From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
To: stable@vger.kernel.org
Cc: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>,
Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>, Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Subject: [PATCH 6.12.y] gtp: disable BH before calling udp_tunnel_xmit_skb()
Date: Sat, 9 May 2026 10:21:55 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260509142155.3462128-1-sashal@kernel.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <2026050428-flaky-polish-d0e3@gregkh>
From: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>
[ Upstream commit 5638504a2aa9e1b9d72af9060df1a160cce2d379 ]
gtp_genl_send_echo_req() runs as a generic netlink doit handler in
process context with BH not disabled. It calls udp_tunnel_xmit_skb(),
which eventually invokes iptunnel_xmit() — that uses __this_cpu_inc/dec
on softnet_data.xmit.recursion to track the tunnel xmit recursion level.
Without local_bh_disable(), the task may migrate between
dev_xmit_recursion_inc() and dev_xmit_recursion_dec(), breaking the
per-CPU counter pairing. The result is stale or negative recursion
levels that can later produce false-positive
SKB_DROP_REASON_RECURSION_LIMIT drops on either CPU.
The other udp_tunnel_xmit_skb() call sites in gtp.c are unaffected:
the data path runs under ndo_start_xmit and the echo response handlers
run from the UDP encap rx softirq, both with BH already disabled.
Fix it by disabling BH around the udp_tunnel_xmit_skb() call, mirroring
commit 2cd7e6971fc2 ("sctp: disable BH before calling
udp_tunnel_xmit_skb()").
Fixes: 6f1a9140ecda ("net: add xmit recursion limit to tunnel xmit functions")
Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: David Carlier <devnexen@gmail.com>
Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260417055408.4667-1-devnexen@gmail.com
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
[ Context ]
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
---
drivers/net/gtp.c | 2 ++
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
diff --git a/drivers/net/gtp.c b/drivers/net/gtp.c
index 33b78b4007fe7..d7f644dfaa8d9 100644
--- a/drivers/net/gtp.c
+++ b/drivers/net/gtp.c
@@ -2401,6 +2401,7 @@ static int gtp_genl_send_echo_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
return -ENODEV;
}
+ local_bh_disable();
udp_tunnel_xmit_skb(rt, sk, skb_to_send,
fl4.saddr, fl4.daddr,
fl4.flowi4_tos,
@@ -2410,6 +2411,7 @@ static int gtp_genl_send_echo_req(struct sk_buff *skb, struct genl_info *info)
!net_eq(sock_net(sk),
dev_net(gtp->dev)),
false);
+ local_bh_enable();
return 0;
}
--
2.53.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-09 14:21 UTC|newest]
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2026-05-04 8:50 FAILED: patch "[PATCH] gtp: disable BH before calling udp_tunnel_xmit_skb()" failed to apply to 6.12-stable tree gregkh
2026-05-09 14:21 ` Sasha Levin [this message]
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