)
- **Functions modified:**
- `gve_adminq_get_create_rx_queue_cmd()` - 1 line change
- `gve_adminq_describe_device()` - 2 line change (comment + feature
flag)
- `gve_verify_xdp_configuration()` - 2 line change (check + error
message)
- `gve_set_features()` - 5 line changes
- **Scope:** Single-driver surgical fix, ~10 meaningful line changes
- Record: 2 files, 4 functions, single-driver scope, very small.
### Step 2.2: Code Flow Changes
1. **`gve_adminq_get_create_rx_queue_cmd`:** `enable_rsc` now checks
`NETIF_F_GRO_HW` instead of `NETIF_F_LRO` — correct, since the
hardware feature maps to GRO.
2. **`gve_adminq_describe_device`:** Advertises `NETIF_F_GRO_HW` in
`hw_features` instead of `NETIF_F_LRO` for DQO queue format.
3. **`gve_verify_xdp_configuration`:** Checks `NETIF_F_GRO_HW` and
updates error message.
4. **`gve_set_features`:** Handles `NETIF_F_GRO_HW` toggle instead of
`NETIF_F_LRO`.
### Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism
**Category:** Logic/correctness fix — incorrect feature flag used
throughout driver.
The kernel networking stack treats LRO and GRO_HW differently:
- `NETIF_F_LRO` is in `NETIF_F_UPPER_DISABLES` — forcibly disabled when
forwarding/bridging
- `NETIF_F_GRO_HW` is NOT in `NETIF_F_UPPER_DISABLES` — stays enabled
(safe for forwarding)
- `dev_disable_lro()` is called by bridge (`br_if.c`), IP forwarding
(`devinet.c`), IPv6, OVS, HSR
- This incorrectly disables GVE DQO's hardware packet coalescing in
those scenarios
### Step 2.4: Fix Quality
- The fix is obviously correct: pure 1:1 substitution of `NETIF_F_LRO` →
`NETIF_F_GRO_HW`
- Minimal and surgical
- Very low regression risk — the hardware behavior doesn't change; only
the correct flag is used
- Identical pattern to the well-accepted virtio-net fix
- Record: High quality, low regression risk.
---
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
### Step 3.1: Blame
- The `NETIF_F_LRO` usage was introduced by:
- `5e8c5adf95f8a5` (Bailey Forrest, 2021-06-24) "gve: DQO: Add core
netdev features" — the `hw_features` and `set_features` usage
- `1f6228e459f8bc` (Bailey Forrest, 2021-06-24) "gve: Update adminq
commands to support DQO queues" — the `enable_rsc` usage
- These are in v5.14+, meaning the bug exists in stable trees 5.15.y,
6.1.y, 6.6.y, 6.12.y, 6.19.y.
- Record: Buggy code present since v5.14 (2021). Affects all active
stable trees.
### Step 3.2: Fixes Tag
No Fixes: tag present (expected).
### Step 3.3: File History
Recent GVE file changes are mostly unrelated (stats, buffer sizes, XDP,
ethtool). No conflicting changes affecting the LRO/GRO_HW flag.
- Record: Standalone fix, no prerequisites identified.
### Step 3.4: Author
Ankit Garg is a regular GVE contributor (8+ commits in the driver).
Joshua Washington is the primary GVE maintainer/submitter. Both are
Google engineers working on the driver.
- Record: Fix from driver maintainers — high confidence.
### Step 3.5: Dependencies
The change is a pure flag substitution. `NETIF_F_GRO_HW` has existed
since commit `fb1f5f79ae963` (kernel v4.16). No dependencies on other
patches.
- Record: Self-contained. NETIF_F_GRO_HW exists in all active stable
trees.
---
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST RESEARCH
### Step 4.1-4.5:
b4 dig could not find the commit (not yet in the tree being analyzed).
Lore.kernel.org was inaccessible due to bot protection. However, the
virtio-net precedent (`dbcf24d153884`) provides strong context — that
commit was:
- Tagged with `Fixes:`
- Had `Reported-by:` and `Tested-by:` from a user who hit the issue
- Described the exact same symptoms: unnecessary feature disabling in
bridging/forwarding
- Record: Could not access lore directly. Virtio-net precedent strongly
supports this as a bug fix.
---
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
### Step 5.1-5.4: Impact Surface
The key behavioral difference stems from the kernel networking core:
- `netif_disable_lro()` (`net/core/dev.c:1823`) clears `NETIF_F_LRO`
from `wanted_features`
- Called from: `net/bridge/br_if.c` (bridging), `net/ipv4/devinet.c`
(forwarding), `net/ipv6/addrconf.c`, `net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c`,
`net/hsr/hsr_slave.c`
- `NETIF_F_UPPER_DISABLES` includes `NETIF_F_LRO` but NOT
`NETIF_F_GRO_HW`
- Result: Any GVE DQO device used in bridging, forwarding, OVS, or HSR
has its hardware receive coalescing incorrectly disabled.
### Step 5.5: Similar Patterns
The exact same fix was applied to: virtio-net (`dbcf24d153884`), bnxt_en
(`1054aee823214`), bnx2x (`3c3def5fc667f`), qede (`18c602dee4726`). All
converted from LRO to GRO_HW.
- Record: Well-established fix pattern across multiple drivers.
---
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
### Step 6.1: Code Existence
The buggy `NETIF_F_LRO` code was introduced in v5.14 and exists in all
active stable trees (5.15.y through 6.19.y).
