* [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.
*/
--
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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)) {
--
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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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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-6.18] tcp: use WRITE_ONCE() for tsoffset in tcp_v6_connect()
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Wesley Atwell, Eric Dumazet, Jiayuan Chen, Jakub Kicinski,
Sasha Levin, ncardwell, davem, dsahern, pabeni, netdev,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Wesley Atwell <atwellwea@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit dc9902bbd480aae510b885b67cd30cd04cfce3a8 ]
Commit dd23c9f1e8d5 ("tcp: annotate data-races around tp->tsoffset")
updated do_tcp_getsockopt() to read tp->tsoffset with READ_ONCE()
for TCP_TIMESTAMP because another CPU may change it concurrently.
tcp_v6_connect() still stores tp->tsoffset with a plain write. That
store runs under lock_sock() via inet_stream_connect(), but the socket
lock does not serialize a concurrent getsockopt(TCP_TIMESTAMP) from
another task sharing the socket.
Use WRITE_ONCE() for the tcp_v6_connect() store so the connect-time
writer matches the lockless TCP_TIMESTAMP reader. This also makes the
IPv6 path consistent with tcp_v4_connect().
Signed-off-by: Wesley Atwell <atwellwea@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Reviewed-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@shopee.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260310012604.145661-1-atwellwea@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:
I now have all the information needed for a comprehensive analysis. Let
me compile the findings.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
**Step 1.1: Subject Line**
- **Subsystem**: `tcp` (networking, IPv6 TCP stack)
- **Action verb**: "use" - specifically requesting `WRITE_ONCE()`
annotation
- **Summary**: Adds `WRITE_ONCE()` for `tp->tsoffset` in
`tcp_v6_connect()` to fix a data race with concurrent
`getsockopt(TCP_TIMESTAMP)`.
**Step 1.2: Tags**
- **Reviewed-by**: Eric Dumazet (Google networking maintainer, and
importantly the AUTHOR of the original annotation commit
dd23c9f1e8d5c)
- **Reviewed-by**: Jiayuan Chen
- **Link**:
https://patch.msgid.link/20260310012604.145661-1-atwellwea@gmail.com
- **Signed-off-by**: Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer)
- No Fixes: tag, no Cc: stable tag (expected for manual review)
Record: Notably reviewed by Eric Dumazet who authored the original
tsoffset annotation commit. Strong quality signal.
**Step 1.3: Body Text Analysis**
The commit explains:
1. dd23c9f1e8d5c added `READ_ONCE()` to `do_tcp_getsockopt()` for
`TCP_TIMESTAMP` and `WRITE_ONCE()` to `tcp_v4_connect()`
2. `tcp_v6_connect()` was missed - it still uses a plain write for
`tp->tsoffset`
3. `tcp_v6_connect()` runs under `lock_sock()`, but
`getsockopt(TCP_TIMESTAMP)` doesn't hold the socket lock when reading
`tsoffset`
4. This creates a data race between the writer (connect) and the
lockless reader (getsockopt)
Record: Bug is a data race in `tp->tsoffset` store in IPv6 connect path.
The IPv4 path was correctly annotated but IPv6 was missed. This is a gap
in the original fix dd23c9f1e8d5c.
**Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix?**
This is explicitly described as completing a data race annotation that
was missed. It IS a bug fix (data race fix).
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
**Step 2.1: Inventory**
- **Files**: 1 file changed (`net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c`)
- **Change**: 1 line modified (-1/+1)
- **Function**: `tcp_v6_connect()`
- **Scope**: Single-file, single-line, surgical fix
**Step 2.2: Code Flow Change**
Before:
```328:328:net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
tp->tsoffset = st.ts_off;
```
After (from the diff):
```c
WRITE_ONCE(tp->tsoffset, st.ts_off);
```
The only change is wrapping a plain C store in `WRITE_ONCE()`, which
prevents store tearing and acts as a compiler barrier. The actual value
stored is identical.
**Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism**
Category: **Data race (KCSAN-class)**. The concurrent reader
(`do_tcp_getsockopt()` at line 4721 in `tcp.c`) uses `READ_ONCE()` but
the writer in IPv6 doesn't use `WRITE_ONCE()`, violating the kernel's
data race annotation convention. Under the C memory model, a plain write
concurrent with a `READ_ONCE` constitutes undefined behavior.
**Step 2.4: Fix Quality**
- Obviously correct: Yes. Trivially so. WRITE_ONCE wrapping a store is
mechanically correct.
- Minimal/surgical: Yes. One line.
- Regression risk: Zero. WRITE_ONCE cannot change functional behavior.
- Consistent with existing pattern: IPv4 path already uses `WRITE_ONCE`
since dd23c9f1e8d5c.
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
**Step 3.1: Blame**
The blame shows line 328 (`tp->tsoffset = st.ts_off;`) was introduced by
commit `165573e41f2f66` (Eric Dumazet, 2026-03-02, "tcp: secure_seq: add
back ports to TS offset"). However, the underlying issue (plain write
without WRITE_ONCE) existed BEFORE this refactoring — the original
annotation commit dd23c9f1e8d5c (v6.5-rc3, July 2023) already missed the
IPv6 path.
**Step 3.2: Fixes Tag Follow-up**
The commit references dd23c9f1e8d5c ("tcp: annotate data-races around
tp->tsoffset"). Verified:
- dd23c9f1e8d5c only modified `net/ipv4/tcp.c` and `net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c`
— it did NOT touch `net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c`
- It added `WRITE_ONCE()` to `tcp_v4_connect()` and
`do_tcp_setsockopt()`, and `READ_ONCE()` to `do_tcp_getsockopt()`
- The IPv6 writer was missed entirely
dd23c9f1e8d5c is in mainline since v6.5-rc3, and was backported to
stable trees (6.1.y, 6.4.y, etc.).
**Step 3.3: File History**
Recent changes to `tcp_ipv6.c` include the `165573e41f2f66` refactoring
(March 2026). For stable trees older than this, the code around the
tsoffset assignment looks different (uses `secure_tcpv6_ts_off()`
directly), but the fix is trivially adaptable.
**Step 3.4: Author**
Wesley Atwell is not the subsystem maintainer but the patch was reviewed
by Eric Dumazet (Google TCP maintainer) who wrote the original
annotation commit. Applied by Jakub Kicinski (net maintainer).
**Step 3.5: Dependencies**
The recent refactoring `165573e41f2f66` changes the code shape in the
diff. In older stable trees (pre-7.0), the backport would need trivial
adaptation: wrapping `secure_tcpv6_ts_off(...)` in `WRITE_ONCE()`
instead of `st.ts_off`. The fix is logically independent.
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST RESEARCH
**Step 4.1**: b4 dig found the submission at
https://patch.msgid.link/20260324221326.1395799-3-atwellwea@gmail.com
(v2 or later revision). Lore.kernel.org is behind anti-bot protection,
so direct access was blocked.
**Step 4.2**: Review from Eric Dumazet is the strongest possible signal
for this subsystem.
**Step 4.3-4.5**: No syzbot report (this is a code-inspection-found data
race). No specific bug report — found by reading the code and noticing
the IPv6 path was missed.
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
**Step 5.1: Functions Modified**: `tcp_v6_connect()`
**Step 5.2: Race Partners**
- Writer: `tcp_v6_connect()` → stores `tp->tsoffset` (under
`lock_sock()` via `inet_stream_connect()`)
- Reader: `do_tcp_getsockopt()` at line 4721 → reads `tp->tsoffset` with
`READ_ONCE()` — verified NO lock_sock() is held for `TCP_TIMESTAMP`
- Other writers: `do_tcp_setsockopt()` (already uses `WRITE_ONCE()`,
line 4178), `tcp_v4_connect()` (already uses `WRITE_ONCE()`, line 336)
The race is real and verified: `getsockopt(TCP_TIMESTAMP)` can run
concurrently with `connect()` from another thread sharing the socket.
**Step 5.3: Other tsoffset accessors**
- `tcp_output.c` line 995: plain read of `tp->tsoffset` — but this runs
in the data path under the socket lock, so no data race with connect
- `tcp_input.c` lines 4680, 4712, 6884: plain reads — also under socket
lock
- `tcp_minisocks.c` line 350, 643: assignments during socket
creation/accept — not concurrent
Record: The data race is specifically between
`getsockopt(TCP_TIMESTAMP)` lockless reader and `tcp_v6_connect()`
writer.
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
**Step 6.1: Buggy Code in Stable?**
- The original annotation commit dd23c9f1e8d5c is in v6.5-rc3, so it was
backported to stable trees 6.1.y, 6.4.y, 6.5.y, 6.6.y, etc.
- In ALL those trees, the IPv6 path was NOT annotated (because
dd23c9f1e8d5c never touched `tcp_ipv6.c`)
- The bug exists in every stable tree that has dd23c9f1e8d5c
**Step 6.2: Backport Complications**
Minor: In stable trees without `165573e41f2f66` (which is a very recent
March 2026 change), the line looks different. The fix would need trivial
adaptation to wrap `secure_tcpv6_ts_off(...)` instead of `st.ts_off`.
This is a straightforward mechanical change.
**Step 6.3**: No other fix for this specific IPv6 data race was found.
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
**Step 7.1**: TCP networking subsystem — **CORE** criticality. Every
system uses TCP.
**Step 7.2**: Active subsystem with frequent commits.
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
**Step 8.1: Affected Users**: All users using IPv6 TCP connections where
`getsockopt(TCP_TIMESTAMP)` is called concurrently with `connect()`.
**Step 8.2: Trigger**: A multi-threaded application where one thread
calls `connect()` on an IPv6 TCP socket while another calls
`getsockopt(TCP_TIMESTAMP)`. The race window exists but the practical
trigger is uncommon.
**Step 8.3: Severity**: MEDIUM. A torn read of `tsoffset` would yield an
incorrect timestamp value from `getsockopt()`. However, under the C
memory model this is undefined behavior, and KCSAN would flag it as a
data race.
**Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit**
- **Benefit**: Completes the data race annotation intended by
dd23c9f1e8d5c. Fixes UB. Consistent with IPv4 path. Extremely
important for KCSAN-clean kernels.
- **Risk**: Zero. `WRITE_ONCE()` is a transparent compiler annotation
that cannot introduce regressions.
