FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mptcp: pm: in-kernel: usable client side with C-flag" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree

FAILED: patch "[PATCH] mptcp: pm: in-kernel: usable client side with C-flag" failed to apply to 6.1-stable tree

[gregkh]

The patch below does not apply to the 6.1-stable tree.
If someone wants it applied there, or to any other stable or longterm
tree, then please email the backport, including the original git commit
id to <stable@vger.kernel.org>.

To reproduce the conflict and resubmit, you may use the following commands:

git fetch https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/stable/linux.git/ linux-6.1.y
git checkout FETCH_HEAD
git cherry-pick -x 4b1ff850e0c1aacc23e923ed22989b827b9808f9
# <resolve conflicts, build, test, etc.>
git commit -s
git send-email --to '<stable@vger.kernel.org>' --in-reply-to '2025101657-platform-jersey-adec@gregkh' --subject-prefix 'PATCH 6.1.y' HEAD^..

Possible dependencies:



thanks,

greg k-h

------------------ original commit in Linus's tree ------------------

From 4b1ff850e0c1aacc23e923ed22989b827b9808f9 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: "Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)" <matttbe@kernel.org>
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2025 12:32:36 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] mptcp: pm: in-kernel: usable client side with C-flag

When servers set the C-flag in their MP_CAPABLE to tell clients not to
create subflows to the initial address and port, clients will likely not
use their other endpoints. That's because the in-kernel path-manager
uses the 'subflow' endpoints to create subflows only to the initial
address and port.

If the limits have not been modified to accept ADD_ADDR, the client
doesn't try to establish new subflows. If the limits accept ADD_ADDR,
the routing routes will be used to select the source IP.

The C-flag is typically set when the server is operating behind a legacy
Layer 4 load balancer, or using anycast IP address. Clients having their
different 'subflow' endpoints setup, don't end up creating multiple
subflows as expected, and causing some deployment issues.

A special case is then added here: when servers set the C-flag in the
MPC and directly sends an ADD_ADDR, this single ADD_ADDR is accepted.
The 'subflows' endpoints will then be used with this new remote IP and
port. This exception is only allowed when the ADD_ADDR is sent
immediately after the 3WHS, and makes the client switching to the 'fully
established' mode. After that, 'select_local_address()' will not be able
to find any subflows, because 'id_avail_bitmap' will be filled in
mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr(), when switching to 'fully
established' mode.

Fixes: df377be38725 ("mptcp: add deny_join_id0 in mptcp_options_received")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Closes: https://github.com/multipath-tcp/mptcp_net-next/issues/536
Reviewed-by: Geliang Tang <geliang@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250925-net-next-mptcp-c-flag-laminar-v1-1-ad126cc47c6b@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>

diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm.c b/net/mptcp/pm.c
index 204e1f61212e..584cab90aa6e 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm.c
@@ -637,9 +637,12 @@ void mptcp_pm_add_addr_received(const struct sock *ssk,
 		} else {
 			__MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net((struct sock *)msk), MPTCP_MIB_ADDADDRDROP);
 		}
-	/* id0 should not have a different address */
+	/* - id0 should not have a different address
+	 * - special case for C-flag: linked to fill_local_addresses_vec()
+	 */
 	} else if ((addr->id == 0 && !mptcp_pm_is_init_remote_addr(msk, addr)) ||
-		   (addr->id > 0 && !READ_ONCE(pm->accept_addr))) {
+		   (addr->id > 0 && !READ_ONCE(pm->accept_addr) &&
+		    !mptcp_pm_add_addr_c_flag_case(msk))) {
 		mptcp_pm_announce_addr(msk, addr, true);
 		mptcp_pm_add_addr_send_ack(msk);
 	} else if (mptcp_pm_schedule_work(msk, MPTCP_PM_ADD_ADDR_RECEIVED)) {
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
index 667803d72b64..8c46493a0835 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_kernel.c
@@ -389,10 +389,12 @@ static unsigned int fill_local_addresses_vec(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 	struct mptcp_addr_info mpc_addr;
 	struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet;
 	unsigned int subflows_max;
+	bool c_flag_case;
 	int i = 0;
 
 	pernet = pm_nl_get_pernet_from_msk(msk);
 	subflows_max = mptcp_pm_get_subflows_max(msk);
+	c_flag_case = remote->id && mptcp_pm_add_addr_c_flag_case(msk);
 
 	mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)msk, &mpc_addr);
 
