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Message-ID: <ZXRDL/0fq77FX/0o@nanopsycho>
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 2023 11:36:31 +0100
From: Jiri Pirko <jiri@...nulli.us>
To: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@...nel.org>
Cc: netdev@...r.kernel.org, pabeni@...hat.com, davem@...emloft.net,
edumazet@...gle.com, jacob.e.keller@...el.com, jhs@...atatu.com,
johannes@...solutions.net, andriy.shevchenko@...ux.intel.com,
amritha.nambiar@...el.com, sdf@...gle.com, horms@...nel.org,
przemyslaw.kitszel@...el.com
Subject: Re: [patch net-next v5 5/9] genetlink: introduce per-sock family
private storage
Fri, Dec 08, 2023 at 05:11:23PM CET, kuba@...nel.org wrote:
>On Fri, 8 Dec 2023 15:21:52 +0100 Jiri Pirko wrote:
>> >> +static struct genl_sk_priv *genl_sk_priv_alloc(struct genl_family *family)
>> >> +{
>> >> + struct genl_sk_priv *priv;
>> >> +
>> >> + priv = kzalloc(size_add(sizeof(*priv), family->sock_priv_size),
>> >> + GFP_KERNEL);
>> >> + if (!priv)
>> >> + return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
>> >> + priv->destructor = family->sock_priv_destroy;
>> >
>> >family->sock_priv_destroy may be in module memory.
>> >I think you need to wipe them when family goes :(
>>
>> Crap. That's a bit problematic. Family can unregister and register
>> again, with user having the same sock sill opened with legitimate
>> expectation of filter being applied. Don't see now how to handle this
>> other then no-destroy and just kfree here in genetlink.c :/ Going back
>> to v4?
>
>When family gets removed all subs must be cleared. So the user
>sock will have to resolve the mcast ID again, and re-subscribe
>again to get any notification. Having to re-sub implies having
>to re-add filters in my mind.
Okay, that sounds fine. Thanks!
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