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
**Step 9.1: Evidence**
FOR backporting:
- Fixes a real data race (UB under C memory model)
- Completes a fix that was already backported (dd23c9f1e8d5c) but missed
the IPv6 path
- One-line change, zero regression risk
- Reviewed by Eric Dumazet (author of the original annotation, TCP
maintainer)
- Makes IPv6 consistent with IPv4
- Core networking subsystem
AGAINST backporting:
- Practical impact is low (torn read returns slightly wrong timestamp)
- Minor adaptation needed for older stable trees (trivial)
**Step 9.2: Stable Rules Checklist**
1. Obviously correct and tested? **YES** — trivially correct one-line
WRITE_ONCE wrapping
2. Fixes a real bug? **YES** — data race (undefined behavior per C
memory model)
3. Important issue? **MEDIUM** — data race, potential KCSAN splat;
completes an incomplete prior fix
4. Small and contained? **YES** — 1 line, 1 file
5. No new features or APIs? **Correct** — no new features
6. Can apply to stable trees? **YES** — with trivial adaptation for
older trees
**Step 9.3: Exception Categories**: Not an exception category, but a
standard bug fix.
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Reviewed-by Eric Dumazet and Jiayuan Chen, Link
to submission, SOB from Jakub Kicinski
- [Phase 2] Diff: single line change `tp->tsoffset = st.ts_off` →
`WRITE_ONCE(tp->tsoffset, st.ts_off)` in `tcp_v6_connect()`
- [Phase 3] git show dd23c9f1e8d5c: confirmed it only modified
`net/ipv4/tcp.c` and `net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c`, NOT `net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c`
- [Phase 3] git blame: line 328 from `165573e41f2f66` (2026-03-02) but
the missing annotation predates that refactoring
- [Phase 3] Verified dd23c9f1e8d5c is in v6.5-rc3 via `git describe
--contains`
- [Phase 5] Verified `do_tcp_getsockopt()` at line 4510-4721 does NOT
hold `lock_sock()` for `TCP_TIMESTAMP` case — confirmed lockless
READ_ONCE reader
- [Phase 5] Verified `tcp_v4_connect()` at line 336 already has
`WRITE_ONCE(tp->tsoffset, ...)` — IPv4 was fixed, IPv6 wasn't
- [Phase 5] Verified all other `tp->tsoffset` writers already use
WRITE_ONCE (lines 336, 4178 in ipv4/)
- [Phase 6] dd23c9f1e8d5c was in v6.5-rc3, so present in all active
stable trees (6.1.y through 6.12.y)
- [Phase 6] Backport needs trivial adaptation for pre-165573e41f2f66
trees (wrap `secure_tcpv6_ts_off()` instead of `st.ts_off`)
This is a minimal, obviously correct, zero-risk fix that completes a
data race annotation already present in stable trees. The fix was
reviewed by the original annotation author (Eric Dumazet). It brings the
IPv6 path in line with the already-annotated IPv4 path.
**YES**
net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c | 2 +-
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
index bb09d5ccf5990..ba7cd7d3d4da0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/tcp_ipv6.c
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ static int tcp_v6_connect(struct sock *sk, struct sockaddr_unsized *uaddr,
inet->inet_dport);
if (!tp->write_seq)
WRITE_ONCE(tp->write_seq, st.seq);
- tp->tsoffset = st.ts_off;
+ WRITE_ONCE(tp->tsoffset, st.ts_off);
}
if (tcp_fastopen_defer_connect(sk, &err))
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] net: mdio: realtek-rtl9300: use scoped device_for_each_child_node loop
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Felix Gu, Andrew Lunn, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin, hkallweit1,
davem, edumazet, pabeni, chris.packham, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Felix Gu <ustc.gu@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit c09ea768bdb975e828f8e17293c397c3d14ad85d ]
Switch to device_for_each_child_node_scoped() to auto-release fwnode
references on early exit.
Fixes: 24e31e474769 ("net: mdio: Add RTL9300 MDIO driver")
Signed-off-by: Felix Gu <ustc.gu@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Andrew Lunn <andrew@lunn.ch>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260405-rtl9300-v1-1-08e4499cf944@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/mdio/mdio-realtek-rtl9300.c | 3 +--
1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-realtek-rtl9300.c b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-realtek-rtl9300.c
index 405a07075dd11..8d5fb014ca06c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-realtek-rtl9300.c
+++ b/drivers/net/mdio/mdio-realtek-rtl9300.c
@@ -466,7 +466,6 @@ static int rtl9300_mdiobus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
{
struct device *dev = &pdev->dev;
struct rtl9300_mdio_priv *priv;
- struct fwnode_handle *child;
int err;
priv = devm_kzalloc(dev, sizeof(*priv), GFP_KERNEL);
@@ -487,7 +486,7 @@ static int rtl9300_mdiobus_probe(struct platform_device *pdev)
if (err)
return err;
- device_for_each_child_node(dev, child) {
+ device_for_each_child_node_scoped(dev, child) {
err = rtl9300_mdiobus_probe_one(dev, priv, child);
if (err)
return err;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-6.12] net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc: avoid writing to ESW registers on MT7628
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Joris Vaisvila, Daniel Golle, Stefan Roese, Jakub Kicinski,
Sasha Levin, nbd, lorenzo, andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet, pabeni,
matthias.bgg, angelogioacchino.delregno, netdev, linux-kernel,
linux-arm-kernel, linux-mediatek
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Joris Vaisvila <joey@tinyisr.com>
[ Upstream commit 9a04d3b2f0708a9e5e1f731bafb69b040bb934a0 ]
The MT7628 has a fixed-link PHY and does not expose MAC control
registers. Writes to these registers only corrupt the ESW VLAN
configuration.
This patch explicitly registers no-op phylink_mac_ops for MT7628, as
after removing the invalid register accesses, the existing
phylink_mac_ops effectively become no-ops.
This code was introduced by commit 296c9120752b
("net: ethernet: mediatek: Add MT7628/88 SoC support")
Signed-off-by: Joris Vaisvila <joey@tinyisr.com>
Reviewed-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotpia.org>
Reviewed-by: Stefan Roese <stefan.roese@mailbox.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260226154547.68553-1-joey@tinyisr.com
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 thorough analysis. Let me
compile my findings.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
**Step 1.1: Subject Line**
- Subsystem: `net: ethernet: mtk_eth_soc`
- Action verb: "avoid" — strongly implies a bug fix (preventing harmful
behavior)
- Summary: Avoid writing to ESW (Embedded Switch) registers on MT7628 to
prevent corruption
**Step 1.2: Tags**
- No `Fixes:` tag, but commit body references `296c9120752b` ("net:
ethernet: mediatek: Add MT7628/88 SoC support") from August 2019 as
the introducing commit
- `Signed-off-by: Joris Vaisvila <joey@tinyisr.com>` — author
- `Reviewed-by: Daniel Golle <daniel@makrotpia.org>` — MediaTek ethernet
maintainer/expert
- `Reviewed-by: Stefan Roese <stefan.roese@mailbox.org>` — original
author of the MT7628 support commit
- `Link:` to patch.msgid.link (standard netdev submission)
- `Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>` — netdev maintainer
applied it
Record: Two reviewer tags from highly relevant people (original MT7628
author + subsystem expert). No syzbot. No explicit Cc: stable.
**Step 1.3: Commit Body**
- Bug: MT7628 has a fixed-link PHY and does not expose MAC control
registers. Writes to `MTK_MAC_MCR(x)` (offset 0x10100) on MT7628 hit
the ESW VLAN configuration instead of non-existent MAC control
registers.
- Symptom: VLAN configuration corruption on MT7628
- Root cause: The phylink_mac_ops callbacks (`link_down`, `link_up`,
`mac_finish`) write to `MTK_MAC_MCR` registers without checking for
MT7628
**Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix Detection**
This is clearly a data corruption fix. The word "avoid" means preventing
invalid register writes that corrupt VLAN config.
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
**Step 2.1: Inventory**
- Single file: `drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c`
- Approximate: +27 lines added, -5 lines removed
- Functions modified: `mtk_mac_config` (guard removed), `mtk_add_mac`
(ops selection added)
- Functions added: `rt5350_mac_config`, `rt5350_mac_link_down`,
`rt5350_mac_link_up` (all no-ops), `rt5350_phylink_ops` (new ops
struct)
**Step 2.2: Code Flow Change**
1. In `mtk_mac_config`: The `!MTK_HAS_CAPS(eth->soc->caps,
MTK_SOC_MT7628)` guard was removed. Safe because MT7628 now uses
entirely different (no-op) ops, so this function is never called for
MT7628.
2. In `mtk_add_mac`: Added conditional to select `rt5350_phylink_ops`
for MT7628 instead of `mtk_phylink_ops`.
3. New no-op functions: `rt5350_mac_config`, `rt5350_mac_link_down`,
`rt5350_mac_link_up` — all empty.
**Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism**
Category: **Hardware workaround / data corruption fix**
The bug: On MT7628, register offset 0x10100 is part of the ESW VLAN
configuration, not a MAC control register. The existing
`mtk_mac_link_down()`, `mtk_mac_link_up()`, and `mtk_mac_finish()` all
write to `MTK_MAC_MCR(mac->id)` (= 0x10100) without MT7628 checks. Only
`mtk_mac_config()` had a guard. Every link state change event corrupts
the VLAN configuration.
**Step 2.4: Fix Quality**
- Obviously correct: The fix prevents ALL register writes by
substituting no-op callbacks
- Minimal regression risk: Empty callbacks for a fixed-link PHY that
never needed MAC configuration
- Self-contained in one file
- Reviewed by the original MT7628 author (Stefan Roese) and MediaTek
network expert (Daniel Golle)
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY
**Step 3.1: Blame**
- The buggy code in `mtk_mac_link_down`/`mtk_mac_link_up` was introduced
by `b8fc9f30821ec0` (René van Dorst, 2019-08-25) during the phylink
conversion
- The `mtk_mac_config` guard was already in `b8fc9f30821ec0` but was
never added to `link_down`/`link_up`/`finish`
**Step 3.2: Original commit**
- `296c9120752b` ("Add MT7628/88 SoC support") was merged in v5.3-rc6
(August 2019)
- This commit is present in all stable trees from v5.3 onwards
(confirmed in p-5.10, p-5.15 tags)
**Step 3.3/3.4: Author & File History**
- Joris Vaisvila is not a frequent kernel contributor (only 1-2 commits
found)
- However, both reviewers are well-known in this subsystem
- File has 231 commits since 296c9120752b; 32 since v6.12
**Step 3.5: Dependencies**
- The patch is self-contained. The no-op ops pattern doesn't depend on
any other patches.
