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Message-ID: <ec657ec745dc4d5d3caf84a6458fe64bf5b990d0.camel@redhat.com>
Date: Wed, 20 Sep 2023 08:01:12 +0200
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com>
To: Liang Chen <liangchen.linux@...il.com>
Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@...gle.com>, davem@...emloft.net,
kuba@...nel.org, benjamin.poirier@...il.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org
Subject: Re: [PATCH net-next v4 2/2] pktgen: Introducing 'SHARED' flag for
testing with non-shared skb
On Wed, 2023-09-20 at 12:09 +0800, Liang Chen wrote:
> On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 4:09 PM Paolo Abeni <pabeni@...hat.com> wrote:
> >
> > On Mon, 2023-09-18 at 16:28 +0200, Eric Dumazet wrote:
> > > On Sat, Sep 16, 2023 at 3:30 PM Liang Chen <liangchen.linux@...il.com> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > Currently, skbs generated by pktgen always have their reference count
> > > > incremented before transmission, causing their reference count to be
> > > > always greater than 1, leading to two issues:
> > > > 1. Only the code paths for shared skbs can be tested.
> > > > 2. In certain situations, skbs can only be released by pktgen.
> > > > To enhance testing comprehensiveness, we are introducing the "SHARED"
> > > > flag to indicate whether an SKB is shared. This flag is enabled by
> > > > default, aligning with the current behavior. However, disabling this
> > > > flag allows skbs with a reference count of 1 to be transmitted.
> > > > So we can test non-shared skbs and code paths where skbs are released
> > > > within the stack.
> > > >
> > > > Signed-off-by: Liang Chen <liangchen.linux@...il.com>
> > > > ---
> > > > Documentation/networking/pktgen.rst | 12 ++++++++
> > > > net/core/pktgen.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
> > > > 2 files changed, 52 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/Documentation/networking/pktgen.rst b/Documentation/networking/pktgen.rst
> > > > index 1225f0f63ff0..c945218946e1 100644
> > > > --- a/Documentation/networking/pktgen.rst
> > > > +++ b/Documentation/networking/pktgen.rst
> > > > @@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ Examples::
> > > > IPSEC # IPsec encapsulation (needs CONFIG_XFRM)
> > > > NODE_ALLOC # node specific memory allocation
> > > > NO_TIMESTAMP # disable timestamping
> > > > + SHARED # enable shared SKB
> > > > pgset 'flag ![name]' Clear a flag to determine behaviour.
> > > > Note that you might need to use single quote in
> > > > interactive mode, so that your shell wouldn't expand
> > > > @@ -288,6 +289,16 @@ To avoid breaking existing testbed scripts for using AH type and tunnel mode,
> > > > you can use "pgset spi SPI_VALUE" to specify which transformation mode
> > > > to employ.
> > > >
> > > > +Disable shared SKB
> > > > +==================
> > > > +By default, SKBs sent by pktgen are shared (user count > 1).
> > > > +To test with non-shared SKBs, remove the "SHARED" flag by simply setting::
> > > > +
> > > > + pg_set "flag !SHARED"
> > > > +
> > > > +However, if the "clone_skb" or "burst" parameters are configured, the skb
> > > > +still needs to be held by pktgen for further access. Hence the skb must be
> > > > +shared.