`NETIF_F_GRO_HW` was introduced in v4.16 and exists in all active stable
trees.
### Step 6.2: Backport Complications
The diff is a straightforward flag substitution. Should apply cleanly to
most stable trees. Some context lines may differ (e.g., newer features
added around the changed lines), but the core changes are against code
that has been stable since 2021.
- Record: Expected clean apply or minor fuzz for older trees.
### Step 6.3: Related Fixes in Stable
No GVE LRO→GRO_HW fix exists in stable.
---
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
### Step 7.1: Subsystem
- **Subsystem:** Network device driver
(drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/)
- **Criticality:** IMPORTANT — GVE is the virtual NIC for Google Cloud
VMs, used by a very large number of cloud workloads.
- Record: Network driver, IMPORTANT criticality.
### Step 7.2: Activity
220+ commits to GVE since v5.15. Very actively developed.
---
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
### Step 8.1: Who Is Affected
All Google Cloud VM users running GVE DQO format with bridging, IP
forwarding, OVS, or HSR configurations.
- Record: GVE-driver-specific, but large user base in cloud.
### Step 8.2: Trigger Conditions
- Triggered whenever IP forwarding is enabled OR device is bridged
- Very common in cloud deployments (VPN gateways, container networking,
virtual routing)
- Not a crash, but an unnecessary performance degradation
- Record: Common trigger in cloud/container/forwarding scenarios.
### Step 8.3: Failure Mode
- **Severity: MEDIUM** — performance degradation (hardware receive
offload unnecessarily disabled), not a crash or data corruption
- No kernel panic, no data loss, no security issue
- The hardware coalescing is silently disabled, reducing network
throughput
- Record: Performance degradation. Severity MEDIUM.
### Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit
- **Benefit:** MEDIUM — fixes unnecessary performance degradation for
forwarding/bridging GVE users
- **Risk:** VERY LOW — pure flag substitution, no logic changes, same
pattern as 4+ other drivers
- **Ratio:** Favorable, but not critical
- Record: Low risk, medium benefit.
---
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
### Step 9.1: Evidence Summary
**FOR backporting:**
- Fixes a real, long-standing bug (incorrect feature flag since v5.14)
- Very small, surgical, obviously correct change
- Identical fix pattern successfully applied to 4+ other drivers
(virtio-net had Fixes: tag)
- Fix from driver maintainers, reviewed by two developers, applied by
netdev maintainer
- Zero regression risk — hardware behavior unchanged, only correct flag
used
- Affects significant user base (Google Cloud)
- Self-contained, no dependencies, should apply cleanly
**AGAINST backporting:**
- Not fixing a crash, security issue, or data corruption
- Impact is performance degradation, not a hard failure
- Only affects specific configurations (bridging/forwarding)
- No Reported-by, suggesting no one explicitly complained about this
- Commit message frames it as correctness improvement, not urgent fix
- Part of a series (patch 2), though appears self-contained
### Step 9.2: Stable Rules Checklist
1. Obviously correct and tested? **YES** — pure flag substitution,
reviewed by 2, well-established pattern
2. Fixes a real bug? **YES** — incorrect feature advertisement causes
wrong kernel behavior
3. Important issue? **BORDERLINE** — not crash/security, but real
performance impact in common configs
4. Small and contained? **YES** — ~10 lines in 2 files, single driver
5. No new features or APIs? **YES** — corrects existing feature flag
6. Can apply to stable? **YES** — clean change, NETIF_F_GRO_HW exists in
all stable trees
### Step 9.3: Exception Categories
Does not fall into automatic exception categories.
### Step 9.4: Decision
This is borderline. It IS a correctness bug fix (same class as the
Fixes:-tagged virtio-net commit), and it IS small and obviously correct.
However, the impact is performance degradation rather than
crash/corruption/security. For cloud users running GVE with
forwarding/bridging (a common scenario), this is a meaningful fix. The
risk is essentially zero.
Given the low risk and the fact that this fixes demonstrably incorrect
kernel behavior (unnecessarily disabling hardware offload), and that the
identical pattern was treated as a bug fix for virtio-net with a Fixes:
tag, this leans YES.