- In v6.6, the `mtk_mac_finish` function also writes to `MTK_MAC_MCR`
without MT7628 guard — same bug. The no-op ops approach fixes all
callbacks at once.
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST
Lore/b4 dig returned results but couldn't access full discussions due to
Anubis protection. The patch was submitted as
`20260226154547.68553-1-joey@tinyisr.com` and accepted by Jakub Kicinski
(netdev maintainer).
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
**Step 5.1-5.4: Impact Surface**
- `mtk_mac_link_down` is called by phylink whenever the link goes down —
every cable disconnect, PHY negotiation change
- `mtk_mac_link_up` is called on every link up event
- `mtk_mac_finish` is called during PHY configuration
- On MT7628, these are called regularly during normal operation
- `mtk_set_mcr_max_rx` at line 3886 already has its own `MTK_SOC_MT7628`
guard, confirming the developers know these registers don't exist on
MT7628
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
**Step 6.1:** The buggy code exists in ALL stable trees from v5.3+,
including v5.15, v6.1, v6.6, and 6.12.
- In v6.6: `mtk_mac_link_down` at line 689 unconditionally writes to
`MTK_MAC_MCR` — confirmed the same bug
- In v6.6: `mtk_mac_link_up` at line 769 also unconditionally writes to
`MTK_MAC_MCR` — confirmed
- In v6.6: `mtk_mac_finish` at line 660 also writes to `MTK_MAC_MCR` —
confirmed
**Step 6.2: Backport Difficulty**
For v7.0: Should apply cleanly or with minor fuzz.
For v6.6 and older: Will need rework. The `mtk_mac_link_down`/`link_up`
implementations differ significantly (v7.0 has xgmii handling added by
`51cf06ddafc91e`). However, the *concept* of the fix (separate no-op
ops) is portable.
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
- Subsystem: Network driver (embedded Ethernet), IMPORTANT criticality
for MT7628 users
- MT7628/MT7688 is a widely-used MIPS SoC found in popular embedded
platforms (Omega2, VoCore2, many OpenWrt routers)
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
**Step 8.1: Affected Users**
- All MT7628/MT7688 users (embedded routers running Linux with VLANs)
**Step 8.2: Trigger Conditions**
- Triggered on every link state change (boot, cable plug/unplug, PHY
state change)
- Extremely common — happens during normal boot
**Step 8.3: Failure Mode**
- **ESW VLAN configuration corruption** — MEDIUM-HIGH severity
- VLAN configuration is silently corrupted, leading to incorrect network
behavior
- Not a crash but a data corruption issue affecting network
configuration
**Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit**
- Benefit: HIGH — prevents VLAN corruption on every MT7628 system
- Risk: LOW — the fix adds empty callback functions and selects them
conditionally; the no-op approach is obviously correct for a fixed-
link PHY with no MAC control registers
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
**Evidence FOR backporting:**
1. Fixes real data corruption (VLAN config) on real hardware
(MT7628/MT7688)
2. Bug present since v5.3 (2019) — affects all stable trees
3. Reviewed by original MT7628 author and subsystem expert
4. Accepted by netdev maintainer (Jakub Kicinski)
5. Fix is obviously correct (no-op callbacks for hardware without MAC
registers)
6. Single file change, well-contained
7. Other code in the same file already has MT7628 guards for the same
registers (`mtk_set_mcr_max_rx` at line 3886)
**Evidence AGAINST backporting:**
1. ~30 lines of new code (not trivially small, but straightforward)
2. May need rework for older stable trees (6.6, 6.1, 5.15) due to
function refactoring
3. No explicit Cc: stable (expected for commits under review)
**Stable Rules Checklist:**
1. Obviously correct and tested? YES — reviewed by 2 experts, one the
original author
2. Fixes a real bug? YES — VLAN config corruption on MT7628
3. Important issue? YES — data corruption, affects all MT7628 users
4. Small and contained? YES — single file, ~30 lines
5. No new features? CORRECT — only prevents invalid register writes
6. Can apply to stable? YES for 7.0; needs rework for older trees
**Verification:**
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Reviewed-by from Daniel Golle and Stefan Roese,
Link to netdev submission
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: Adds no-op phylink_mac_ops for MT7628,
selects them in `mtk_add_mac()`, removes now-unreachable guard in
`mtk_mac_config()`
- [Phase 3] git blame: buggy code from `b8fc9f30821ec0` (2019), phylink
conversion missing MT7628 guards in link_down/link_up
- [Phase 3] git show 296c9120752b: confirmed original MT7628 support
commit from v5.3 era (2019-08-16)
- [Phase 3] git tag --contains: original commit present in p-5.10,
p-5.15 tags (all active stable trees)
- [Phase 5] Verified `mtk_mac_link_down` writes to
`MTK_MAC_MCR(mac->id)` without MT7628 check (line 731 in current code)
- [Phase 5] Verified `mtk_mac_link_up`→`mtk_gdm_mac_link_up` writes to
`MTK_MAC_MCR(mac->id)` (line 846) without MT7628 check
- [Phase 5] Verified `mtk_mac_finish` writes to `MTK_MAC_MCR(mac->id)`
(line 709/716) without MT7628 check
- [Phase 5] Confirmed `mtk_set_mcr_max_rx` (line 3886) already guards
against MT7628, proving developers know these registers don't exist on
MT7628
- [Phase 6] Verified v6.6 stable has the same bug: `mtk_mac_link_down`
(line 689) and `mtk_mac_link_up` (line 769) unconditionally write to
`MTK_MAC_MCR`
- [Phase 6] `MTK_MAC_MCR(x)` = 0x10100 + x*0x100, confirmed in header
file (line 453)
- [Phase 8] VLAN corruption confirmed by commit message: "Writes to
these registers only corrupt the ESW VLAN configuration"
- UNVERIFIED: Could not access full lore.kernel.org discussion due to
Anubis protection; relied on tags in the commit message
**YES**
drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c | 34 ++++++++++++++++++---
1 file changed, 30 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
index ddc321a02fdae..bb8ced22ca3be 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/mediatek/mtk_eth_soc.c
@@ -562,9 +562,7 @@ static void mtk_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
int val, ge_mode, err = 0;
u32 i;
- /* MT76x8 has no hardware settings between for the MAC */
- if (!MTK_HAS_CAPS(eth->soc->caps, MTK_SOC_MT7628) &&
- mac->interface != state->interface) {
+ if (mac->interface != state->interface) {
/* Setup soc pin functions */
switch (state->interface) {
case PHY_INTERFACE_MODE_TRGMII:
@@ -956,6 +954,30 @@ static const struct phylink_mac_ops mtk_phylink_ops = {
.mac_enable_tx_lpi = mtk_mac_enable_tx_lpi,
};
+static void rt5350_mac_config(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
+ const struct phylink_link_state *state)
+{
+}
+
+static void rt5350_mac_link_down(struct phylink_config *config, unsigned int mode,
+ phy_interface_t interface)
+{
+}
+
+static void rt5350_mac_link_up(struct phylink_config *config,
+ struct phy_device *phy,
+ unsigned int mode, phy_interface_t interface,
+ int speed, int duplex, bool tx_pause, bool rx_pause)
+{
+}
+
+/* MT76x8 (rt5350-eth) does not expose any MAC control registers */
+static const struct phylink_mac_ops rt5350_phylink_ops = {
+ .mac_config = rt5350_mac_config,
+ .mac_link_down = rt5350_mac_link_down,
+ .mac_link_up = rt5350_mac_link_up,
+};
+
static void mtk_mdio_config(struct mtk_eth *eth)
{
u32 val;
@@ -4780,6 +4802,7 @@ static const struct net_device_ops mtk_netdev_ops = {
static int mtk_add_mac(struct mtk_eth *eth, struct device_node *np)
{
+ const struct phylink_mac_ops *mac_ops = &mtk_phylink_ops;
const __be32 *_id = of_get_property(np, "reg", NULL);
phy_interface_t phy_mode;
struct phylink *phylink;
@@ -4914,9 +4937,12 @@ static int mtk_add_mac(struct mtk_eth *eth, struct device_node *np)
mac->phylink_config.supported_interfaces);
}
+ if (MTK_HAS_CAPS(eth->soc->caps, MTK_SOC_MT7628))
+ mac_ops = &rt5350_phylink_ops;
+
phylink = phylink_create(&mac->phylink_config,
of_fwnode_handle(mac->of_node),
- phy_mode, &mtk_phylink_ops);
+ phy_mode, mac_ops);
if (IS_ERR(phylink)) {
err = PTR_ERR(phylink);
goto free_netdev;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] ipvs: fix NULL deref in ip_vs_add_service error path
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Weiming Shi, Xiang Mei, Simon Horman, Julian Anastasov,
Florian Westphal, Sasha Levin, horms, pablo, davem, edumazet,
kuba, pabeni, jwiesner, netdev, lvs-devel, netfilter-devel,
coreteam, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 9a91797e61d286805ae10a92cc48959c30800556 ]
When ip_vs_bind_scheduler() succeeds in ip_vs_add_service(), the local
variable sched is set to NULL. If ip_vs_start_estimator() subsequently
fails, the out_err cleanup calls ip_vs_unbind_scheduler(svc, sched)
with sched == NULL. ip_vs_unbind_scheduler() passes the cur_sched NULL
check (because svc->scheduler was set by the successful bind) but then
dereferences the NULL sched parameter at sched->done_service, causing a
kernel panic at offset 0x30 from NULL.
Oops: general protection fault, [..] [#1] PREEMPT SMP KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x0000000000000030-0x0000000000000037]
RIP: 0010:ip_vs_unbind_scheduler (net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sched.c:69)
Call Trace:
<TASK>
ip_vs_add_service.isra.0 (net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c:1500)
do_ip_vs_set_ctl (net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c:2809)
nf_setsockopt (net/netfilter/nf_sockopt.c:102)
[..]
Fix by simply not clearing the local sched variable after a successful
bind. ip_vs_unbind_scheduler() already detects whether a scheduler is
installed via svc->scheduler, and keeping sched non-NULL ensures the
error path passes the correct pointer to both ip_vs_unbind_scheduler()
and ip_vs_scheduler_put().
While the bug is older, the problem popups in more recent kernels (6.2),
when the new error path is taken after the ip_vs_start_estimator() call.