@@ -405,12 +407,27 @@ static unsigned int fill_local_addresses_vec(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 			continue;
 
 		if (msk->pm.subflows < subflows_max) {
+			bool is_id0;
+
 			locals[i].addr = entry->addr;
 			locals[i].flags = entry->flags;
 			locals[i].ifindex = entry->ifindex;
 
+			is_id0 = mptcp_addresses_equal(&locals[i].addr,
+						       &mpc_addr,
+						       locals[i].addr.port);
+
+			if (c_flag_case &&
+			    (entry->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SUBFLOW)) {
+				__clear_bit(locals[i].addr.id,
+					    msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
+
+				if (!is_id0)
+					msk->pm.local_addr_used++;
+			}
+
 			/* Special case for ID0: set the correct ID */
-			if (mptcp_addresses_equal(&locals[i].addr, &mpc_addr, locals[i].addr.port))
+			if (is_id0)
 				locals[i].addr.id = 0;
 
 			msk->pm.subflows++;
@@ -419,6 +436,37 @@ static unsigned int fill_local_addresses_vec(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
+	/* Special case: peer sets the C flag, accept one ADD_ADDR if default
+	 * limits are used -- accepting no ADD_ADDR -- and use subflow endpoints
+	 */
+	if (!i && c_flag_case) {
+		unsigned int local_addr_max = mptcp_pm_get_local_addr_max(msk);
+
+		while (msk->pm.local_addr_used < local_addr_max &&
+		       msk->pm.subflows < subflows_max) {
+			struct mptcp_pm_local *local = &locals[i];
+
+			if (!select_local_address(pernet, msk, local))
+				break;
+
+			__clear_bit(local->addr.id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
+
+			if (!mptcp_pm_addr_families_match(sk, &local->addr,
+							  remote))
+				continue;
+
+			if (mptcp_addresses_equal(&local->addr, &mpc_addr,
+						  local->addr.port))
+				continue;
+
+			msk->pm.local_addr_used++;
+			msk->pm.subflows++;
+			i++;
+		}
+
+		return i;
+	}
+
 	/* If the array is empty, fill in the single
 	 * 'IPADDRANY' local address
 	 */
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index a1787a1344ac..cbe54331e5c7 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -1199,6 +1199,14 @@ static inline void mptcp_pm_close_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 }
 
+static inline bool mptcp_pm_add_addr_c_flag_case(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+{
+	return READ_ONCE(msk->pm.remote_deny_join_id0) &&
+	       msk->pm.local_addr_used == 0 &&
+	       mptcp_pm_get_add_addr_accept_max(msk) == 0 &&
+	       msk->pm.subflows < mptcp_pm_get_subflows_max(msk);
+}
+
 void mptcp_sockopt_sync_locked(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk);
 
 static inline struct mptcp_ext *mptcp_get_ext(const struct sk_buff *skb)

[PATCH 6.1.y] mptcp: pm: in-kernel: usable client side with C-flag

[Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)]

commit 4b1ff850e0c1aacc23e923ed22989b827b9808f9 upstream.

When servers set the C-flag in their MP_CAPABLE to tell clients not to
create subflows to the initial address and port, clients will likely not
use their other endpoints. That's because the in-kernel path-manager
uses the 'subflow' endpoints to create subflows only to the initial
address and port.

If the limits have not been modified to accept ADD_ADDR, the client
doesn't try to establish new subflows. If the limits accept ADD_ADDR,
the routing routes will be used to select the source IP.

The C-flag is typically set when the server is operating behind a legacy
Layer 4 load balancer, or using anycast IP address. Clients having their
different 'subflow' endpoints setup, don't end up creating multiple
subflows as expected, and causing some deployment issues.