---
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Reviewed-by from two GVE developers, SOB from
netdev maintainer, Link to patch msgid
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: ~10 lines changed across 2 files, pure
NETIF_F_LRO → NETIF_F_GRO_HW substitution in 4 functions
- [Phase 3] git blame: buggy code introduced in commits 5e8c5adf95f8a5
and 1f6228e459f8bc (v5.14, 2021-06-24), present in all stable trees
- [Phase 3] git merge-base: confirmed buggy code is in v5.14 and v5.15
trees
- [Phase 3] git log --author: Ankit Garg is a regular GVE contributor
(8+ commits)
- [Phase 4] b4 dig: could not find the commit directly (not yet in this
tree)
- [Phase 4] lore: inaccessible due to bot protection
- [Phase 5] Verified NETIF_F_UPPER_DISABLES includes NETIF_F_LRO but not
NETIF_F_GRO_HW (netdev_features.h:236)
- [Phase 5] Verified dev_disable_lro() called from br_if.c, devinet.c,
addrconf.c, OVS, HSR
- [Phase 5] Confirmed netif_disable_lro() only clears NETIF_F_LRO,
dev_disable_gro_hw() separately handles NETIF_F_GRO_HW
- [Phase 5] Verified identical fix pattern in virtio-net
(dbcf24d153884), bnxt_en, bnx2x, qede
- [Phase 6] NETIF_F_GRO_HW introduced in v4.16 (fb1f5f79ae963), exists
in all stable trees
- [Phase 6] Confirmed the change is self-contained with no dependencies
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: performance degradation (hardware offload
unnecessarily disabled), severity MEDIUM
- UNVERIFIED: Whether anyone reported this as a problem (no Reported-by
tag, could not access lore)
- UNVERIFIED: Whether other patches in the series are needed (msgid
suggests patch 2, but change appears standalone)
**YES**
drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_adminq.c | 6 +++---
drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c | 15 ++++++++-------
2 files changed, 11 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_adminq.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_adminq.c
index b72cc0fa2ba2b..873672f680e3a 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_adminq.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_adminq.c
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static void gve_adminq_get_create_rx_queue_cmd(struct gve_priv *priv,
cmd->create_rx_queue.rx_buff_ring_size =
cpu_to_be16(priv->rx_desc_cnt);
cmd->create_rx_queue.enable_rsc =
- !!(priv->dev->features & NETIF_F_LRO);
+ !!(priv->dev->features & NETIF_F_GRO_HW);
if (priv->header_split_enabled)
cmd->create_rx_queue.header_buffer_size =
cpu_to_be16(priv->header_buf_size);
@@ -1127,9 +1127,9 @@ int gve_adminq_describe_device(struct gve_priv *priv)
gve_set_default_rss_sizes(priv);
- /* DQO supports LRO. */
+ /* DQO supports HW-GRO. */
if (!gve_is_gqi(priv))
- priv->dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_LRO;
+ priv->dev->hw_features |= NETIF_F_GRO_HW;
priv->max_registered_pages =
be64_to_cpu(descriptor->max_registered_pages);
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
index 9eb4b3614c4f5..9cae4fc88a2ff 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/google/gve/gve_main.c
@@ -1717,9 +1717,9 @@ static int gve_verify_xdp_configuration(struct net_device *dev,
struct gve_priv *priv = netdev_priv(dev);
u16 max_xdp_mtu;
- if (dev->features & NETIF_F_LRO) {
+ if (dev->features & NETIF_F_GRO_HW) {
NL_SET_ERR_MSG_MOD(extack,
- "XDP is not supported when LRO is on.");
+ "XDP is not supported when HW-GRO is on.");
return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
@@ -2136,12 +2136,13 @@ static int gve_set_features(struct net_device *netdev,
gve_get_curr_alloc_cfgs(priv, &tx_alloc_cfg, &rx_alloc_cfg);
- if ((netdev->features & NETIF_F_LRO) != (features & NETIF_F_LRO)) {
- netdev->features ^= NETIF_F_LRO;
- if (priv->xdp_prog && (netdev->features & NETIF_F_LRO)) {
+ if ((netdev->features & NETIF_F_GRO_HW) !=
+ (features & NETIF_F_GRO_HW)) {
+ netdev->features ^= NETIF_F_GRO_HW;
+ if (priv->xdp_prog && (netdev->features & NETIF_F_GRO_HW)) {
netdev_warn(netdev,
- "XDP is not supported when LRO is on.\n");
- err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
+ "HW-GRO is not supported when XDP is on.");
+ err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
goto revert_features;
}
if (netif_running(netdev)) {
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] netfilter: conntrack: add missing netlink policy validations
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Florian Westphal, Hyunwoo Kim, Sasha Levin, pablo, davem,
edumazet, kuba, pabeni, kaber, netfilter-devel, coreteam, netdev,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
[ Upstream commit f900e1d77ee0ef87bfb5ab3fe60f0b3d8ad5ba05 ]
Hyunwoo Kim reports out-of-bounds access in sctp and ctnetlink.
These attributes are used by the kernel without any validation.
Extend the netlink policies accordingly.
Quoting the reporter:
nlattr_to_sctp() assigns the user-supplied CTA_PROTOINFO_SCTP_STATE
value directly to ct->proto.sctp.state without checking that it is
within the valid range. [..]
and: ... with exp->dir = 100, the access at
ct->master->tuplehash[100] reads 5600 bytes past the start of a
320-byte nf_conn object, causing a slab-out-of-bounds read confirmed by
UBSAN.
Fixes: 076a0ca02644 ("netfilter: ctnetlink: add NAT support for expectations")
Fixes: a258860e01b8 ("netfilter: ctnetlink: add full support for SCTP to ctnetlink")
Reported-by: Hyunwoo Kim <imv4bel@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c | 2 +-
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c | 3 ++-
2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index becffc15e7579..fbe9e3f1036f8 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -3475,7 +3475,7 @@ ctnetlink_change_expect(struct nf_conntrack_expect *x,
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NF_NAT)
static const struct nla_policy exp_nat_nla_policy[CTA_EXPECT_NAT_MAX+1] = {
- [CTA_EXPECT_NAT_DIR] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
+ [CTA_EXPECT_NAT_DIR] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_BE32, IP_CT_DIR_REPLY),
[CTA_EXPECT_NAT_TUPLE] = { .type = NLA_NESTED },
};
#endif
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
index 7c6f7c9f73320..645d2c43ebf7a 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_proto_sctp.c
@@ -582,7 +582,8 @@ static int sctp_to_nlattr(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlattr *nla,
}
static const struct nla_policy sctp_nla_policy[CTA_PROTOINFO_SCTP_MAX+1] = {
- [CTA_PROTOINFO_SCTP_STATE] = { .type = NLA_U8 },
+ [CTA_PROTOINFO_SCTP_STATE] = NLA_POLICY_MAX(NLA_U8,
+ SCTP_CONNTRACK_HEARTBEAT_SENT),
[CTA_PROTOINFO_SCTP_VTAG_ORIGINAL] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
[CTA_PROTOINFO_SCTP_VTAG_REPLY] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
};
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] rtnetlink: add missing netlink_ns_capable() check for peer netns
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Nikolaos Gkarlis, Kuniyuki Iwashima, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin,
davem, edumazet, pabeni, ebiederm, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Nikolaos Gkarlis <nickgarlis@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 7b735ef81286007794a227ce2539419479c02a5f ]
rtnl_newlink() lacks a CAP_NET_ADMIN capability check on the peer
network namespace when creating paired devices (veth, vxcan,
netkit). This allows an unprivileged user with a user namespace
to create interfaces in arbitrary network namespaces, including
init_net.
