netdev - [PATCH net 2/2] macvtap: read vnet_hdr

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Date:   Fri,  3 Feb 2017 18:20:49 -0500
From:   Willem de Bruijn <willemdebruijn.kernel@...il.com>
To:     netdev@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Subject: [PATCH net 2/2] macvtap: read vnet_hdr_size once

From: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>

When IFF_VNET_HDR is enabled, a virtio_net header must precede data.
Data length is verified to be greater than or equal to expected header
length tun->vnet_hdr_sz before copying.

Macvtap functions read the value once, but unless READ_ONCE is used,
the compiler may ignore this and read multiple times. Enforce a single
read and locally cached value to avoid updates between test and use.

Signed-off-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@...gle.com>
Suggested-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>
---
 drivers/net/macvtap.c | 4 ++--
 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/macvtap.c b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
index 402618565838..c27011bbe30c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/macvtap.c
+++ b/drivers/net/macvtap.c
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_get_user(struct macvtap_queue *q, struct msghdr *m,
 	size_t linear;
 
 	if (q->flags & IFF_VNET_HDR) {
-		vnet_hdr_len = q->vnet_hdr_sz;
+		vnet_hdr_len = READ_ONCE(q->vnet_hdr_sz);
 
 		err = -EINVAL;
 		if (len < vnet_hdr_len)
@@ -820,7 +820,7 @@ static ssize_t macvtap_put_user(struct macvtap_queue *q,
 
 	if (q->flags & IFF_VNET_HDR) {
 		struct virtio_net_hdr vnet_hdr;
-		vnet_hdr_len = q->vnet_hdr_sz;
+		vnet_hdr_len = READ_ONCE(q->vnet_hdr_sz);
 		if (iov_iter_count(iter) < vnet_hdr_len)
 			return -EINVAL;
 
-- 
2.11.0.483.g087da7b7c-goog