A special case is then added here: when servers set the C-flag in the
MPC and directly sends an ADD_ADDR, this single ADD_ADDR is accepted.
The 'subflows' endpoints will then be used with this new remote IP and
port. This exception is only allowed when the ADD_ADDR is sent
immediately after the 3WHS, and makes the client switching to the 'fully
established' mode. After that, 'select_local_address()' will not be able
to find any subflows, because 'id_avail_bitmap' will be filled in
mptcp_pm_create_subflow_or_signal_addr(), when switching to 'fully
established' mode.

Fixes: df377be38725 ("mptcp: add deny_join_id0 in mptcp_options_received")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Closes: https://github.com/multipath-tcp/mptcp_net-next/issues/536
Reviewed-by: Geliang Tang <geliang@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250925-net-next-mptcp-c-flag-laminar-v1-1-ad126cc47c6b@kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
[ Conflict in pm.c, because commit 498d7d8b75f1 ("mptcp: pm: remove
  '_nl' from mptcp_pm_nl_is_init_remote_addr") renamed an helper in the
  context, and it is not in this version. The same new code can be
  applied at the same place.
  Conflict in pm_kernel.c, because the modified code has been moved from
  pm_netlink.c to pm_kernel.c in commit 8617e85e04bd ("mptcp: pm: split
  in-kernel PM specific code"), which is not in this version. The
  resolution is easy: simply by applying the patch where 'pm_kernel.c'
  has been replaced 'pm_netlink.c'.
  Conflict in pm_netlink.c, because commit b83fbca1b4c9 ("mptcp: pm:
  reduce entries iterations on connect") is not in this version. Instead
  of using the 'locals' variable (struct mptcp_pm_local *) from the new
  version and embedding a "struct mptcp_addr_info", we can simply
  continue to use the 'addrs' variable (struct mptcp_addr_info *).
  Because commit b9d69db87fb7 ("mptcp: let the in-kernel PM use mixed
  IPv4 and IPv6 addresses") is not in this version, it is also required
  to pass an extra parameter to fill_local_addresses_vec(): struct
  mptcp_addr_info *remote, which is available from the caller side.
  Conflict in protocol.h, because commit af3dc0ad3167 ("mptcp: Remove
  unused declaration mptcp_sockopt_sync()") is not in this version and
  it removed one line in the context. The resolution is easy because the
  new function can still be added at the same place. ]
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@kernel.org>
---
 net/mptcp/pm.c         |  7 ++++--
 net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c | 55 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 net/mptcp/protocol.h   |  8 ++++++
 3 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm.c b/net/mptcp/pm.c
index 6392973b1fa7..f1a8ae7a5af4 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm.c
@@ -225,9 +225,12 @@ void mptcp_pm_add_addr_received(const struct sock *ssk,
 		} else {
 			__MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net((struct sock *)msk), MPTCP_MIB_ADDADDRDROP);
 		}
-	/* id0 should not have a different address */
+	/* - id0 should not have a different address
+	 * - special case for C-flag: linked to fill_local_addresses_vec()
+	 */
 	} else if ((addr->id == 0 && !mptcp_pm_nl_is_init_remote_addr(msk, addr)) ||
-		   (addr->id > 0 && !READ_ONCE(pm->accept_addr))) {
+		   (addr->id > 0 && !READ_ONCE(pm->accept_addr) &&
+		    !mptcp_pm_add_addr_c_flag_case(msk))) {
 		mptcp_pm_announce_addr(msk, addr, true);
 		mptcp_pm_add_addr_send_ack(msk);
 	} else if (mptcp_pm_schedule_work(msk, MPTCP_PM_ADD_ADDR_RECEIVED)) {
diff --git a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
index 7e72862a6b54..614ddae9c0a5 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/pm_netlink.c
@@ -671,6 +671,7 @@ static void mptcp_pm_nl_subflow_established(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
  * and return the array size.
  */
 static unsigned int fill_local_addresses_vec(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
+					     struct mptcp_addr_info *remote,
 					     struct mptcp_addr_info *addrs)
 {
 	struct sock *sk = (struct sock *)msk;
@@ -678,10 +679,12 @@ static unsigned int fill_local_addresses_vec(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 	struct mptcp_addr_info mpc_addr;
 	struct pm_nl_pernet *pernet;
 	unsigned int subflows_max;
+	bool c_flag_case;
 	int i = 0;
 