Add a netlink_ns_capable() check for CAP_NET_ADMIN in the peer
namespace before allowing device creation to proceed.
Fixes: 81adee47dfb6 ("net: Support specifying the network namespace upon device creation.")
Signed-off-by: Nikolaos Gkarlis <nickgarlis@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@google.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260402181432.4126920-1-nickgarlis@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/core/rtnetlink.c | 40 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 27 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/core/rtnetlink.c b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
index f3b22d5526fe6..f4ed60bd9a256 100644
--- a/net/core/rtnetlink.c
+++ b/net/core/rtnetlink.c
@@ -3887,28 +3887,42 @@ static int rtnl_newlink_create(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ifinfomsg *ifm,
goto out;
}
-static struct net *rtnl_get_peer_net(const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops,
+static struct net *rtnl_get_peer_net(struct sk_buff *skb,
+ const struct rtnl_link_ops *ops,
struct nlattr *tbp[],
struct nlattr *data[],
struct netlink_ext_ack *extack)
{
- struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX + 1];
+ struct nlattr *tb[IFLA_MAX + 1], **attrs;
+ struct net *net;
int err;
- if (!data || !data[ops->peer_type])
- return rtnl_link_get_net_ifla(tbp);
-
- err = rtnl_nla_parse_ifinfomsg(tb, data[ops->peer_type], extack);
- if (err < 0)
- return ERR_PTR(err);
-
- if (ops->validate) {
- err = ops->validate(tb, NULL, extack);
+ if (!data || !data[ops->peer_type]) {
+ attrs = tbp;
+ } else {
+ err = rtnl_nla_parse_ifinfomsg(tb, data[ops->peer_type], extack);
if (err < 0)
return ERR_PTR(err);
+
+ if (ops->validate) {
+ err = ops->validate(tb, NULL, extack);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return ERR_PTR(err);
+ }
+
+ attrs = tb;
}
- return rtnl_link_get_net_ifla(tb);
+ net = rtnl_link_get_net_ifla(attrs);
+ if (IS_ERR_OR_NULL(net))
+ return net;
+
+ if (!netlink_ns_capable(skb, net->user_ns, CAP_NET_ADMIN)) {
+ put_net(net);
+ return ERR_PTR(-EPERM);
+ }
+
+ return net;
}
static int __rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
@@ -4047,7 +4061,7 @@ static int rtnl_newlink(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
}
if (ops->peer_type) {
- peer_net = rtnl_get_peer_net(ops, tb, data, extack);
+ peer_net = rtnl_get_peer_net(skb, ops, tb, data, extack);
if (IS_ERR(peer_net)) {
ret = PTR_ERR(peer_net);
goto put_ops;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] ipv6: ioam: fix potential NULL dereferences in __ioam6_fill_trace_data()
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:19 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Eric Dumazet, Yiming Qian, Justin Iurman, Jakub Kicinski,
Sasha Levin, davem, dsahern, pabeni, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
[ Upstream commit 4e65a8b8daa18d63255ec58964dd192c7fdd9f8b ]
We need to check __in6_dev_get() for possible NULL value, as
suggested by Yiming Qian.
Also add skb_dst_dev_rcu() instead of skb_dst_dev(),
and two missing READ_ONCE().
Note that @dev can't be NULL.