Fixes: 705dd3444081 ("ipvs: use kthreads for stats estimation")
Reported-by: Xiang Mei <xmei5@asu.edu>
Signed-off-by: Weiming Shi <bestswngs@gmail.com>
Acked-by: Simon Horman <horms@kernel.org>
Acked-by: Julian Anastasov <ja@ssi.bg>
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/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c | 1 -
1 file changed, 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
index 4c8fa22be88ad..e442ba6033d5f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_ctl.c
@@ -1453,7 +1453,6 @@ ip_vs_add_service(struct netns_ipvs *ipvs, struct ip_vs_service_user_kern *u,
ret = ip_vs_bind_scheduler(svc, sched);
if (ret)
goto out_err;
- sched = NULL;
}
ret = ip_vs_start_estimator(ipvs, &svc->stats);
--
2.53.0
^ permalink raw reply related
* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-6.18] net: hsr: emit notification for PRP slave2 changed hw addr on port deletion
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Fernando Fernandez Mancera, Luka Gejak, Felix Maurer, Paolo Abeni,
Sasha Levin, davem, edumazet, kuba, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
[ Upstream commit 2ce8a41113eda1adddc1e6dc43cf89383ec6dc22 ]
On PRP protocol, when deleting the port the MAC address change
notification was missing. In addition to that, make sure to only perform
the MAC address change on slave2 deletion and PRP protocol as the
operation isn't necessary for HSR nor slave1.
Note that the eth_hw_addr_set() is correct on PRP context as the slaves
are either in promiscuous mode or forward offload enabled.
Reported-by: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev>
Closes: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/DHFCZEM93FTT.1RWFBIE32K7OT@linux.dev/
Signed-off-by: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
Reviewed-by: Felix Maurer <fmaurer@redhat.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260403123928.4249-2-fmancera@suse.de
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. Let me compile the full analysis.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
### Step 1.1: Subject Line
- **Subsystem**: net: hsr (HSR/PRP networking protocol)
- **Action verb**: "emit notification" (implies a missing notification =
bug fix)
- **Summary**: Adds missing NETDEV_CHANGEADDR notification when PRP
slave2's MAC is restored during port deletion, and scopes the MAC
restore to only PRP slave_B.
### Step 1.2: Tags
- **Reported-by**: Luka Gejak <luka.gejak@linux.dev> — real user report
- **Closes**:
https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/DHFCZEM93FTT.1RWFBIE32K7OT@linux.dev/ —
links to the bug report
- **Signed-off-by**: Fernando Fernandez Mancera <fmancera@suse.de>
(author, SUSE), Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com> (networking
maintainer)
- **Reviewed-by**: Felix Maurer <fmaurer@redhat.com>
- **Link**:
https://patch.msgid.link/20260403123928.4249-2-fmancera@suse.de
- **Fixes: b65999e7238e** ("net: hsr: sync hw addr of slave2 according
to slave1 hw addr on PRP") — found in the original mbox, targets the
commit that introduced the bug
### Step 1.3: Commit Body
The commit explains that on PRP protocol, when deleting a port, the
NETDEV_CHANGEADDR notification was missing. The commit also restricts
the MAC address restoration to only slave_B on PRP (since only slave_B's
MAC is changed at setup time). The commit author explicitly notes that
`eth_hw_addr_set()` is correct since PRP slaves are in promiscuous mode
or have forward offload enabled.
### Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix
This is an explicit bug fix — a missing notification and an overly-broad
MAC address restoration.
---
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
### Step 2.1: Inventory
- **File**: `net/hsr/hsr_slave.c` (single file)
- **Lines**: +5, -1 (net 4 lines added)
- **Function**: `hsr_del_port()`
- **Scope**: Single-file surgical fix
### Step 2.2: Code Flow Change
**Before**: The unconditional `eth_hw_addr_set(port->dev,
port->original_macaddress)` was called for ALL non-master ports (both
HSR and PRP, both slave_A and slave_B), and no NETDEV_CHANGEADDR
notification was emitted.
**After**: The MAC restoration is conditional on `hsr->prot_version ==
PRP_V1 && port->type == HSR_PT_SLAVE_B`, and a
`call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, port->dev)` is emitted.
### Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism
**Category**: Logic/correctness fix — missing notification + overly
broad MAC restoration
- The creation path (`hsr_dev_finalize()` and `hsr_netdev_notify()`)
correctly calls `call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, ...)` but
the deletion path did not.
- The MAC address was restored even for ports that never had their MAC
changed (HSR ports, PRP slave_A).
### Step 2.4: Fix Quality
- Obviously correct — symmetric with the creation path behavior
- Minimal and surgical — 4 net lines
- No regression risk — restricts behavior to only the case where it's
needed
- Reviewed by Felix Maurer (Red Hat), applied by Paolo Abeni (networking
maintainer)
---
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
### Step 3.1: Blame
The buggy line (`eth_hw_addr_set(port->dev, port->original_macaddress)`)
was introduced by commit `b65999e7238e6` (Fernando Fernandez Mancera,
2025-04-09).
### Step 3.2: Fixes Target
Commit `b65999e7238e6` ("net: hsr: sync hw addr of slave2 according to
slave1 hw addr on PRP") first appeared in v6.16. It added PRP MAC
synchronization: setting slave_B's MAC to match slave_A's during
creation, propagating MAC changes from slave_A to slave_B, and restoring
the original MAC during deletion. The deletion path was incomplete — no
notification and no scope restriction.
### Step 3.3: File History
Between `b65999e7238e6` and HEAD, `hsr_del_port()` was NOT modified —
the buggy code persists unchanged in current HEAD.
### Step 3.4: Author
Fernando Fernandez Mancera is both the author of the original buggy
commit and the fix. He has multiple HSR-related commits in the tree.
He's now at SUSE (was at riseup.net).
### Step 3.5: Dependencies
This is a standalone fix. The only prerequisite is `b65999e7238e6` which
introduced the code being fixed. No other patches needed.
---
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST RESEARCH
### Step 4.1: Original Discussion
The original patch `b65999e7238e6` (v3, net-next) was reviewed on the
mailing list. Luka Gejak posted a detailed review pointing out the exact
issues this fix addresses: missing `call_netdevice_notifiers()` in
`hsr_del_port()` and the use of `eth_hw_addr_set()` vs
`dev_set_mac_address()`. Despite these review comments, the patch was
merged by David S. Miller.
### Step 4.2: Fix Review
The fix was reviewed by Felix Maurer (Red Hat) and applied by Paolo
Abeni (Red Hat, networking maintainer). DKIM verified.
### Step 4.3: Bug Report
The Closes: tag references Luka Gejak's review of the original commit
where he identified the missing notification and other issues.
### Step 4.4: Series Context
b4 confirms this is a single standalone patch (Total patches: 1),
despite the message-id suffix "-2".
### Step 4.5: Stable Discussion
The author noted in the patch: "routed through net-next tree as the next
net tree as rc6 batch is already out." The original mbox contains a
`Fixes:` tag targeting `b65999e7238e`.
---
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
### Step 5.1: Functions Modified
Only `hsr_del_port()` is modified.
### Step 5.2: Callers
`hsr_del_port()` is called during HSR/PRP interface teardown. This is
the standard port deletion path triggered by userspace via netlink.
### Step 5.3: Consistency
The creation path in `hsr_dev_finalize()` (line 798-800) correctly does:
```c
if (protocol_version == PRP_V1) {
eth_hw_addr_set(slave[1], slave[0]->dev_addr);
call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, slave[1]);
}
```
The fix makes the deletion path symmetric with this.
### Step 5.5: Similar Patterns
The `hsr_netdev_notify()` handler (lines 82-88) also correctly calls
`call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, ...)` when propagating MAC
changes to slave_B. The deletion path was the only one missing the
notification.
---
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
### Step 6.1: Buggy Code in Stable
The buggy commit `b65999e7238e6` first appeared in v6.16. It is present
in v6.16.y, v6.17.y, v6.18.y, v6.19.y, and v7.0.y stable trees.
### Step 6.2: Backport Difficulty
The `hsr_del_port()` function has NOT changed between v6.16 and v7.0.
The patch applies cleanly to v6.16.y.
### Step 6.3: No prior fix exists for this issue in stable.
---
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
### Step 7.1: Subsystem
- **Subsystem**: net/hsr (HSR/PRP networking protocol)
- **Criticality**: IMPORTANT — industrial Ethernet redundancy protocol
used in factory automation and critical infrastructure
### Step 7.2: Activity
The HSR subsystem has seen steady development (20+ commits since
b65999e7238e6), indicating active maintenance.
---
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
### Step 8.1: Who is Affected
PRP (Parallel Redundancy Protocol) users — industrial networking
deployments that rely on PRP for redundancy. Not a huge user base, but
the users who need this need it to work correctly.
### Step 8.2: Trigger Conditions
The bug is triggered every time a PRP interface is deleted. This is a
common administrative operation.
### Step 8.3: Failure Mode Severity
- Userspace doesn't receive NETDEV_CHANGEADDR notification, meaning
network management tools have stale MAC information after PRP teardown
— **MEDIUM** severity
- Unnecessary MAC restoration on HSR/PRP slave_A — **LOW** (no-op in
practice since the MAC matches)
### Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit Ratio
- **Benefit**: Fixes missing notification for PRP users, makes teardown
path consistent with creation
- **Risk**: Very low — 4 lines, single function, restricts behavior to
where it's needed
- **Ratio**: Favorable
---
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
### Step 9.1: Evidence Summary
**FOR backporting:**
- Fixes a real bug introduced by `b65999e7238e6` (missing
NETDEV_CHANGEADDR notification)
- Has Fixes: tag in original patch
- Reported by a user (Luka Gejak)
- Reviewed by Felix Maurer (Red Hat)
- Applied by Paolo Abeni (networking maintainer)
- Small, surgical fix (4 net lines, single file, single function)
- Consistent with the creation path behavior
- Standalone — no dependencies beyond the already-present buggy commit
**AGAINST backporting:**
- MEDIUM severity (missing notification, not a crash or security issue)
- Affects a niche subsystem (PRP)
### Step 9.2: Stable Rules Checklist
1. Obviously correct? **YES** — makes deletion symmetric with creation
2. Fixes a real bug? **YES** — missing notification reported by a user
3. Important issue? **YES** — incorrect behavior visible to userspace
4. Small and contained? **YES** — 4 lines, single function
5. No new features or APIs? **YES** — no new features
6. Can apply to stable trees? **YES** — code unchanged since v6.16
### Step 9.3: Exception Categories
Not applicable — this is a standard bug fix, not a hardware quirk or
device ID.
