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From: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>
To: linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Cc: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@linuxfoundation.org>,
	stable@vger.kernel.org, Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>,
	Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 5.10 39/86] netfilter: nft_cmp: optimize comparison for 16-bytes
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2022 12:59:05 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20220829105758.165428382@linuxfoundation.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20220829105756.500128871@linuxfoundation.org>

From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>

[ Upstream commit 23f68d462984bfda47c7bf663dca347e8e3df549 ]

Allow up to 16-byte comparisons with a new cmp fast version. Use two
64-bit words and calculate the mask representing the bits to be
compared. Make sure the comparison is 64-bit aligned and avoid
out-of-bound memory access on registers.

Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
 include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.h |   9 +++
 net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c         |  16 ++++
 net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c                | 102 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-
 3 files changed, 125 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.h b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.h
index fd10a7862fdc6..ce75121782bf7 100644
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.h
@@ -38,6 +38,14 @@ struct nft_cmp_fast_expr {
 	bool			inv;
 };
 
+struct nft_cmp16_fast_expr {
+	struct nft_data		data;
+	struct nft_data		mask;
+	u8			sreg;
+	u8			len;
+	bool			inv;
+};
+
 struct nft_immediate_expr {
 	struct nft_data		data;
 	u8			dreg;
@@ -55,6 +63,7 @@ static inline u32 nft_cmp_fast_mask(unsigned int len)
 }
 
 extern const struct nft_expr_ops nft_cmp_fast_ops;
+extern const struct nft_expr_ops nft_cmp16_fast_ops;
 
 struct nft_payload {
 	enum nft_payload_bases	base:8;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
index 6dd27c8cd4253..9dc18429ed875 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.c
@@ -67,6 +67,20 @@ static void nft_cmp_fast_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
 	regs->verdict.code = NFT_BREAK;
 }
 
+static void nft_cmp16_fast_eval(const struct nft_expr *expr,
+				struct nft_regs *regs)
+{
+	const struct nft_cmp16_fast_expr *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+	const u64 *reg_data = (const u64 *)&regs->data[priv->sreg];
+	const u64 *mask = (const u64 *)&priv->mask;
+	const u64 *data = (const u64 *)&priv->data;
+
+	if (((reg_data[0] & mask[0]) == data[0] &&
+	    ((reg_data[1] & mask[1]) == data[1])) ^ priv->inv)
+		return;
+	regs->verdict.code = NFT_BREAK;
+}
+
 static noinline void __nft_trace_verdict(struct nft_traceinfo *info,
 					 const struct nft_chain *chain,
 					 const struct nft_regs *regs)
@@ -215,6 +229,8 @@ nft_do_chain(struct nft_pktinfo *pkt, void *priv)
 		nft_rule_for_each_expr(expr, last, rule) {
 			if (expr->ops == &nft_cmp_fast_ops)
 				nft_cmp_fast_eval(expr, &regs);
+			else if (expr->ops == &nft_cmp16_fast_ops)
+				nft_cmp16_fast_eval(expr, &regs);
 			else if (expr->ops == &nft_bitwise_fast_ops)
 				nft_bitwise_fast_eval(expr, &regs);
 			else if (expr->ops != &nft_payload_fast_ops ||
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c b/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c
index 47b6d05f1ae69..917072af09df9 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nft_cmp.c
@@ -272,12 +272,103 @@ const struct nft_expr_ops nft_cmp_fast_ops = {
 	.offload	= nft_cmp_fast_offload,
 };
 
+static u32 nft_cmp_mask(u32 bitlen)
+{
+	return (__force u32)cpu_to_le32(~0U >> (sizeof(u32) * BITS_PER_BYTE - bitlen));
+}
+
+static void nft_cmp16_fast_mask(struct nft_data *data, unsigned int bitlen)
+{
+	int len = bitlen / BITS_PER_BYTE;
+	int i, words = len / sizeof(u32);
+
+	for (i = 0; i < words; i++) {
+		data->data[i] = 0xffffffff;
+		bitlen -= sizeof(u32) * BITS_PER_BYTE;
+	}
+
+	if (len % sizeof(u32))
+		data->data[i++] = nft_cmp_mask(bitlen);
+
+	for (; i < 4; i++)
+		data->data[i] = 0;
+}
+
+static int nft_cmp16_fast_init(const struct nft_ctx *ctx,
+			       const struct nft_expr *expr,
+			       const struct nlattr * const tb[])
+{
+	struct nft_cmp16_fast_expr *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+	struct nft_data_desc desc;
+	int err;
+
+	err = nft_data_init(NULL, &priv->data, sizeof(priv->data), &desc,
+			    tb[NFTA_CMP_DATA]);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	err = nft_parse_register_load(tb[NFTA_CMP_SREG], &priv->sreg, desc.len);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	nft_cmp16_fast_mask(&priv->mask, desc.len * BITS_PER_BYTE);
+	priv->inv = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_CMP_OP])) != NFT_CMP_EQ;
+	priv->len = desc.len;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int nft_cmp16_fast_offload(struct nft_offload_ctx *ctx,
+				  struct nft_flow_rule *flow,
+				  const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	const struct nft_cmp16_fast_expr *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+	struct nft_cmp_expr cmp = {
+		.data	= priv->data,
+		.sreg	= priv->sreg,
+		.len	= priv->len,
+		.op	= priv->inv ? NFT_CMP_NEQ : NFT_CMP_EQ,
+	};
+
+	return __nft_cmp_offload(ctx, flow, &cmp);
+}
+
+static int nft_cmp16_fast_dump(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	const struct nft_cmp16_fast_expr *priv = nft_expr_priv(expr);
+	enum nft_cmp_ops op = priv->inv ? NFT_CMP_NEQ : NFT_CMP_EQ;
+
+	if (nft_dump_register(skb, NFTA_CMP_SREG, priv->sreg))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	if (nla_put_be32(skb, NFTA_CMP_OP, htonl(op)))
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+
+	if (nft_data_dump(skb, NFTA_CMP_DATA, &priv->data,
+			  NFT_DATA_VALUE, priv->len) < 0)
+		goto nla_put_failure;
+	return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+	return -1;
+}
+
+
+const struct nft_expr_ops nft_cmp16_fast_ops = {
+	.type		= &nft_cmp_type,
+	.size		= NFT_EXPR_SIZE(sizeof(struct nft_cmp16_fast_expr)),
+	.eval		= NULL,	/* inlined */
+	.init		= nft_cmp16_fast_init,
+	.dump		= nft_cmp16_fast_dump,
+	.offload	= nft_cmp16_fast_offload,
+};
+
 static const struct nft_expr_ops *
 nft_cmp_select_ops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nlattr * const tb[])
 {
 	struct nft_data_desc desc;
 	struct nft_data data;
 	enum nft_cmp_ops op;
+	u8 sreg;
 	int err;
 