Fixes: 9ee11f0fff20 ("ipv6: ioam: Data plane support for Pre-allocated Trace")
Reported-by: Yiming Qian <yimingqian591@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Justin Iurman <justin.iurman@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260402101732.1188059-1-edumazet@google.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/ipv6/ioam6.c | 27 ++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ioam6.c b/net/ipv6/ioam6.c
index 8db7f965696aa..12350e1e18bde 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ioam6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ioam6.c
@@ -710,7 +710,9 @@ static void __ioam6_fill_trace_data(struct sk_buff *skb,
struct ioam6_schema *sc,
unsigned int sclen, bool is_input)
{
- struct net_device *dev = skb_dst_dev(skb);
+ /* Note: skb_dst_dev_rcu() can't be NULL at this point. */
+ struct net_device *dev = skb_dst_dev_rcu(skb);
+ struct inet6_dev *i_skb_dev, *idev;
struct timespec64 ts;
ktime_t tstamp;
u64 raw64;
@@ -721,13 +723,16 @@ static void __ioam6_fill_trace_data(struct sk_buff *skb,
data = trace->data + trace->remlen * 4 - trace->nodelen * 4 - sclen * 4;
+ i_skb_dev = skb->dev ? __in6_dev_get(skb->dev) : NULL;
+ idev = __in6_dev_get(dev);
+
/* hop_lim and node_id */
if (trace->type.bit0) {
byte = ipv6_hdr(skb)->hop_limit;
if (is_input)
byte--;
- raw32 = dev_net(dev)->ipv6.sysctl.ioam6_id;
+ raw32 = READ_ONCE(dev_net(dev)->ipv6.sysctl.ioam6_id);
*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32((byte << 24) | raw32);
data += sizeof(__be32);
@@ -735,18 +740,18 @@ static void __ioam6_fill_trace_data(struct sk_buff *skb,
/* ingress_if_id and egress_if_id */
if (trace->type.bit1) {
- if (!skb->dev)
+ if (!i_skb_dev)
raw16 = IOAM6_U16_UNAVAILABLE;
else
- raw16 = (__force u16)READ_ONCE(__in6_dev_get(skb->dev)->cnf.ioam6_id);
+ raw16 = (__force u16)READ_ONCE(i_skb_dev->cnf.ioam6_id);
*(__be16 *)data = cpu_to_be16(raw16);
data += sizeof(__be16);
- if (dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)
+ if ((dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) || !idev)
raw16 = IOAM6_U16_UNAVAILABLE;
else
- raw16 = (__force u16)READ_ONCE(__in6_dev_get(dev)->cnf.ioam6_id);
+ raw16 = (__force u16)READ_ONCE(idev->cnf.ioam6_id);
*(__be16 *)data = cpu_to_be16(raw16);
data += sizeof(__be16);
@@ -822,7 +827,7 @@ static void __ioam6_fill_trace_data(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (is_input)
byte--;
- raw64 = dev_net(dev)->ipv6.sysctl.ioam6_id_wide;
+ raw64 = READ_ONCE(dev_net(dev)->ipv6.sysctl.ioam6_id_wide);
*(__be64 *)data = cpu_to_be64(((u64)byte << 56) | raw64);
data += sizeof(__be64);
@@ -830,18 +835,18 @@ static void __ioam6_fill_trace_data(struct sk_buff *skb,
/* ingress_if_id and egress_if_id (wide) */
if (trace->type.bit9) {
- if (!skb->dev)
+ if (!i_skb_dev)
raw32 = IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE;
else
- raw32 = READ_ONCE(__in6_dev_get(skb->dev)->cnf.ioam6_id_wide);
+ raw32 = READ_ONCE(i_skb_dev->cnf.ioam6_id_wide);
*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(raw32);
data += sizeof(__be32);
- if (dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK)
+ if ((dev->flags & IFF_LOOPBACK) || !idev)
raw32 = IOAM6_U32_UNAVAILABLE;
else
- raw32 = READ_ONCE(__in6_dev_get(dev)->cnf.ioam6_id_wide);
+ raw32 = READ_ONCE(idev->cnf.ioam6_id_wide);
*(__be32 *)data = cpu_to_be32(raw32);
data += sizeof(__be32);
--
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-6.1] net: sched: cls_u32: Avoid memcpy() false-positive warning in u32_init_knode()
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Jiayuan Chen, syzbot+d5ace703ed883df56e42, Simon Horman,
Gustavo A. R. Silva, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, jhs, jiri,
davem, edumazet, pabeni, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@shopee.com>
[ Upstream commit 34bd3c6b0bd383a76d987c8c45c4f309b681b255 ]
Syzbot reported a warning in u32_init_knode() [1].
Similar to commit 7cba18332e36 ("net: sched: cls_u32: Avoid memcpy()
false-positive warning") which addressed the same issue in u32_change(),
use unsafe_memcpy() in u32_init_knode() to work around the compiler's
inability to see into composite flexible array structs.
This silences the false-positive reported by syzbot:
memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 32) of single field
"&new->sel" at net/sched/cls_u32.c:855 (size 16)
Since the memory is correctly allocated with kzalloc_flex() using
s->nkeys, this is purely a false positive and does not need a Fixes tag.
[1] https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d5ace703ed883df56e42
Reported-by: syzbot+d5ace703ed883df56e42@syzkaller.appspotmail.com
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/all/69a811b9.a70a0220.b118c.0019.GAE@google.com/T/
Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva <gustavoars@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@shopee.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260309123917.402183-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Now I have all the information needed for a complete analysis. Let me
compile the findings.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
**Step 1.1: Subject Line**
- Subsystem: `net: sched: cls_u32`
- Action verb: "Avoid" (suggesting a workaround, not a direct bug fix)
- Summary: Avoids a false-positive memcpy warning in `u32_init_knode()`
**Step 1.2: Tags**
- Reported-by: `syzbot+d5ace703ed883df56e42@syzkaller.appspotmail.com`
(syzbot-reported)
- Closes: `https://lore.kernel.org/all/69a811b9.a70a0220.b118c.0019.GAE@
google.com/T/`
- Reviewed-by: Simon Horman `<horms@kernel.org>` (netdev
maintainer/reviewer)
- Acked-by: Gustavo A. R. Silva `<gustavoars@kernel.org>`
(FORTIFY_SOURCE / flexible array expert)
- Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski `<kuba@kernel.org>` (net maintainer)
- No Fixes: tag, no Cc: stable (expected)
- Author explicitly states: "does not need a Fixes tag"
**Step 1.3: Commit Body**
- References prior commit 7cba18332e36 that fixed the **identical**
issue in `u32_change()`
- The warning: `memcpy: detected field-spanning write (size 32) of
single field "&new->sel" at net/sched/cls_u32.c:855 (size 16)`
- Root cause: FORTIFY_SOURCE's `memcpy` hardening can't see that the
flexible array struct was correctly allocated to hold the extra keys.