### Step 9.4: Decision
The fix is small, obviously correct, fixes a real user-reported bug
(missing NETDEV_CHANGEADDR notification during PRP port deletion), has a
Fixes: tag, is reviewed, and applies cleanly to affected stable trees.
---
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Reported-by from Luka Gejak, Closes link to
lore, Reviewed-by Felix Maurer, Link to patch.msgid.link, applied by
Paolo Abeni
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: +5/-1 lines in `hsr_del_port()` in
`net/hsr/hsr_slave.c`, adds PRP_V1+SLAVE_B condition and
`call_netdevice_notifiers()` call
- [Phase 3] git blame: buggy line introduced by `b65999e7238e6`
(2025-04-09), first in v6.16
- [Phase 3] git show b65999e7238e6: confirmed original commit adds MAC
sync for PRP but misses notification in deletion path
- [Phase 3] git tag --contains: b65999e7238e6 is in v6.16, v6.17, v6.18,
v6.19, v7.0
- [Phase 3] git diff v6.16: `hsr_del_port()` unchanged between v6.16 and
v7.0, patch applies cleanly
- [Phase 4] b4 dig -c b65999e7238e6: found original submission at
https://patch.msgid.link/20250409101911.3120-1-ffmancera@riseup.net
- [Phase 4] b4 dig -a: v1 and v3 revisions found for original commit
- [Phase 4] Read /tmp/hsr_thread.mbox: Luka Gejak's review explicitly
identified the missing notification bug
- [Phase 4] b4 am: fix is standalone (Total patches: 1), Reviewed-by and
DKIM verified
- [Phase 4] Original mbox contains Fixes: b65999e7238e tag
- [Phase 5] Creation path in hsr_device.c:798-800 does call
`call_netdevice_notifiers()` — deletion should too
- [Phase 5] Notification path in hsr_main.c:82-88 also calls
`call_netdevice_notifiers()` — consistent pattern
- [Phase 6] Bug exists in v6.16+ stable trees, patch applies cleanly to
v6.16
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: missing userspace notification on PRP port
deletion, severity MEDIUM
**YES**
net/hsr/hsr_slave.c | 6 +++++-
1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/net/hsr/hsr_slave.c b/net/hsr/hsr_slave.c
index 44f83c8c56a79..d9af9e65f72f0 100644
--- a/net/hsr/hsr_slave.c
+++ b/net/hsr/hsr_slave.c
@@ -243,7 +243,11 @@ void hsr_del_port(struct hsr_port *port)
if (!port->hsr->fwd_offloaded)
dev_set_promiscuity(port->dev, -1);
netdev_upper_dev_unlink(port->dev, master->dev);
- eth_hw_addr_set(port->dev, port->original_macaddress);
+ if (hsr->prot_version == PRP_V1 &&
+ port->type == HSR_PT_SLAVE_B) {
+ eth_hw_addr_set(port->dev, port->original_macaddress);
+ call_netdevice_notifiers(NETDEV_CHANGEADDR, port->dev);
+ }
}
kfree_rcu(port, rcu);
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] net: hamradio: scc: validate bufsize in SIOCSCCSMEM ioctl
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Mashiro Chen, Joerg Reuter, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin,
andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet, pabeni, linux-hams, netdev,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Mashiro Chen <mashiro.chen@mailbox.org>
[ Upstream commit 8263e484d6622464ec72a5ad563f62492d84fa54 ]
The SIOCSCCSMEM ioctl copies a scc_mem_config from user space and
assigns its bufsize field directly to scc->stat.bufsize without any
range validation:
scc->stat.bufsize = memcfg.bufsize;
If a privileged user (CAP_SYS_RAWIO) sets bufsize to 0, the receive
interrupt handler later calls dev_alloc_skb(0) and immediately writes
a KISS type byte via skb_put_u8() into a zero-capacity socket buffer,
corrupting the adjacent skb_shared_info region.
Reject bufsize values smaller than 16; this is large enough to hold
at least one KISS header byte plus useful data.
Signed-off-by: Mashiro Chen <mashiro.chen@mailbox.org>
Acked-by: Joerg Reuter <jreuter@yaina.de>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260409024927.24397-3-mashiro.chen@mailbox.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
All the data is gathered. Let me compile the complete analysis.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
**Step 1.1: Subject Line**
- Subsystem: `net: hamradio: scc`
- Action verb: "validate" — indicates adding missing input validation,
i.e., fixing missing bounds checking
- Summary: Add missing bounds check on `bufsize` parameter from
userspace ioctl
**Step 1.2: Tags**
- `Signed-off-by: Mashiro Chen` — patch author
- `Acked-by: Joerg Reuter <jreuter@yaina.de>` — this is the **original
driver author** (copyright holder since 1993, confirmed in file
header). Strong endorsement.
- `Link:` to patch.msgid.link — standard netdev submission
- `Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski` — netdev maintainer applied it. Strong
trust signal.
**Step 1.3: Commit Body**
- Bug: `SIOCSCCSMEM` ioctl copies `bufsize` from userspace without
validation
- Symptom: If `bufsize` is set to 0, `dev_alloc_skb(0)` creates a zero-
capacity skb, then `skb_put_u8()` writes past the buffer, corrupting
`skb_shared_info`
- This is a **memory corruption bug** triggered via ioctl (requires
CAP_SYS_RAWIO)
- Fix: reject `bufsize < 16`
**Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix?**
Not hidden — this is an explicit, well-described input validation bug
fix preventing memory corruption.
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
**Step 2.1: Inventory**
- 1 file changed: `drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c`
- 2 lines added, 0 lines removed
- Function: `scc_net_siocdevprivate()`
**Step 2.2: Code Flow**
- Before: `memcfg.bufsize` assigned directly to `scc->stat.bufsize`
after `copy_from_user`, no validation
- After: `memcfg.bufsize < 16` returns `-EINVAL` before assignment
**Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism**
Category: **Buffer overflow / out-of-bounds write**. Setting `bufsize=0`
causes `dev_alloc_skb(0)` in `scc_rxint()`, then `skb_put_u8()` writes 1
byte into a zero-capacity buffer, corrupting adjacent `skb_shared_info`.
**Step 2.4: Fix Quality**
- Obviously correct: 2-line bounds check before assignment
- Minimal and surgical — cannot introduce a regression
- No side effects, no locking changes, no API changes
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY INVESTIGATION
**Step 3.1: Blame**
The buggy code (line 1912: `scc->stat.bufsize = memcfg.bufsize`) traces
to `^1da177e4c3f41` (Linus Torvalds, 2005-04-16) — this is the initial
Linux git import. The bug has existed since the **very beginning of the
kernel source tree**.
**Step 3.2: Fixes tag**
No explicit `Fixes:` tag (expected — this is why it needs manual
review). The buggy code predates git history.
**Step 3.3: File history**
Changes since v6.6 are only treewide renames (`timer_container_of`,
`timer_delete_sync`, `irq_get_nr_irqs`). The SIOCSCCSMEM handler and
`scc_rxint()` are completely untouched.
**Step 3.5: Dependencies**
None. The fix is self-contained — a simple bounds check addition.
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST
Lore is protected by anti-scraping measures and couldn't be fetched
directly. However:
- The patch was **Acked-by the original driver author** Joerg Reuter
- It was applied by **netdev maintainer Jakub Kicinski**
- It's patch 3 of a series (from message-id), but the fix is completely
standalone
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
**Step 5.1: Functions modified**
`scc_net_siocdevprivate()` — the ioctl handler
**Step 5.2: Consumer of `bufsize`**
`scc_rxint()` (line 535) uses `scc->stat.bufsize` as the argument to
`dev_alloc_skb()`. This is an **interrupt handler** — called on every
received character from the Z8530 chip. When `bufsize=0`:
1. `dev_alloc_skb(0)` succeeds (returns a valid skb with 0 data
capacity)
2. `skb_put_u8(skb, 0)` at line 546 writes 1 byte past the data area
into `skb_shared_info`
3. This is **memory corruption in interrupt context**
**Step 5.4: Reachability**
The ioctl requires `CAP_SYS_RAWIO`. The corruption path is: ioctl sets
bufsize → hardware interrupt fires → `scc_rxint()` → `dev_alloc_skb(0)`
→ `skb_put_u8` overflows.
## PHASE 6: STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
**Step 6.1: Code exists in all stable trees**
Verified: the identical vulnerable code exists in v5.15, v6.1, and v6.6.
The buggy code dates to the initial kernel.
**Step 6.2: Clean apply**
The surrounding code is identical in v6.1 and v6.6 (verified). The
2-line addition will apply cleanly to all active stable trees.
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
- Subsystem: `drivers/net/hamradio` — networking driver (ham radio
Z8530)
- Criticality: PERIPHERAL (niche hardware), but the bug is a **memory
corruption**, which elevates priority regardless of driver popularity
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
**Step 8.1: Affected users** — Users of Z8530-based ham radio hardware
(niche, but real)
**Step 8.2: Trigger** — Requires `CAP_SYS_RAWIO` to set the bad bufsize
via ioctl, then hardware interrupt triggers corruption. Privileged user
action.
**Step 8.3: Severity** — **HIGH**: Memory corruption in interrupt
context. Corrupting `skb_shared_info` can lead to unpredictable behavior
including crashes, further memory corruption, or potential exploitation.
**Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit**
- Benefit: Prevents memory corruption from invalid ioctl input
- Risk: Near zero — 2 lines of obvious bounds checking
- Ratio: Excellent — trivial fix for a real memory corruption bug
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
**Evidence FOR backporting:**
- Fixes real memory corruption (skb_shared_info overwrite in interrupt
context)
- Only 2 lines added — obviously correct bounds check
- Buggy code exists since initial kernel tree — affects ALL stable trees
- Patch applies cleanly to all stable trees (verified v5.15, v6.1, v6.6)
- Acked by original driver author (Joerg Reuter)
- Applied by netdev maintainer (Jakub Kicinski)
- No dependencies, fully self-contained
- Zero regression risk
**Evidence AGAINST backporting:**
- Requires CAP_SYS_RAWIO (privileged) to trigger
- Niche driver (ham radio hardware)
**Stable rules checklist:**
1. Obviously correct and tested? **YES** — trivial 2-line bounds check,
acked by driver author
2. Fixes a real bug? **YES** — memory corruption from unchecked
userspace input
3. Important issue? **YES** — memory corruption in interrupt context
4. Small and contained? **YES** — 2 lines in one file
5. No new features/APIs? **YES** — pure validation addition
6. Applies to stable? **YES** — verified identical code in all active
stable trees
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Acked-by Joerg Reuter (driver author), SOB by
Jakub Kicinski (netdev maintainer)
- [Phase 2] Diff: 2 lines added to `scc_net_siocdevprivate()`, bounds
check on `memcfg.bufsize`
- [Phase 3] git blame: buggy code at line 1912 dates to `^1da177e4c3f41`
(initial git import, 2005), present in ALL stable trees
- [Phase 3] git log v6.1/v6.6/v5.15 -- scc.c: only treewide changes,
SIOCSCCSMEM handler untouched
- [Phase 5] Traced `scc->stat.bufsize` consumer: `scc_rxint()` line 535
calls `dev_alloc_skb(bufsize)`, line 546 `skb_put_u8` overflows when
bufsize=0
- [Phase 6] git show v6.1/v6.6/v5.15: SIOCSCCSMEM handler code is byte-
for-byte identical — clean apply confirmed
- [Phase 4] Lore unavailable due to anti-scraping protection — could not
verify discussion thread directly
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: memory corruption (skb_shared_info overwrite)
in interrupt context, severity HIGH
**YES**
drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
index ae5048efde686..8569db4a71401 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/scc.c
@@ -1909,6 +1909,8 @@ static int scc_net_siocdevprivate(struct net_device *dev,
if (!capable(CAP_SYS_RAWIO)) return -EPERM;
if (!arg || copy_from_user(&memcfg, arg, sizeof(memcfg)))
return -EINVAL;
+ if (memcfg.bufsize < 16)
+ return -EINVAL;
scc->stat.bufsize = memcfg.bufsize;
return 0;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] xfrm: account XFRMA_IF_ID in aevent size calculation
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Keenan Dong, Steffen Klassert, Sasha Levin, davem, edumazet, kuba,
pabeni, sln, eyal.birger, benedictwong, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Keenan Dong <keenanat2000@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 7081d46d32312f1a31f0e0e99c6835a394037599 ]
xfrm_get_ae() allocates the reply skb with xfrm_aevent_msgsize(), then
build_aevent() appends attributes including XFRMA_IF_ID when x->if_id is
set.
xfrm_aevent_msgsize() does not include space for XFRMA_IF_ID. For states
with if_id, build_aevent() can fail with -EMSGSIZE and hit BUG_ON(err < 0)
in xfrm_get_ae(), turning a malformed netlink interaction into a kernel
panic.
Account XFRMA_IF_ID in the size calculation unconditionally and replace
the BUG_ON with normal error unwinding.
Fixes: 7e6526404ade ("xfrm: Add a new lookup key to match xfrm interfaces.")
Reported-by: Keenan Dong <keenanat2000@gmail.com>
Signed-off-by: Keenan Dong <keenanat2000@gmail.com>
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_user.c | 10 ++++++++--
1 file changed, 8 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
index 306e4f65ce264..1ddcf2a1eff7a 100644
--- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
+++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
@@ -2668,7 +2668,8 @@ static inline unsigned int xfrm_aevent_msgsize(struct xfrm_state *x)
+ nla_total_size(4) /* XFRM_AE_RTHR */
+ nla_total_size(4) /* XFRM_AE_ETHR */
+ nla_total_size(sizeof(x->dir)) /* XFRMA_SA_DIR */
- + nla_total_size(4); /* XFRMA_SA_PCPU */
+ + nla_total_size(4) /* XFRMA_SA_PCPU */
+ + nla_total_size(sizeof(x->if_id)); /* XFRMA_IF_ID */
}
static int build_aevent(struct sk_buff *skb, struct xfrm_state *x, const struct km_event *c)
@@ -2780,7 +2781,12 @@ static int xfrm_get_ae(struct sk_buff *skb, struct nlmsghdr *nlh,
c.portid = nlh->nlmsg_pid;
err = build_aevent(r_skb, x, &c);
- BUG_ON(err < 0);
+ if (err < 0) {
+ spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
+ xfrm_state_put(x);
+ kfree_skb(r_skb);
+ return err;
+ }
err = nlmsg_unicast(net->xfrm.nlsk, r_skb, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
spin_unlock_bh(&x->lock);
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] netfilter: nft_set_pipapo_avx2: don't return non-matching entry on expiry
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Florian Westphal, Stefano Brivio, Pablo Neira Ayuso, Sasha Levin,
davem, edumazet, kuba, pabeni, netfilter-devel, coreteam, netdev,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
[ Upstream commit d3c0037ffe1273fa1961e779ff6906234d6cf53c ]
New test case fails unexpectedly when avx2 matching functions are used.
The test first loads a ranomly generated pipapo set
with 'ipv4 . port' key, i.e. nft -f foo.
This works. Then, it reloads the set after a flush:
(echo flush set t s; cat foo) | nft -f -
This is expected to work, because its the same set after all and it was
already loaded once.
But with avx2, this fails: nft reports a clashing element.
The reported clash is of following form:
We successfully re-inserted
a . b
c . d
Then we try to insert a . d
avx2 finds the already existing a . d, which (due to 'flush set') is marked
as invalid in the new generation. It skips the element and moves to next.
Due to incorrect masking, the skip-step finds the next matching
element *only considering the first field*,
i.e. we return the already reinserted "a . b", even though the
last field is different and the entry should not have been matched.
No such error is reported for the generic c implementation (no avx2) or when
the last field has to use the 'nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_slow' fallback.
Bisection points to
7711f4bb4b36 ("netfilter: nft_set_pipapo: fix range overlap detection")
but that fix merely uncovers this bug.
Before this commit, the wrong element is returned, but erronously
reported as a full, identical duplicate.
The root-cause is too early return in the avx2 match functions.
When we process the last field, we should continue to process data
until the entire input size has been consumed to make sure no stale
bits remain in the map.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netfilter-devel/20260321152506.037f68c0@elisabeth/
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Reviewed-by: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c | 20 ++++++++++----------
1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c
index 7ff90325c97fa..6395982e4d95c 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_set_pipapo_avx2.c
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_4b_2(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
@@ -319,7 +319,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_4b_4(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
@@ -414,7 +414,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_4b_8(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
@@ -505,7 +505,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_4b_12(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
@@ -641,7 +641,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_4b_32(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_8b_1(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
@@ -764,7 +764,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_8b_2(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
@@ -839,7 +839,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_8b_4(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
@@ -925,7 +925,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_8b_6(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
@@ -1019,7 +1019,7 @@ static int nft_pipapo_avx2_lookup_8b_16(unsigned long *map, unsigned long *fill,
b = nft_pipapo_avx2_refill(i_ul, &map[i_ul], fill, f->mt, last);
if (last)
- return b;
+ ret = b;
if (unlikely(ret == -1))
ret = b / XSAVE_YMM_SIZE;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] bridge: guard local VLAN-0 FDB helpers against NULL vlan group
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Zijing Yin, Ido Schimmel, Nikolay Aleksandrov, Jakub Kicinski,
Sasha Levin, davem, edumazet, pabeni, petrm, bridge, netdev,
linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Zijing Yin <yzjaurora@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 1979645e1842cb7017525a61a0e0e0beb924d02a ]
When CONFIG_BRIDGE_VLAN_FILTERING is not set, br_vlan_group() and
nbp_vlan_group() return NULL (br_private.h stub definitions). The
BR_BOOLOPT_FDB_LOCAL_VLAN_0 toggle code is compiled unconditionally and
reaches br_fdb_delete_locals_per_vlan_port() and
br_fdb_insert_locals_per_vlan_port(), where the NULL vlan group pointer
is dereferenced via list_for_each_entry(v, &vg->vlan_list, vlist).
The observed crash is in the delete path, triggered when creating a
bridge with IFLA_BR_MULTI_BOOLOPT containing BR_BOOLOPT_FDB_LOCAL_VLAN_0
via RTM_NEWLINK. The insert helper has the same bug pattern.
Oops: general protection fault, probably for non-canonical address 0xdffffc0000000056: 0000 [#1] KASAN NOPTI
KASAN: null-ptr-deref in range [0x00000000000002b0-0x00000000000002b7]
RIP: 0010:br_fdb_delete_locals_per_vlan+0x2b9/0x310
Call Trace:
br_fdb_toggle_local_vlan_0+0x452/0x4c0
br_toggle_fdb_local_vlan_0+0x31/0x80 net/bridge/br.c:276
br_boolopt_toggle net/bridge/br.c:313
br_boolopt_multi_toggle net/bridge/br.c:364
br_changelink net/bridge/br_netlink.c:1542
br_dev_newlink net/bridge/br_netlink.c:1575
Add NULL checks for the vlan group pointer in both helpers, returning
early when there are no VLANs to iterate. This matches the existing
pattern used by other bridge FDB functions such as br_fdb_add() and
br_fdb_delete().
Fixes: 21446c06b441 ("net: bridge: Introduce UAPI for BR_BOOLOPT_FDB_LOCAL_VLAN_0")
Signed-off-by: Zijing Yin <yzjaurora@gmail.com>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@blackwall.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260402140153.3925663-1-yzjaurora@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/bridge/br_fdb.c | 6 ++++++
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
index 0501ffcb8a3dd..e2c17f620f009 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_fdb.c
@@ -597,6 +597,9 @@ static void br_fdb_delete_locals_per_vlan_port(struct net_bridge *br,
dev = br->dev;
}
+ if (!vg)
+ return;
+
list_for_each_entry(v, &vg->vlan_list, vlist)
br_fdb_find_delete_local(br, p, dev->dev_addr, v->vid);
}
@@ -630,6 +633,9 @@ static int br_fdb_insert_locals_per_vlan_port(struct net_bridge *br,
dev = br->dev;
}
+ if (!vg)
+ return 0;
+
list_for_each_entry(v, &vg->vlan_list, vlist) {
if (!br_vlan_should_use(v))
continue;
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 7.0-5.10] net: hamradio: bpqether: validate frame length in bpq_rcv()
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Mashiro Chen, Joerg Reuter, Jakub Kicinski, Sasha Levin,
andrew+netdev, davem, edumazet, pabeni, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Mashiro Chen <mashiro.chen@mailbox.org>
[ Upstream commit 6183bd8723a3eecd2d89cbc506fe938bc6288345 ]
The BPQ length field is decoded as:
len = skb->data[0] + skb->data[1] * 256 - 5;
If the sender sets bytes [0..1] to values whose combined value is
less than 5, len becomes negative. Passing a negative int to
skb_trim() silently converts to a huge unsigned value, causing the
function to be a no-op. The frame is then passed up to AX.25 with
its original (untrimmed) payload, delivering garbage beyond the
declared frame boundary.
