On Sat, 5 Aug 2023 16:17:03 +0800
Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 04, 2023 at 02:41:18PM +0200, Andrea Mayer wrote:
> > Hi Hangbin,
> > thanks for your time. Please see below.
> >
> > On Thu, 3 Aug 2023 17:30:28 +0800
> > Hangbin Liu <liuhangbin@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, Jul 31, 2023 at 07:51:16PM +0200, Andrea Mayer wrote:
> > > > +/* Processing of SRv6 End, End.X, and End.T behaviors can be extended through
> > > > + * the flavors framework. These behaviors must report the subset of (flavor)
> > > > + * operations they currently implement. In this way, if a user specifies a
> > > > + * flavor combination that is not supported by a given End* behavior, the
> > > > + * kernel refuses to instantiate the tunnel reporting the error.
> > > > + */
> > > > +static int seg6_flv_supp_ops_by_action(int action, __u32 *fops)
> > > > +{
> > > > + switch (action) {
> > > > + case SEG6_LOCAL_ACTION_END:
> > > > + *fops = SEG6_LOCAL_END_FLV_SUPP_OPS;
> > > > + break;
> > > > + case SEG6_LOCAL_ACTION_END_X:
> > > > + *fops = SEG6_LOCAL_END_X_FLV_SUPP_OPS;
> > > > + break;
> > > > + default:
> > > > + return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > + return 0;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > >
> > > ...
> > >
> > > > @@ -2070,7 +2131,8 @@ static int parse_nla_flavors(struct nlattr **attrs, struct seg6_local_lwt *slwt,
> > > > {
> > > > struct seg6_flavors_info *finfo = &slwt->flv_info;
> > > > struct nlattr *tb[SEG6_LOCAL_FLV_MAX + 1];
> > > > - unsigned long fops;
> > > > + int action = slwt->action;
> > > > + __u32 fops, supp_fops = 0;
> > > > int rc;
> > > >
> > > > rc = nla_parse_nested_deprecated(tb, SEG6_LOCAL_FLV_MAX,
> > > > @@ -2086,7 +2148,8 @@ static int parse_nla_flavors(struct nlattr **attrs, struct seg6_local_lwt *slwt,
> > > > return -EINVAL;
> > > >
> > > > fops = nla_get_u32(tb[SEG6_LOCAL_FLV_OPERATION]);
> > > > - if (fops & ~SEG6_LOCAL_FLV_SUPP_OPS) {
> > > > + rc = seg6_flv_supp_ops_by_action(action, &supp_fops);
> > > > + if (rc < 0 || !supp_fops || (fops & ~supp_fops)) {
> > >
> > > if rc == 0, the supp_fops won't be 0.
> > >
> >
> > Yes, you're right.
> >
> > In this patch, supp_fops is always set properly when rc == 0.
> > Since seg6_flv_supp_ops_by_action() should be extended in the event that other
> > behaviors receive flavors support, I added this check in case the "supp_fops"
> > field was set incorrectly or not set at all.
> > Note that supp_fops == 0 must be considered an inadmissible value.
> >
> >
> > So, I think we have two possibilities:
> > i) remove this "defensive" check, assuming that supp_fops will always be set
> > correctly by seg6_flv_supp_ops_by_action() (when rc == 0, like in this
> > patch);
> > ii) improve the check by explicitly indicating with a pr_warn_once, for
> > example, the condition that is occurring is unexpected.
> >
> > for (ii), something like this:
> >
> > parse_nla_flavors(...)
> > {
> > [...]
> > supp_fops = 0;
> > [...]
> >
> > rc = seg6_flv_supp_ops_by_action(action, &supp_fops);
> > if (!rc && !supp_fops) {
> > /* supported flavors mask cannot be zero as it is considered to
> > * be invalid.
> > */
> > pr_warn_once("seg6local: invalid Flavor operation(s)");
> > return -EINVAL;
> > }
>
> Do you mean there is a possibility *in future* that the supp_fops could be 0
> with rc == 0? If yes, this check would make sense(although we can add this
> check when it's true). If not. I don't see a need to have this check.
>
> And some static analysis tool would report warn for this code.
>
Good points, thanks.
There is no possibility at the moment that supp_fops could be 0 with rc == 0.
That check is going to be removed in v2.
> Thanks
> Hangbin
Ciao,
Andrea
> >
> > fops = nla_get_u32(tb[SEG6_LOCAL_FLV_OPERATION]);
> > if (rc < 0 || (fops & ~supp_fops)) {
> > NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Unsupported Flavor operation(s)");
> > return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> > }
> >
> > finfo->flv_ops = fops;
> >
> > [...]
> > }
> >
> > parse_nla_flavors() is called in the control path so another check would not
> > hit performance. I am more inclined to consider solution (ii).
> >
> > What do you think?
> >
> > > Thanks
> > > Hangbin
> >
> > Ciao,
> > Andrea