- Author explicitly says: "this is purely a false positive"
**Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix?**
This is NOT a hidden bug fix. It is genuinely a false-positive warning
suppression. The `memcpy` operation is correct; the compiler's bounds
checking is overly conservative for composite flexible array structures.
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
**Step 2.1: Inventory**
- 1 file changed: `net/sched/cls_u32.c`
- 1 line removed, 4 lines added (net +3 lines)
- Function modified: `u32_init_knode()`
- Scope: single-file, surgical fix
**Step 2.2: Code Flow Change**
- Before: `memcpy(&new->sel, s, struct_size(s, keys, s->nkeys));`
- After: `unsafe_memcpy(&new->sel, s, struct_size(s, keys, s->nkeys), /*
justification comment */);`
- `unsafe_memcpy` is defined in `include/linux/fortify-string.h` as
`__underlying_memcpy(dst, src, bytes)` — it simply bypasses the
FORTIFY_SOURCE field-spanning write check. The actual memory operation
is identical.
**Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism**
- Category: Warning suppression / false positive from FORTIFY_SOURCE
- No actual memory safety bug. The `new` structure is allocated with
`kzalloc_flex(*new, sel.keys, s->nkeys)` which correctly sizes the
allocation for the flexible array.
**Step 2.4: Fix Quality**
- Obviously correct — same pattern as existing fix at line 1122 in the
same file
- Zero regression risk — `unsafe_memcpy` produces identical machine code
to `memcpy`, just without the compile-time/runtime bounds check
- Minimal change
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
**Step 3.1: Blame**
- The `memcpy` line was introduced by commit `e512fcf0280ae` (Gustavo A.
R. Silva, 2019, v5.2) which converted it from open-coded `sizeof()` to
`struct_size()`.
- The underlying memcpy in `u32_init_knode()` predates that and goes
back to the function's original creation.
**Step 3.2: Prior Fix (7cba18332e36)**
- Commit 7cba18332e36 (Kees Cook, Sep 2022) fixed the identical false-
positive in `u32_change()`.
- First appeared in v6.1. Present in all stable trees from v6.1 onward.
- This commit is the direct analog for `u32_init_knode()`.
**Step 3.3: File History**
- Recent changes to cls_u32.c are mostly treewide allocation API changes
(kzalloc_flex, kmalloc_obj).
- This patch is standalone — no dependencies on other patches.
**Step 3.4: Author**
- Jiayuan Chen is a contributor with multiple net subsystem fixes (UAF,
NULL deref, memory leaks).
- Not the subsystem maintainer, but the patch was accepted by Jakub
Kicinski (netdev maintainer).
**Step 3.5: Dependencies**
- The `unsafe_memcpy` macro was introduced by commit `43213daed6d6cb`
(Kees Cook, May 2022), present since v5.19.
- In stable trees, the allocation function is different (not
`kzalloc_flex`), but the `memcpy` line with `struct_size` exists since
v5.2.
- This can apply standalone. Minor context differences in stable trees
won't affect the single-line change.
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST AND EXTERNAL RESEARCH
**Step 4.1: Patch Discussion**
- b4 dig found the submission: `https://patch.msgid.link/20260309123917.
402183-1-jiayuan.chen@linux.dev`
- Two versions: v1 and v2 (v2 dropped unnecessary commit message content
per reviewer feedback)
- No NAKs. Reviewed-by from Simon Horman, Acked-by from Gustavo A. R.
Silva.
**Step 4.2: Reviewers**
- Simon Horman (netdev reviewer) — Reviewed-by
- Gustavo A. R. Silva (flexible array / FORTIFY expert, he wrote the
original struct_size conversion) — Acked-by
- Jakub Kicinski (netdev maintainer) — committed the patch
**Step 4.3: Bug Report**
- Syzbot page at
`https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=d5ace703ed883df56e42`
confirms:
- WARNING fires at runtime in `u32_init_knode()` at cls_u32.c:855
- Reproducible with C reproducer
- Similar bugs exist on linux-6.1 and linux-6.6 (0 of 2 and 0 of 3
patched, respectively)
- Crash type: WARNING (FORTIFY_SOURCE field-spanning write detection)
- Triggerable via syscall path: `sendmmsg → tc_new_tfilter →
u32_change → u32_init_knode`
**Step 4.4/4.5: No explicit stable nomination in any discussion.**
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
**Step 5.1: Function Modified**
- `u32_init_knode()` — creates a new knode by cloning an existing one
during u32 filter update
**Step 5.2: Callers**
- `u32_init_knode()` is called from `u32_change()` (line ~921), which is
the TC filter update path
- `u32_change()` is called via `tc_new_tfilter()` → rtnetlink → netlink
syscall path
- This is reachable from unprivileged userspace (with appropriate
network namespace capabilities)
**Step 5.4: Call Chain**
- `sendmmsg` → `netlink_sendmsg` → `rtnetlink_rcv_msg` →
`tc_new_tfilter` → `u32_change` → `u32_init_knode` → WARNING
## PHASE 6: CROSS-REFERENCING AND STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
**Step 6.1: Buggy Code in Stable Trees**
- The `memcpy(&new->sel, s, struct_size(s, keys, s->nkeys))` line exists
since v5.2 (commit e512fcf0280ae).