Additionally, a negative len corrupts the 64-bit rx_bytes counter
through implicit sign-extension.
Add a bounds check before pulling the length bytes: reject frames
where len is negative or exceeds the remaining skb data.
Acked-by: Joerg Reuter <jreuter@yaina.de>
Signed-off-by: Mashiro Chen <mashiro.chen@mailbox.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260409024927.24397-2-mashiro.chen@mailbox.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 I need. Let me compile the complete
analysis.
---
## PHASE 1: COMMIT MESSAGE FORENSICS
**Step 1.1: Subject Line**
- Subsystem: `net: hamradio: bpqether`
- Action verb: "validate" — implies adding a missing safety check (a bug
fix)
- Summary: Add bounds checking to the frame length parsing in
`bpq_rcv()`
Record: [net/hamradio/bpqether] [validate] [Add missing frame length
bounds check in receive path]
**Step 1.2: Tags**
- `Acked-by: Joerg Reuter <jreuter@yaina.de>` — Joerg Reuter IS the
hamradio subsystem maintainer (confirmed from MODULE_AUTHOR)
- `Signed-off-by: Mashiro Chen <mashiro.chen@mailbox.org>` — patch
author
- `Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260409024927.24397-2-
mashiro.chen@mailbox.org` — lore reference
- `Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>` — netdev maintainer
applied it
- IMPORTANT: The original submission (from the mbox) includes `Cc:
stable@vger.kernel.org` which was stripped during merge
Record: Acked by subsystem maintainer. Originally Cc'd to stable.
Applied by netdev maintainer.
**Step 1.3: Commit Body**
The bug mechanism is clearly described:
- `len = skb->data[0] + skb->data[1] * 256 - 5` can produce a negative
value if bytes [0..1] sum to < 5
- Passing negative `int` to `skb_trim(unsigned int)` produces a huge
unsigned value, making it a no-op
- Frame is delivered to AX.25 with untrimmed garbage payload
- Negative `len` also corrupts the 64-bit `rx_bytes` counter via
implicit sign-extension
Record: Bug is clearly described with specific mechanism. Two distinct
problems: garbage data delivery and stats corruption.
**Step 1.4: Hidden Bug Fix**
This is explicitly a validation/bug fix — "validate" means adding a
missing safety check.
Record: Not hidden — explicitly a bug fix adding missing input
validation.
## PHASE 2: DIFF ANALYSIS
**Step 2.1: Inventory**
- 1 file modified: `drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c`
- +3 lines added, 0 removed
- Function modified: `bpq_rcv()`
- Scope: single-file surgical fix
Record: [1 file, +3 lines, bpq_rcv()] [Minimal single-file fix]
**Step 2.2: Code Flow Change**
The single hunk inserts a bounds check after the length calculation:
```190:192:drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
if (len < 0 || len > skb->len - 2)
goto drop_unlock;
```
- BEFORE: `len` is calculated and used unconditionally — negative `len`
passes through
- AFTER: Negative or oversized `len` causes the frame to be dropped
- This is on the data receive path (normal path for incoming frames)
Record: [Before: no validation on computed len → After: reject frames
with invalid len]
**Step 2.3: Bug Mechanism**
Category: **Logic/correctness fix + type conversion bug**
- `len` is `int` (line 152), computed from untrusted network data
- `skb_trim()` takes `unsigned int len` (confirmed from header: `void
skb_trim(struct sk_buff *skb, unsigned int len)`)
- Negative `int` → huge `unsigned int` → `skb->len > len` is false → no
trimming occurs
- `dev->stats.rx_bytes += len` with negative `len` corrupts stats via
sign extension to 64-bit
The fix also checks `len > skb->len - 2` to reject frames claiming more
data than present (the `-2` accounts for the 2 length bytes about to be
pulled).
Record: [Type conversion bug causing no-op trim + stats corruption. Fix
adds proper bounds check.]
**Step 2.4: Fix Quality**
- Obviously correct: a bounds check of `len < 0 || len > skb->len - 2`
before using `len`
- Minimal/surgical: 3 lines in one location
- No regression risk: rejecting invalid frames cannot harm valid
operation
- Uses existing `drop_unlock` error path (already well-tested)
Record: [Clearly correct, minimal, no regression risk]
## PHASE 3: GIT HISTORY
**Step 3.1: Blame**
The buggy line (`len = skb->data[0] + skb->data[1] * 256 - 5`) dates to
commit `1da177e4c3f41` — Linus Torvalds' initial Linux import
(2005-04-16). This code has been present in every Linux version ever
released.
Record: [Bug present since initial Linux git commit — affects ALL stable
trees]
**Step 3.2: Fixes Tag**
No explicit `Fixes:` tag. The buggy code predates git history.
Record: [N/A — bug predates git history, all stable trees affected]
**Step 3.3: File History**
Recent changes to `bpqether.c` are all unrelated refactoring (lockdep,
netdev_features, dev_addr_set). None touch the `bpq_rcv()` length
parsing logic. The function `bpq_rcv` hasn't been meaningfully modified
in its length handling since the initial commit.
Record: [No related changes or prerequisites. Standalone fix.]
**Step 3.4: Author**
Mashiro Chen appears to be a contributor fixing input validation issues
(this series fixes two hamradio drivers). The patch was Acked by Joerg
Reuter (subsystem maintainer) and applied by Jakub Kicinski (netdev
maintainer).
Record: [Contributor fix, but Acked by subsystem maintainer and applied
by netdev maintainer — high confidence]
**Step 3.5: Dependencies**
This is patch 1/2 in a series, but both patches are independent
(different files: `bpqether.c` vs `scc.c`). No dependencies.
Record: [Self-contained, no dependencies. Applies standalone.]
## PHASE 4: MAILING LIST RESEARCH
**Step 4.1: Original Discussion**
From the b4 am output, the thread at
`20260409024927.24397-1-mashiro.chen@mailbox.org` contains 5 messages.
This is v2; the change between v1 and v2 for bpqether was only "add
Acked-by: Joerg Reuter" (no code change).
Critical finding from the mbox: **The original patch included `Cc:
stable@vger.kernel.org`**, indicating the author explicitly nominated it
for stable. This tag was stripped during the merge process (common
netdev practice).
Record: [Original submission Cc'd to stable. v2 adds only Acked-by.
Acked by subsystem maintainer.]
**Step 4.2: Reviewers**
- Acked-by: Joerg Reuter (hamradio subsystem maintainer)
- Applied by: Jakub Kicinski (netdev co-maintainer)
- CC'd to linux-hams mailing list
Record: [Reviewed by the right people]
**Step 4.3-4.5: Bug Report / Stable Discussion**
No external bug report referenced. This appears to be found by code
inspection. The author explicitly Cc'd stable.
Record: [Found by code inspection, author nominated for stable]
## PHASE 5: CODE SEMANTIC ANALYSIS
**Step 5.1: Functions Modified**
Only `bpq_rcv()`.
**Step 5.2: Callers**
`bpq_rcv` is registered as a packet_type handler via
`bpq_packet_type.func = bpq_rcv` (line 93). It is called by the kernel
networking stack for every incoming BPQ ethernet frame (`ETH_P_BPQ`).
This is the main receive path for the driver.
Record: [Called by kernel network stack on every incoming BPQ frame]
**Step 5.3-5.4: Call Chain**
The receive path: network driver → netif_receive_skb → protocol dispatch
→ `bpq_rcv()` → ax25_type_trans → netif_rx.
Any BPQ frame arriving on the network can trigger this. No special
privileges needed to send a malformed Ethernet frame on a local network.
Record: [Reachable from any incoming network frame — attack surface for
local network]
**Step 5.5: Similar Patterns**
The second patch in the series fixes a similar input validation issue in
`scc.c`, suggesting systematic review of hamradio drivers.
Record: [Systematic validation audit by author]
## PHASE 6: CROSS-REFERENCING AND STABLE TREE ANALYSIS
**Step 6.1: Code Exists in Stable?**
Yes. The buggy code (line 188: `len = skb->data[0] + skb->data[1] * 256
- 5`) has been present since the initial commit and exists in ALL stable
trees. The changes since v5.4 and v6.1 to this file are all unrelated
refactoring that don't touch the `bpq_rcv()` length logic.
Record: [Bug exists in ALL stable trees from v5.4 through v7.0]
**Step 6.2: Backport Complications**
None. The surrounding code in `bpq_rcv()` is essentially unchanged. The
fix is a 3-line insertion with no context dependencies on recent
changes.
Record: [Clean apply expected to all stable trees]
**Step 6.3: Related Fixes Already in Stable**
No prior fix for this issue exists.
Record: [No prior fix]
## PHASE 7: SUBSYSTEM CONTEXT
**Step 7.1: Subsystem**
- Path: `drivers/net/hamradio/` — Amateur (ham) radio networking driver
- Criticality: PERIPHERAL (niche driver for ham radio enthusiasts)
- However: it processes network frames and the bug is a missing input
validation — security relevance
Record: [Peripheral subsystem, but network input validation issue gives
it security relevance]
**Step 7.2: Activity**
The file has had minimal changes. Mature, stable code that rarely gets
touched.
Record: [Very mature code — bug has been present for ~20 years]
## PHASE 8: IMPACT AND RISK ASSESSMENT
**Step 8.1: Who Is Affected**
Users of the BPQ (AX.25-over-Ethernet) hamradio protocol. While niche,
these are real users.
Record: [Driver-specific: ham radio BPQ users]
**Step 8.2: Trigger Conditions**
- Any malformed BPQ frame with length field < 5 triggers the bug
- Can be triggered by any device on the local Ethernet segment (no
privileges needed)
- Reliably reproducible — no race condition
Record: [Triggered by malformed network frame from local network,
reliably reproducible, no auth needed]
**Step 8.3: Failure Mode**
- Garbage data delivered to AX.25 protocol — potential info leak /
protocol confusion
- Stats counter corruption (rx_bytes goes wildly negative)
- Severity: MEDIUM-HIGH (garbage data delivery from network, potential
security implication)
Record: [Garbage data delivery + stats corruption. Severity: MEDIUM-
HIGH]
**Step 8.4: Risk-Benefit**
- BENEFIT: Prevents garbage data delivery and counter corruption from
malformed frames. Has been broken for 20 years.
