netdev - Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net/sched: improve class lifetime handling

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Message-ID: <CAM0EoMnOpd4hAgPWoiEsFmJBF93_qeBonQvDZTBjyvmN-JCwmw@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Jul 2023 08:41:32 -0400
From: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>
To: Pedro Tammela <pctammela@...atatu.com>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, davem@...emloft.net, edumazet@...gle.com, 
	kuba@...nel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, xiyou.wangcong@...il.com, 
	jiri@...nulli.us
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next 0/5] net/sched: improve class lifetime handling

On Fri, Jul 21, 2023 at 3:14 PM Pedro Tammela <pctammela@...atatu.com> wrote:
>
> Valis says[0]:
> ============
> Three classifiers (cls_fw, cls_u32 and cls_route) always copy
> tcf_result struct into the new instance of the filter on update.
>
> This causes a problem when updating a filter bound to a class,
> as tcf_unbind_filter() is always called on the old instance in the
> success path, decreasing filter_cnt of the still referenced class
> and allowing it to be deleted, leading to a use-after-free.
> ============
>
> Turns out these could have been spotted easily with proper warnings.
> Improve the current class lifetime with wrappers that check for
> overflow/underflow.
>
> While at it add an extack for when a class in use is deleted.
>
> [0] https://lore.kernel.org/all/20230721174856.3045-1-sec@valis.email/
>

For the series:
Acked-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@...atatu.com>

cheers,
jamal
>
> Pedro Tammela (5):
>   net/sched: wrap open coded Qdics class filter counter
>   net/sched: sch_drr: warn about class in use while deleting
>   net/sched: sch_hfsc: warn about class in use while deleting
>   net/sched: sch_htb: warn about class in use while deleting
>   net/sched: sch_qfq: warn about class in use while deleting
>
>  include/net/sch_generic.h |  1 +
>  include/net/tc_class.h    | 33 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  net/sched/sch_drr.c       | 12 +++++++-----
>  net/sched/sch_hfsc.c      | 11 +++++++----
>  net/sched/sch_htb.c       | 11 ++++++-----
>  net/sched/sch_qfq.c       | 11 ++++++-----
>  6 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 19 deletions(-)
>  create mode 100644 include/net/tc_class.h
>
> --
> 2.39.2
>