 	pernet = pm_nl_get_pernet_from_msk(msk);
 	subflows_max = mptcp_pm_get_subflows_max(msk);
+	c_flag_case = remote->id && mptcp_pm_add_addr_c_flag_case(msk);
 
 	mptcp_local_address((struct sock_common *)msk, &mpc_addr);
 
@@ -701,11 +704,26 @@ static unsigned int fill_local_addresses_vec(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 		}
 
 		if (msk->pm.subflows < subflows_max) {
+			bool is_id0;
+
 			msk->pm.subflows++;
 			addrs[i] = entry->addr;
 
+			is_id0 = mptcp_addresses_equal(&entry->addr,
+						       &mpc_addr,
+						       entry->addr.port);
+
+			if (c_flag_case &&
+			    (entry->flags & MPTCP_PM_ADDR_FLAG_SUBFLOW)) {
+				__clear_bit(addrs[i].id,
+					    msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
+
+				if (!is_id0)
+					msk->pm.local_addr_used++;
+			}
+
 			/* Special case for ID0: set the correct ID */
-			if (mptcp_addresses_equal(&entry->addr, &mpc_addr, entry->addr.port))
+			if (is_id0)
 				addrs[i].id = 0;
 
 			i++;
@@ -713,6 +731,39 @@ static unsigned int fill_local_addresses_vec(struct mptcp_sock *msk,
 	}
 	rcu_read_unlock();
 
+	/* Special case: peer sets the C flag, accept one ADD_ADDR if default
+	 * limits are used -- accepting no ADD_ADDR -- and use subflow endpoints
+	 */
+	if (!i && c_flag_case) {
+		unsigned int local_addr_max = mptcp_pm_get_local_addr_max(msk);
+
+		while (msk->pm.local_addr_used < local_addr_max &&
+		       msk->pm.subflows < subflows_max) {
+			struct mptcp_pm_addr_entry local;
+
+			if (!select_local_address(pernet, msk, &local))
+				break;
+
+			__clear_bit(local.addr.id, msk->pm.id_avail_bitmap);
+
+			if (!mptcp_pm_addr_families_match(sk, &local.addr,
+							  remote))
+				continue;
+
+			if (mptcp_addresses_equal(&local.addr, &mpc_addr,
+						  local.addr.port))
+				continue;
+
+			addrs[i] = local.addr;
+
+			msk->pm.local_addr_used++;
+			msk->pm.subflows++;
+			i++;
+		}
+
+		return i;
+	}
+
 	/* If the array is empty, fill in the single
 	 * 'IPADDRANY' local address
 	 */
@@ -760,7 +811,7 @@ static void mptcp_pm_nl_add_addr_received(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	/* connect to the specified remote address, using whatever
 	 * local address the routing configuration will pick.
 	 */
-	nr = fill_local_addresses_vec(msk, addrs);
+	nr = fill_local_addresses_vec(msk, &remote, addrs);
 
 	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 	for (i = 0; i < nr; i++)
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index e1637443203e..81507419c465 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -958,6 +958,14 @@ static inline void mptcp_pm_close_subflow(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
 	spin_unlock_bh(&msk->pm.lock);
 }
 
+static inline bool mptcp_pm_add_addr_c_flag_case(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
+{
+	return READ_ONCE(msk->pm.remote_deny_join_id0) &&
+	       msk->pm.local_addr_used == 0 &&
+	       mptcp_pm_get_add_addr_accept_max(msk) == 0 &&
+	       msk->pm.subflows < mptcp_pm_get_subflows_max(msk);
+}
+
 void mptcp_sockopt_sync(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk);
 void mptcp_sockopt_sync_locked(struct mptcp_sock *msk, struct sock *ssk);
 
-- 
2.51.0