- RISK: Extremely low. 3-line bounds check using existing `drop_unlock`
path. Obviously correct.
Record: [High benefit, very low risk. Excellent ratio.]
## PHASE 9: FINAL SYNTHESIS
**Step 9.1: Evidence Compilation**
FOR backporting:
- Fixes a real input validation bug present since the initial Linux
commit
- 3-line surgical fix — minimal risk
- Obviously correct bounds check
- Acked by subsystem maintainer (Joerg Reuter)
- Applied by netdev co-maintainer (Jakub Kicinski)
- Author explicitly Cc'd stable@vger.kernel.org in original submission
- Prevents garbage data delivery to AX.25 from malformed frames
- Prevents stats counter corruption
- Will apply cleanly to all stable trees
- No dependencies, self-contained
AGAINST backporting:
- Niche driver (ham radio) — limited user base
- No crash/panic, "only" garbage data and stats corruption
**Step 9.2: Stable Rules Checklist**
1. Obviously correct and tested? **YES** — trivial bounds check, Acked
by maintainer
2. Fixes a real bug? **YES** — garbage data delivery + counter
corruption
3. Important issue? **YES** — input validation on network data
(security-adjacent)
4. Small and contained? **YES** — 3 lines, 1 file
5. No new features/APIs? **YES** — pure bug fix
6. Applies to stable? **YES** — code unchanged since initial commit
**Step 9.3: Exception Categories**
Not an exception category — this is a standard bug fix.
**Step 9.4: Decision**
This is a textbook stable backport: small, obviously correct input
validation fix for network-facing code, Acked by subsystem maintainer,
explicitly nominated for stable by author, fixes a 20-year-old bug.
## Verification
- [Phase 1] Parsed tags: Acked-by Joerg Reuter, Link to
patch.msgid.link, SOB from Jakub Kicinski
- [Phase 2] Diff analysis: +3 lines adding bounds check in `bpq_rcv()`
before `skb_trim`/`skb_pull`
- [Phase 2] Confirmed `skb_trim()` takes `unsigned int len`
(include/linux/skbuff.h:3321)
- [Phase 3] git blame: buggy code from commit 1da177e4c3f41 (Linus
initial, 2005-04-16), present in all stable trees
- [Phase 3] git log: no recent changes touch the length handling in
bpq_rcv()
- [Phase 4] b4 am: found original thread, 5 messages, v2 series with 2
patches
- [Phase 4] Read mbox: original submission includes `Cc:
stable@vger.kernel.org` (line 28 of mbx)
- [Phase 4] Cover letter: v2 changes for bpqether are "no code change;
add Acked-by"
- [Phase 5] bpq_rcv registered as packet_type handler, called on every
incoming BPQ frame
- [Phase 6] Code exists in all active stable trees (v5.4+), no
divergence in affected lines
- [Phase 6] Clean apply expected — surrounding code unchanged
- [Phase 8] Failure mode: garbage data to AX.25 + counter corruption,
severity MEDIUM-HIGH
**YES**
drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c | 3 +++
1 file changed, 3 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
index 045c5177262ea..214fd1f819a1b 100644
--- a/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
+++ b/drivers/net/hamradio/bpqether.c
@@ -187,6 +187,9 @@ static int bpq_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb, struct net_device *dev, struct packet_ty
len = skb->data[0] + skb->data[1] * 256 - 5;
+ if (len < 0 || len > skb->len - 2)
+ goto drop_unlock;
+
skb_pull(skb, 2); /* Remove the length bytes */
skb_trim(skb, len); /* Set the length of the data */
--
2.53.0
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* [PATCH AUTOSEL 6.18] netfilter: ctnetlink: ensure safe access to master conntrack
From: Sasha Levin @ 2026-04-20 13:21 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: patches, stable
Cc: Pablo Neira Ayuso, Florian Westphal, Sasha Levin, davem, edumazet,
kuba, pabeni, netfilter-devel, coreteam, netdev, linux-kernel
In-Reply-To: <20260420132314.1023554-1-sashal@kernel.org>
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
[ Upstream commit bffcaad9afdfe45d7fc777397d3b83c1e3ebffe5 ]
Holding reference on the expectation is not sufficient, the master
conntrack object can just go away, making exp->master invalid.
To access exp->master safely:
- Grab the nf_conntrack_expect_lock, this gets serialized with
clean_from_lists() which also holds this lock when the master
conntrack goes away.
- Hold reference on master conntrack via nf_conntrack_find_get().
Not so easy since the master tuple to look up for the master conntrack
is not available in the existing problematic paths.
This patch goes for extending the nf_conntrack_expect_lock section
to address this issue for simplicity, in the cases that are described
below this is just slightly extending the lock section.
The add expectation command already holds a reference to the master
conntrack from ctnetlink_create_expect().
However, the delete expectation command needs to grab the spinlock
before looking up for the expectation. Expand the existing spinlock
section to address this to cover the expectation lookup. Note that,
the nf_ct_expect_iterate_net() calls already grabs the spinlock while
iterating over the expectation table, which is correct.
The get expectation command needs to grab the spinlock to ensure master
conntrack does not go away. This also expands the existing spinlock
section to cover the expectation lookup too. I needed to move the
netlink skb allocation out of the spinlock to keep it GFP_KERNEL.
For the expectation events, the IPEXP_DESTROY event is already delivered
under the spinlock, just move the delivery of IPEXP_NEW under the
spinlock too because the master conntrack event cache is reached through
exp->master.
While at it, add lockdep notations to help identify what codepaths need
to grab the spinlock.
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
LLM Generated explanations, may be completely bogus:
Error: Failed to generate final synthesis
include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h | 5 ++++
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c | 2 ++
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c | 10 +++++++-
net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c | 28 +++++++++++++++--------
4 files changed, 35 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)
diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h
index 3384859a89210..8883575adcc1e 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_core.h
@@ -83,6 +83,11 @@ void nf_conntrack_lock(spinlock_t *lock);
extern spinlock_t nf_conntrack_expect_lock;
+static inline void lockdep_nfct_expect_lock_held(void)
+{
+ lockdep_assert_held(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
+}
+
/* ctnetlink code shared by both ctnetlink and nf_conntrack_bpf */
static inline void __nf_ct_set_timeout(struct nf_conn *ct, u64 timeout)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
index 81baf20826046..9df159448b897 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ecache.c
@@ -247,6 +247,8 @@ void nf_ct_expect_event_report(enum ip_conntrack_expect_events event,
struct nf_ct_event_notifier *notify;
struct nf_conntrack_ecache *e;
+ lockdep_nfct_expect_lock_held();
+
rcu_read_lock();
notify = rcu_dereference(net->ct.nf_conntrack_event_cb);
if (!notify)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 2234c444a320e..24d0576d84b7f 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ void nf_ct_unlink_expect_report(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp,
struct net *net = nf_ct_exp_net(exp);
struct nf_conntrack_net *cnet;
+ lockdep_nfct_expect_lock_held();
WARN_ON(!master_help);
WARN_ON(timer_pending(&exp->timeout));
@@ -118,6 +119,8 @@ nf_ct_exp_equal(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple,
bool nf_ct_remove_expect(struct nf_conntrack_expect *exp)
{
+ lockdep_nfct_expect_lock_held();
+
if (timer_delete(&exp->timeout)) {
nf_ct_unlink_expect(exp);
nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
@@ -177,6 +180,8 @@ nf_ct_find_expectation(struct net *net,
struct nf_conntrack_expect *i, *exp = NULL;
unsigned int h;
+ lockdep_nfct_expect_lock_held();
+
if (!cnet->expect_count)
return NULL;
@@ -459,6 +464,8 @@ static inline int __nf_ct_expect_check(struct nf_conntrack_expect *expect,
unsigned int h;
int ret = 0;
+ lockdep_nfct_expect_lock_held();
+
if (!master_help) {
ret = -ESHUTDOWN;
goto out;
@@ -515,8 +522,9 @@ int nf_ct_expect_related_report(struct nf_conntrack_expect *expect,
nf_ct_expect_insert(expect);
- spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
nf_ct_expect_event_report(IPEXP_NEW, expect, portid, report);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
+
return 0;
out:
spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
index 879413b9fa06a..becffc15e7579 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netlink.c
@@ -3337,31 +3337,37 @@ static int ctnetlink_get_expect(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (err < 0)
return err;
+ skb2 = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
+ if (!skb2)
+ return -ENOMEM;
+
+ spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
exp = nf_ct_expect_find_get(info->net, &zone, &tuple);
- if (!exp)
+ if (!exp) {
+ spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
+ kfree_skb(skb2);
return -ENOENT;
+ }
if (cda[CTA_EXPECT_ID]) {
__be32 id = nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_EXPECT_ID]);
if (id != nf_expect_get_id(exp)) {
nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
+ kfree_skb(skb2);
return -ENOENT;
}
}
- skb2 = nlmsg_new(NLMSG_DEFAULT_SIZE, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (!skb2) {
- nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
- return -ENOMEM;
- }
-
rcu_read_lock();
err = ctnetlink_exp_fill_info(skb2, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid,
info->nlh->nlmsg_seq, IPCTNL_MSG_EXP_NEW,
exp);
rcu_read_unlock();
nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
+
if (err <= 0) {
kfree_skb(skb2);
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -3408,22 +3414,26 @@ static int ctnetlink_del_expect(struct sk_buff *skb,
if (err < 0)
return err;
+ spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
+
/* bump usage count to 2 */
exp = nf_ct_expect_find_get(info->net, &zone, &tuple);
- if (!exp)
+ if (!exp) {
+ spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
return -ENOENT;
+ }
if (cda[CTA_EXPECT_ID]) {
__be32 id = nla_get_be32(cda[CTA_EXPECT_ID]);
if (id != nf_expect_get_id(exp)) {
nf_ct_expect_put(exp);
+ spin_unlock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
return -ENOENT;
}
}
/* after list removal, usage count == 1 */
- spin_lock_bh(&nf_conntrack_expect_lock);
if (timer_delete(&exp->timeout)) {
nf_ct_unlink_expect_report(exp, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid,
nlmsg_report(info->nlh));
--
2.53.0
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