netdev - Re: [PATCH net] net/smc: fix netdev refcnt leak in smc_ib_find

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Message-ID: <20240506055119.GA939370@maili.marvell.com>
Date: Mon, 6 May 2024 11:21:19 +0530
From: Ratheesh Kannoth <rkannoth@...vell.com>
To: Wen Gu <guwen@...ux.alibaba.com>
CC: <wenjia@...ux.ibm.com>, <jaka@...ux.ibm.com>, <davem@...emloft.net>,
        <edumazet@...gle.com>, <kuba@...nel.org>, <pabeni@...hat.com>,
        <alibuda@...ux.alibaba.com>, <tonylu@...ux.alibaba.com>,
        <linux-s390@...r.kernel.org>, <netdev@...r.kernel.org>,
        <linux-kernel@...r.kernel.org>
Subject: Re: [PATCH net] net/smc: fix netdev refcnt leak in
 smc_ib_find_route()

On 2024-05-06 at 07:24:39, Wen Gu (guwen@...ux.alibaba.com) wrote:
> A netdev refcnt leak issue was found when unregistering netdev after
> using SMC. It can be reproduced as follows.
>
> - run tests based on SMC.
> - unregister the net device.
>
> The following error message can be observed.
>
> 'unregister_netdevice: waiting for ethx to become free. Usage count = x'
>
> With CONFIG_NET_DEV_REFCNT_TRACKER set, more detailed error message can
> be provided by refcount tracker:
>
>  unregister_netdevice: waiting for eth1 to become free. Usage count = 2
>  ref_tracker: eth%d@...f9cabc3bf8548 has 1/1 users at
>       ___neigh_create+0x8e/0x420
>       neigh_event_ns+0x52/0xc0
>       arp_process+0x7c0/0x860
>       __netif_receive_skb_list_core+0x258/0x2c0
>       __netif_receive_skb_list+0xea/0x150
>       netif_receive_skb_list_internal+0xf2/0x1b0
>       napi_complete_done+0x73/0x1b0
>       mlx5e_napi_poll+0x161/0x5e0 [mlx5_core]
>       __napi_poll+0x2c/0x1c0
>       net_rx_action+0x2a7/0x380
>       __do_softirq+0xcd/0x2a7
>
> It is because in smc_ib_find_route(), neigh_lookup() takes a netdev
> refcnt but does not release. So fix it.
>
> Fixes: e5c4744cfb59 ("net/smc: add SMC-Rv2 connection establishment")
> Signed-off-by: Wen Gu <guwen@...ux.alibaba.com>
> ---
>  net/smc/smc_ib.c | 3 ++-
>  1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/net/smc/smc_ib.c b/net/smc/smc_ib.c
> index 97704a9e84c7..b431bd8a5172 100644
> --- a/net/smc/smc_ib.c
> +++ b/net/smc/smc_ib.c
> @@ -210,10 +210,11 @@ int smc_ib_find_route(struct net *net, __be32 saddr, __be32 daddr,
>  		goto out;
>  	if (rt->rt_uses_gateway && rt->rt_gw_family != AF_INET)
need to release it here as well ?

>  		goto out;
> -	neigh = rt->dst.ops->neigh_lookup(&rt->dst, NULL, &fl4.daddr);
> +	neigh = dst_neigh_lookup(&rt->dst, &fl4.daddr);
>  	if (neigh) {
>  		memcpy(nexthop_mac, neigh->ha, ETH_ALEN);
>  		*uses_gateway = rt->rt_uses_gateway;
> +		neigh_release(neigh);
>  		return 0;
>  	}
>  out:
> --
> 2.32.0.3.g01195cf9f
>