netdev - [PATCH net 3/3] netfilter: nf_tables: disable register tracking

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Date:   Sat, 12 Mar 2022 23:03:15 +0100
From:   Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
To:     netfilter-devel@...r.kernel.org
Cc:     davem@...emloft.net, netdev@...r.kernel.org, kuba@...nel.org
Subject: [PATCH net 3/3] netfilter: nf_tables: disable register tracking

The register tracking infrastructure is incomplete, it might lead to
generating incorrect ruleset bytecode, disable it by now given we are
late in the release process.

Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@...filter.org>
---
 net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 9 +++++++--
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
index c86748b3873b..d71a33ae39b3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -8260,6 +8260,12 @@ void nf_tables_trans_destroy_flush_work(void)
 }
 EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_tables_trans_destroy_flush_work);
 
+static bool nft_expr_reduce(struct nft_regs_track *track,
+			    const struct nft_expr *expr)
+{
+	return false;
+}
+
 static int nf_tables_commit_chain_prepare(struct net *net, struct nft_chain *chain)
 {
 	const struct nft_expr *expr, *last;
@@ -8307,8 +8313,7 @@ static int nf_tables_commit_chain_prepare(struct net *net, struct nft_chain *cha
 		nft_rule_for_each_expr(expr, last, rule) {
 			track.cur = expr;
 
-			if (expr->ops->reduce &&
-			    expr->ops->reduce(&track, expr)) {
+			if (nft_expr_reduce(&track, expr)) {
 				expr = track.cur;
 				continue;
 			}
-- 
2.30.2