 	if (tb[NFTA_CMP_SREG] == NULL ||
@@ -306,9 +397,16 @@ nft_cmp_select_ops(const struct nft_ctx *ctx, const struct nlattr * const tb[])
 	if (desc.type != NFT_DATA_VALUE)
 		goto err1;
 
-	if (desc.len <= sizeof(u32) && (op == NFT_CMP_EQ || op == NFT_CMP_NEQ))
-		return &nft_cmp_fast_ops;
+	sreg = ntohl(nla_get_be32(tb[NFTA_CMP_SREG]));
 
+	if (op == NFT_CMP_EQ || op == NFT_CMP_NEQ) {
+		if (desc.len <= sizeof(u32))
+			return &nft_cmp_fast_ops;
+		else if (desc.len <= sizeof(data) &&
+			 ((sreg >= NFT_REG_1 && sreg <= NFT_REG_4) ||
+			  (sreg >= NFT_REG32_00 && sreg <= NFT_REG32_12 && sreg % 2 == 0)))
+			return &nft_cmp16_fast_ops;
+	}
 	return &nft_cmp_ops;
 err1:
 	nft_data_release(&data, desc.type);
-- 
2.35.1




  parent reply	other threads:[~2022-08-29 11:38 UTC|newest]

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2022-08-29 10:58 ` [PATCH 5.10 08/86] vfs: make sync_filesystem return errors from ->sync_fs Greg Kroah-Hartman
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2022-08-29 10:58 ` [PATCH 5.10 11/86] kernel/sched: Remove dl_boosted flag comment Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:58 ` [PATCH 5.10 12/86] xfrm: fix refcount leak in __xfrm_policy_check() Greg Kroah-Hartman
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2022-08-29 10:58 ` [PATCH 5.10 29/86] net: ipvtap - add __init/__exit annotations to module init/exit funcs Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:58 ` [PATCH 5.10 30/86] netfilter: ebtables: reject blobs that dont provide all entry points Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:58 ` [PATCH 5.10 31/86] bnxt_en: fix NQ resource accounting during vf creation on 57500 chips Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:58 ` [PATCH 5.10 32/86] netfilter: nft_payload: report ERANGE for too long offset and length Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:58 ` [PATCH 5.10 33/86] netfilter: nft_payload: do not truncate csum_offset and csum_type Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:59 ` [PATCH 5.10 34/86] netfilter: nf_tables: do not leave chain stats enabled on error Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:59 ` [PATCH 5.10 35/86] netfilter: nft_osf: restrict osf to ipv4, ipv6 and inet families Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:59 ` [PATCH 5.10 36/86] netfilter: nft_tunnel: restrict it to netdev family Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:59 ` [PATCH 5.10 37/86] netfilter: nftables: remove redundant assignment of variable err Greg Kroah-Hartman
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2022-08-29 10:59 ` Greg Kroah-Hartman [this message]
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2022-08-29 10:59 ` [PATCH 5.10 56/86] net: Fix a data-race around netdev_budget Greg Kroah-Hartman
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2022-08-29 10:59 ` [PATCH 5.10 59/86] net: Fix data-races around sysctl_devconf_inherit_init_net Greg Kroah-Hartman
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2022-08-29 10:59 ` [PATCH 5.10 83/86] perf/x86/intel/uncore: Fix broken read_counter() for SNB IMC PMU Greg Kroah-Hartman
2022-08-29 10:59 ` [PATCH 5.10 84/86] scsi: ufs: core: Enable link lost interrupt Greg Kroah-Hartman
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2022-08-29 17:19 ` [PATCH 5.10 00/86] 5.10.140-rc1 review Florian Fainelli
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