> > > >
> > > > Current commands and configuration options
> > > > ==========================================
> > > > @@ -357,6 +368,7 @@ Current commands and configuration options
> > > > IPSEC
> > > > NODE_ALLOC
> > > > NO_TIMESTAMP
> > > > + SHARED
> > > >
> > > > spi (ipsec)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
> > > > index 48306a101fd9..c4e0814df325 100644
> > > > --- a/net/core/pktgen.c
> > > > +++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
> > > > @@ -200,6 +200,7 @@
> > > > pf(VID_RND) /* Random VLAN ID */ \
> > > > pf(SVID_RND) /* Random SVLAN ID */ \
> > > > pf(NODE) /* Node memory alloc*/ \
> > > > + pf(SHARED) /* Shared SKB */ \
> > > >
> > > > #define pf(flag) flag##_SHIFT,
> > > > enum pkt_flags {
> > > > @@ -1198,7 +1199,8 @@ static ssize_t pktgen_if_write(struct file *file,
> > > > ((pkt_dev->xmit_mode == M_NETIF_RECEIVE) ||
> > > > !(pkt_dev->odev->priv_flags & IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING)))
> > > > return -ENOTSUPP;
> > > > - if (value > 0 && pkt_dev->n_imix_entries > 0)
> > > > + if (value > 0 && (pkt_dev->n_imix_entries > 0 ||
> > > > + !(pkt_dev->flags & F_SHARED)))
> > > > return -EINVAL;
> > > >
> > > > i += len;
> > > > @@ -1257,6 +1259,10 @@ static ssize_t pktgen_if_write(struct file *file,
> > > > ((pkt_dev->xmit_mode == M_START_XMIT) &&
> > > > (!(pkt_dev->odev->priv_flags & IFF_TX_SKB_SHARING)))))
> > > > return -ENOTSUPP;
> > > > +
> > > > + if (value > 1 && !(pkt_dev->flags & F_SHARED))
> > > > + return -EINVAL;
> > > > +
> > > > pkt_dev->burst = value < 1 ? 1 : value;
> > > > sprintf(pg_result, "OK: burst=%u", pkt_dev->burst);
> > > > return count;
> > > > @@ -1334,10 +1340,19 @@ static ssize_t pktgen_if_write(struct file *file,
> > > >
> > > > flag = pktgen_read_flag(f, &disable);
> > > > if (flag) {
> > > > - if (disable)
> > > > + if (disable) {
> > > > + /* If "clone_skb", or "burst" parameters are
> > > > + * configured, it means that the skb still
> > > > + * needs to be referenced by the pktgen, so
> > > > + * the skb must be shared.
> > > > + */
> > > > + if (flag == F_SHARED && (pkt_dev->clone_skb ||
> > > > + pkt_dev->burst > 1))
> > > > + return -EINVAL;
> > > > pkt_dev->flags &= ~flag;
> > > > - else
> > > > + } else {
> > > > pkt_dev->flags |= flag;
> > > > + }
> > > >
> > > > sprintf(pg_result, "OK: flags=0x%x", pkt_dev->flags);
> > > > return count;
> > > > @@ -3489,7 +3504,8 @@ static void pktgen_xmit(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
> > > > if (pkt_dev->xmit_mode == M_NETIF_RECEIVE) {
> > > > skb = pkt_dev->skb;
> > > > skb->protocol = eth_type_trans(skb, skb->dev);
> > > > - refcount_add(burst, &skb->users);
> > > > + if (pkt_dev->flags & F_SHARED)
> > > > + refcount_add(burst, &skb->users);
> > > > local_bh_disable();
> > > > do {
> > > > ret = netif_receive_skb(skb);
> > > > @@ -3497,6 +3513,10 @@ static void pktgen_xmit(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
> > > > pkt_dev->errors++;
> > > > pkt_dev->sofar++;
> > > > pkt_dev->seq_num++;
> > >
> > > Since pkt_dev->flags can change under us, I would rather read pkt_dev->flags
> > > once in pktgen_xmit() to avoid surprises...
> >
> > Additionally I *think* we can't assume pkt_dev->burst and pkt_dev-
> > > flags have consistent values in pktgen_xmit(). The user-space
> > (syzkaller) could flip burst and flag in between the read access in
> > pktgen_xmit().
> >
>
> Thanks for pointing out the issue! We are trying to fix it in the following way,
>
> static void pktgen_xmit(struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev)
> {
> - unsigned int burst = READ_ONCE(pkt_dev->burst);
> + bool skb_shared = !!(READ_ONCE(pkt_dev->flags) & F_SHARED);
> struct net_device *odev = pkt_dev->odev;
> struct netdev_queue *txq;
> + unsigned int burst = 1;
> struct sk_buff *skb;
> + int clone_skb = 0;
> int ret;
>
> + if (skb_shared) {
> + burst = READ_ONCE(pkt_dev->burst);
> + clone_skb = READ_ONCE(pkt_dev->clone_skb);
> + }
> +
>
> So that pktgen_xmit will have consistent 'burst', 'clone_skb', and
> 'skb_shared' values.
I agree it makes sense and address the potential issues.
Thanks,
Paolo
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