From: scott.k.mitch1@gmail.com
To: netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: pablo@netfilter.org, fw@strlen.de,
Scott Mitchell <scott.k.mitch1@gmail.com>
Subject: [PATCH v6 1/2] netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: nfqnl_instance GFP_ATOMIC -> GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT allocation
Date: Sat, 17 Jan 2026 09:32:30 -0800 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260117173231.88610-2-scott.k.mitch1@gmail.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260117173231.88610-1-scott.k.mitch1@gmail.com>
From: Scott Mitchell <scott.k.mitch1@gmail.com>
Currently, instance_create() uses GFP_ATOMIC because it's called while
holding instances_lock spinlock. This makes allocation more likely to
fail under memory pressure.
Refactor nfqnl_recv_config() to drop RCU lock after instance_lookup()
and peer_portid verification. A socket cannot simultaneously send a
message and close, so the queue owned by the sending socket cannot be
destroyed while processing its CONFIG message. This allows
instance_create() to allocate with GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT before taking
the spinlock.
Suggested-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Scott Mitchell <scott.k.mitch1@gmail.com>
---
net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c | 73 +++++++++++++++------------------
1 file changed, 32 insertions(+), 41 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
index 8b7b39d8a109..7b2cabf08fdf 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nfnetlink_queue.c
@@ -121,17 +121,9 @@ instance_create(struct nfnl_queue_net *q, u_int16_t queue_num, u32 portid)
unsigned int h;
int err;
- spin_lock(&q->instances_lock);
- if (instance_lookup(q, queue_num)) {
- err = -EEXIST;
- goto out_unlock;
- }
-
- inst = kzalloc(sizeof(*inst), GFP_ATOMIC);
- if (!inst) {
- err = -ENOMEM;
- goto out_unlock;
- }
+ inst = kzalloc(sizeof(*inst), GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT);
+ if (!inst)
+ return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
inst->queue_num = queue_num;
inst->peer_portid = portid;
@@ -141,9 +133,15 @@ instance_create(struct nfnl_queue_net *q, u_int16_t queue_num, u32 portid)
spin_lock_init(&inst->lock);
INIT_LIST_HEAD(&inst->queue_list);
+ spin_lock(&q->instances_lock);
+ if (instance_lookup(q, queue_num)) {
+ err = -EEXIST;
+ goto out_unlock;
+ }
+
if (!try_module_get(THIS_MODULE)) {
err = -EAGAIN;
- goto out_free;
+ goto out_unlock;
}
h = instance_hashfn(queue_num);
@@ -153,10 +151,9 @@ instance_create(struct nfnl_queue_net *q, u_int16_t queue_num, u32 portid)
return inst;
-out_free:
- kfree(inst);
out_unlock:
spin_unlock(&q->instances_lock);
+ kfree(inst);
return ERR_PTR(err);
}
@@ -1498,7 +1495,6 @@ static int nfqnl_recv_config(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
struct nfqnl_msg_config_cmd *cmd = NULL;
struct nfqnl_instance *queue;
__u32 flags = 0, mask = 0;
- int ret = 0;
if (nfqa[NFQA_CFG_CMD]) {
cmd = nla_data(nfqa[NFQA_CFG_CMD]);
@@ -1544,47 +1540,44 @@ static int nfqnl_recv_config(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
}
}
+ /* Lookup queue under RCU. After peer_portid check (or for new queue
+ * in BIND case), the queue is owned by the socket sending this message.
+ * A socket cannot simultaneously send a message and close, so while
+ * processing this CONFIG message, nfqnl_rcv_nl_event() (triggered by
+ * socket close) cannot destroy this queue. Safe to use without RCU.
+ */
rcu_read_lock();
queue = instance_lookup(q, queue_num);
if (queue && queue->peer_portid != NETLINK_CB(skb).portid) {
- ret = -EPERM;
- goto err_out_unlock;
+ rcu_read_unlock();
+ return -EPERM;
}
+ rcu_read_unlock();
if (cmd != NULL) {
switch (cmd->command) {
case NFQNL_CFG_CMD_BIND:
- if (queue) {
- ret = -EBUSY;
- goto err_out_unlock;
- }
- queue = instance_create(q, queue_num,
- NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
- if (IS_ERR(queue)) {
- ret = PTR_ERR(queue);
- goto err_out_unlock;
- }
+ if (queue)
+ return -EBUSY;
+ queue = instance_create(q, queue_num, NETLINK_CB(skb).portid);
+ if (IS_ERR(queue))
+ return PTR_ERR(queue);
break;
case NFQNL_CFG_CMD_UNBIND:
- if (!queue) {
- ret = -ENODEV;
- goto err_out_unlock;
- }
+ if (!queue)
+ return -ENODEV;
instance_destroy(q, queue);
- goto err_out_unlock;
+ return 0;
case NFQNL_CFG_CMD_PF_BIND:
case NFQNL_CFG_CMD_PF_UNBIND:
break;
default:
- ret = -ENOTSUPP;
- goto err_out_unlock;
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
}
}
- if (!queue) {
- ret = -ENODEV;
- goto err_out_unlock;
- }
+ if (!queue)
+ return -ENODEV;
if (nfqa[NFQA_CFG_PARAMS]) {
struct nfqnl_msg_config_params *params =
@@ -1609,9 +1602,7 @@ static int nfqnl_recv_config(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nfnl_info *info,
spin_unlock_bh(&queue->lock);
}
-err_out_unlock:
- rcu_read_unlock();
- return ret;
+ return 0;
}
static const struct nfnl_callback nfqnl_cb[NFQNL_MSG_MAX] = {
--
2.39.5 (Apple Git-154)
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Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-01-17 17:32 [PATCH v6 0/2] netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: optimize verdict lookup with hash table scott.k.mitch1
2026-01-17 17:32 ` scott.k.mitch1 [this message]
2026-01-17 22:45 ` [PATCH v6 1/2] netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: nfqnl_instance GFP_ATOMIC -> GFP_KERNEL_ACCOUNT allocation Florian Westphal
2026-01-17 23:25 ` Scott Mitchell
2026-01-19 0:39 ` Florian Westphal
2026-01-23 14:02 ` Scott Mitchell
2026-01-17 17:32 ` [PATCH v6 2/2] netfilter: nfnetlink_queue: optimize verdict lookup with hash table scott.k.mitch1
2026-01-17 23:00 ` Florian Westphal
2026-01-21 15:25 ` Scott Mitchell
2026-01-21 15:49 ` Florian Westphal
2026-01-23 1:58 ` Scott Mitchell
2026-01-23 6:54 ` Florian Westphal
2026-01-23 13:38 ` Scott Mitchell
2026-01-24 16:48 ` Florian Westphal
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