- Present in all active stable trees (5.15.y, 6.1.y, 6.6.y, 6.12.y).
- `unsafe_memcpy` is available since v5.19 (commit 43213daed6d6cb).
- So this fix is applicable to 6.1.y and later.
- Syzbot confirms the warning fires on 6.1 and 6.6 stable trees.
**Step 6.2: Backport Complications**
- The single-line change (`memcpy` → `unsafe_memcpy`) should apply
cleanly or with trivial context adjustment.
- The comment references `kzalloc_flex()` which doesn't exist in stable
trees (it's a 7.0 API), but that's just a comment in the
`unsafe_memcpy` justification parameter — functionally irrelevant.
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM AND MAINTAINER CONTEXT
**Step 7.1: Subsystem**
- `net/sched` — Traffic Control (TC) classifier, specifically cls_u32
- Criticality: IMPORTANT — TC is widely used in networking, QoS,
container networking
**Step 7.2: Activity**
- Active subsystem with regular fixes and updates.
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
**Step 8.1: Who Is Affected**
- Any user with `CONFIG_FORTIFY_SOURCE=y` (default on most distros)
using TC u32 classifier
- The WARNING fires during filter updates via netlink
**Step 8.2: Trigger Conditions**
- Triggered when updating a u32 TC filter with >0 keys (common
operation)
- Reachable from userspace via netlink/rtnetlink
- Reliably reproducible (syzbot has C reproducer)
**Step 8.3: Failure Mode**
- Primary: WARN at runtime — log noise, `panic_on_warn` configurations
would crash
- No data corruption, no memory safety issue (the memcpy is correct)
- Severity: MEDIUM (WARNING only, no functional impact unless
`panic_on_warn=1`)
**Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit**
- BENEFIT: Silences a false-positive WARNING on stable trees, eliminates
syzbot CI noise, prevents crashes with `panic_on_warn=1`
- RISK: Essentially zero — `unsafe_memcpy` produces identical code to
`memcpy` minus the check
- Ratio: Favorable (small benefit, near-zero risk)
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
**Evidence FOR backporting:**
1. The WARNING actively fires on stable trees (6.1, 6.6) — confirmed by
syzbot
2. The fix is trivially correct (1 functional line changed), zero
regression risk
3. Same exact pattern as commit 7cba18332e36 already in stable since
v6.1
4. Reviewed by Simon Horman, Acked by Gustavo A. R. Silva (the FORTIFY
expert), committed by Jakub Kicinski
5. With `panic_on_warn=1` (common in security-hardened deployments),
this is a crash
6. Reachable from userspace via standard TC netlink operations
**Evidence AGAINST backporting:**
1. Author explicitly says "this is purely a false positive and does not
need a Fixes tag"
2. Not a real memory safety bug — the memcpy operation is correct
3. Without `panic_on_warn`, only produces log noise
4. Comment in the fix references `kzalloc_flex()` which doesn't exist in
stable trees (cosmetic issue only)
**Stable Rules Checklist:**
1. Obviously correct and tested? **YES** — identical pattern to existing
fix in same file
2. Fixes a real bug? **BORDERLINE** — it's a false-positive warning, but
it does fire at runtime and causes problems with `panic_on_warn`
3. Important issue? **MEDIUM** — WARNING severity, but crash with
`panic_on_warn=1`
4. Small and contained? **YES** — 1 file, +4/-1 lines
5. No new features? **YES**
6. Applies to stable? **YES** — with minor context differences
The decisive factor: syzbot confirms this WARNING actively fires on 6.1
and 6.6 stable trees, the fix follows a proven pattern already in
stable, and the risk is essentially zero. While the author says it's a
false positive (and it is), the runtime WARNING is a real issue for
production systems, especially those with `panic_on_warn=1`.
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Reported-by syzbot, Reviewed-by Simon Horman,
Acked-by Gustavo A. R. Silva, committed by Jakub Kicinski
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: single line `memcpy` → `unsafe_memcpy` with
justification comment in `u32_init_knode()`
- [Phase 3] git blame: memcpy line introduced by e512fcf0280ae (v5.2,
2019), present in all stable trees
- [Phase 3] git show 7cba18332e36: confirmed identical prior fix for
u32_change(), present since v6.1
- [Phase 3] git tag --contains 43213daed6d6cb: `unsafe_memcpy` available
since v5.19
- [Phase 4] b4 dig -c 34bd3c6b0bd3: found submission at lore, v1→v2, no
NAKs
- [Phase 4] b4 dig -w: netdev maintainers and linux-hardening list were
CC'd
- [Phase 4] syzbot page: confirmed WARNING fires on 6.1 and 6.6 stable,
reproducible with C repro
- [Phase 5] Call chain: sendmmsg → netlink → tc_new_tfilter → u32_change
→ u32_init_knode (userspace reachable)
- [Phase 6] Code exists in all active stable trees; unsafe_memcpy
available in 6.1+
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: WARN at runtime, MEDIUM severity (crash with
panic_on_warn)
**YES**
net/sched/cls_u32.c | 5 ++++-
1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/sched/cls_u32.c b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
index 9241c025aa741..8f30cc82181d9 100644
--- a/net/sched/cls_u32.c
+++ b/net/sched/cls_u32.c
@@ -852,7 +852,10 @@ static struct tc_u_knode *u32_init_knode(struct net *net, struct tcf_proto *tp,
/* Similarly success statistics must be moved as pointers */
new->pcpu_success = n->pcpu_success;
#endif
- memcpy(&new->sel, s, struct_size(s, keys, s->nkeys));
+ unsafe_memcpy(&new->sel, s, struct_size(s, keys, s->nkeys),
+ /* A composite flex-array structure destination,
+ * which was correctly sized with kzalloc_flex(),
+ * above. */);
if (tcf_exts_init(&new->exts, net, TCA_U32_ACT, TCA_U32_POLICE)) {
kfree(new);
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] xsk: respect tailroom for ZC setups
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Maciej Fijalkowski, Björn Töpel, Stanislav Fomichev,
Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, magnus.karlsson, davem, edumazet,
pabeni, ast, netdev, bpf, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com>
[ Upstream commit 1ee1605138fc94cc8f8f273321dd2471c64977f9 ]
Multi-buffer XDP stores information about frags in skb_shared_info that
sits at the tailroom of a packet. The storage space is reserved via
xdp_data_hard_end():
((xdp)->data_hard_start + (xdp)->frame_sz - \
SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info)))
and then we refer to it via macro below:
static inline struct skb_shared_info *
xdp_get_shared_info_from_buff(const struct xdp_buff *xdp)
{
return (struct skb_shared_info *)xdp_data_hard_end(xdp);
}
Currently we do not respect this tailroom space in multi-buffer AF_XDP
ZC scenario. To address this, introduce xsk_pool_get_tailroom() and use
it within xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size() which is used in ZC drivers to
configure length of HW Rx buffer.
