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From: Greg KH <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org, netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH 4.14.y 0/2] netfilter: nat: fix soft lockup when most ports are used
Date: Thu, 3 Feb 2022 18:44:12 +0100	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <YfwUbNbE5ILR+a0w@kroah.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220203124155.16693-1-fw@strlen.de>

On Thu, Feb 03, 2022 at 01:41:53PM +0100, Florian Westphal wrote:
> First patch removes old rovers, they are inherently racy
> and cause packet drops/delays.
> 
> Second patch avoids iterating entire range of ports: It takes way
> too long when most tuples are in use.
> 
> First patch is slightly mangled; nf_nat_proto_common.c needs minor adjustment
> in context.

Both sets of backports now queued up, thanks.

greg k-h

      parent reply	other threads:[~2022-02-03 17:44 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 4+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2022-02-03 12:41 [PATCH 4.14.y 0/2] netfilter: nat: fix soft lockup when most ports are used Florian Westphal
2022-02-03 12:41 ` [PATCH 4.14.y 1/2] netfilter: nat: remove l4 protocol port rovers Florian Westphal
2022-02-03 12:41 ` [PATCH 4.14.y 2/2] netfilter: nat: limit port clash resolution attempts Florian Westphal
2022-02-03 17:44 ` Greg KH [this message]

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