Typically drivers on Rx Hw buffers side work on 128 byte alignment so
let us align the value returned by xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size() in order
to avoid addressing this on driver's side. This addresses the fact that
idpf uses mentioned function *before* pool->dev being set so we were at
risk that after subtracting tailroom we would not provide 128-byte
aligned value to HW.
Since xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size() is actively used in xsk_rcv_check()
and __xsk_rcv(), add a variant of this routine that will not include 128
byte alignment and therefore old behavior is preserved.
Reviewed-by: Björn Töpel <bjorn@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Stanislav Fomichev <sdf@fomichev.me>
Fixes: 24ea50127ecf ("xsk: support mbuf on ZC RX")
Signed-off-by: Maciej Fijalkowski <maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260402154958.562179-3-maciej.fijalkowski@intel.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
include/net/xdp_sock_drv.h | 23 ++++++++++++++++++++++-
net/xdp/xsk.c | 4 ++--
2 files changed, 24 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/xdp_sock_drv.h b/include/net/xdp_sock_drv.h
index 33e072768de9d..dd1d3a6e1b780 100644
--- a/include/net/xdp_sock_drv.h
+++ b/include/net/xdp_sock_drv.h
@@ -37,16 +37,37 @@ static inline u32 xsk_pool_get_headroom(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool)
return XDP_PACKET_HEADROOM + pool->headroom;
}
+static inline u32 xsk_pool_get_tailroom(bool mbuf)
+{
+ return mbuf ? SKB_DATA_ALIGN(sizeof(struct skb_shared_info)) : 0;
+}
+
static inline u32 xsk_pool_get_chunk_size(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool)
{
return pool->chunk_size;
}
-static inline u32 xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool)
+static inline u32 __xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool)
{
return xsk_pool_get_chunk_size(pool) - xsk_pool_get_headroom(pool);
}
+static inline u32 xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool)
+{
+ u32 frame_size = __xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size(pool);
+ struct xdp_umem *umem = pool->umem;
+ bool mbuf;
+
+ /* Reserve tailroom only for zero-copy pools that opted into
+ * multi-buffer. The reserved area is used for skb_shared_info,
+ * matching the XDP core's xdp_data_hard_end() layout.
+ */
+ mbuf = pool->dev && (umem->flags & XDP_UMEM_SG_FLAG);
+ frame_size -= xsk_pool_get_tailroom(mbuf);
+
+ return ALIGN_DOWN(frame_size, 128);
+}
+
static inline u32 xsk_pool_get_rx_frag_step(struct xsk_buff_pool *pool)
{
return pool->unaligned ? 0 : xsk_pool_get_chunk_size(pool);
diff --git a/net/xdp/xsk.c b/net/xdp/xsk.c
index a78cdc3356937..259ad9a3abcc4 100644
--- a/net/xdp/xsk.c
+++ b/net/xdp/xsk.c
@@ -239,7 +239,7 @@ static u32 xsk_copy_xdp(void *to, void **from, u32 to_len,
static int __xsk_rcv(struct xdp_sock *xs, struct xdp_buff *xdp, u32 len)
{
- u32 frame_size = xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size(xs->pool);
+ u32 frame_size = __xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size(xs->pool);
void *copy_from = xsk_copy_xdp_start(xdp), *copy_to;
u32 from_len, meta_len, rem, num_desc;
struct xdp_buff_xsk *xskb;
@@ -338,7 +338,7 @@ static int xsk_rcv_check(struct xdp_sock *xs, struct xdp_buff *xdp, u32 len)
if (xs->dev != xdp->rxq->dev || xs->queue_id != xdp->rxq->queue_index)
return -EINVAL;
- if (len > xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size(xs->pool) && !xs->sg) {
+ if (len > __xsk_pool_get_rx_frame_size(xs->pool) && !xs->sg) {
xs->rx_dropped++;
return -ENOSPC;
}
--
2.53.0
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