On Thu, 5 Aug 2010, Mikael Pettersson wrote:
> The machine is a Mac G5 (ppc64) with Fedora 11 user-space,
> most of it 32-bit. Everything worked fine with kernel 2.6.34.
>
> With kernel 2.6.35 however the machine comes up, seemingly with
> networking operational according to the kernel log, but neither
> NIC will actually send or receive anything including pings. There
> are no errors, just no traffic.
>
> Initial investigation shows that 2.6.34-git5 was the last kernel
> that worked, and from 2.6.34-git6 up to 2.6.35-git2 all kernels
> malfunction as described (and 2.6.35-rc1 won't boot at all).
>
> As a final experiment I disabled iptables (via chkconfig + reboot)
> and that restored networking. This is clearly not the solution.
>
> I'll try to narrow it down further next week when I'm at the
> machine's location again. Meanwhile I would be grateful if
> anyone has any ideas about what the issue might be. I'll add
> that a Mac G4 (ppc32) with similar kernel configuration and
> user-space works fine with 2.6.35 and iptables.
The bug is still present in 2.6.36-rc2.
Meanwhile git bisect identified
git bisect start
# good: [e40152ee1e1c7a63f4777791863215e3faa37a86] Linus 2.6.34
git bisect good e40152ee1e1c7a63f4777791863215e3faa37a86
# bad: [67a3e12b05e055c0415c556a315a3d3eb637e29e] Linux 2.6.35-rc1
git bisect bad 67a3e12b05e055c0415c556a315a3d3eb637e29e
# bad: [f8965467f366fd18f01feafb5db10512d7b4422c] Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/davem/net-next-2.6
git bisect bad f8965467f366fd18f01feafb5db10512d7b4422c
# good: [fb091be08d1acf184e8801dfdcace6e0cb19b1fe] Merge branch 'v4l_for_2.6.35' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/mchehab/linux-2.6
git bisect good fb091be08d1acf184e8801dfdcace6e0cb19b1fe
# good: [ec7d2f2cf3a1b76202986519ec4f8ec75b2de232] net: __alloc_skb() speedup
git bisect good ec7d2f2cf3a1b76202986519ec4f8ec75b2de232
# bad: [380fefb2ddabd4cd5f14dbe090481f0544e65078] dm9000: fix "BUG: spinlock recursion"
git bisect bad 380fefb2ddabd4cd5f14dbe090481f0544e65078
# bad: [b56f2d55c6c22b0c5774b3b22e336fb6cc5f4094] netfilter: use rcu_dereference_protected()
git bisect bad b56f2d55c6c22b0c5774b3b22e336fb6cc5f4094
# good: [0294b6f78f2dd9d94fa0deec28e8845a7fb43ac3] netdev: octeon_mgmt: Remove some gratuitous blank lines.
git bisect good 0294b6f78f2dd9d94fa0deec28e8845a7fb43ac3
# good: [9e56c21486f2a64473f36fa49475fd253422fbf6] netfilter: only do skb_checksum_help on CHECKSUM_PARTIAL in ip_queue
git bisect good 9e56c21486f2a64473f36fa49475fd253422fbf6
# good: [a33fa66bcf365ffe5b79d1ae1d3582cc261ae56e] bnx2: Add prefetches to rx path.
git bisect good a33fa66bcf365ffe5b79d1ae1d3582cc261ae56e
# good: [e281b19897dc21c1071802808d461627d747a877] netfilter: xtables: inclusion of xt_TEE
git bisect good e281b19897dc21c1071802808d461627d747a877
# bad: [cecc74de25d2cfb08e7702cd38e3f195950f1228] netfilter: ip_tables: convert pr_devel() to pr_debug()
git bisect bad cecc74de25d2cfb08e7702cd38e3f195950f1228
# bad: [22265a5c3c103cf8c50be62e6c90d045eb649e6d] netfilter: xt_TEE: resolve oif using netdevice notifiers
git bisect bad 22265a5c3c103cf8c50be62e6c90d045eb649e6d
# bad: [cd58bcd9787ef4c16ab6e442c4f1bf3539b3ab39] netfilter: xt_TEE: have cloned packet travel through Xtables too
git bisect bad cd58bcd9787ef4c16ab6e442c4f1bf3539b3ab39
# bad: [f3c5c1bfd430858d3a05436f82c51e53104feb6b] netfilter: xtables: make ip_tables reentrant
git bisect bad f3c5c1bfd430858d3a05436f82c51e53104feb6b
which is
> From: Jan Engelhardt <jengelh@xxxxxxxxxx>
> Date: Mon, 19 Apr 2010 16:05:10 +0200
> Subject: [PATCH] netfilter: xtables: make ip_tables reentrant
as the cause or trigger for this bug.
Doing a partial revert of that from 2.6.34-git6 (see below) makes that
kernel work again. I haven't tried forward-porting the revert yet.
/Mikael
--- linux-2.6.34-git6/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c.~1~ 2010-08-10 11:51:57.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.34-git6/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c 2010-08-23 13:08:02.000000000 +0200
@@ -301,14 +301,15 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
const struct net_device *out,
struct xt_table *table)
{
+#define tb_comefrom ((struct ipt_entry *)table_base)->comefrom
+
static const char nulldevname[IFNAMSIZ] __attribute__((aligned(sizeof(long))));
const struct iphdr *ip;
/* Initializing verdict to NF_DROP keeps gcc happy. */
unsigned int verdict = NF_DROP;
const char *indev, *outdev;
const void *table_base;
- struct ipt_entry *e, **jumpstack;
- unsigned int *stackptr, origptr, cpu;
+ struct ipt_entry *e, *back;
const struct xt_table_info *private;
struct xt_action_param acpar;
@@ -333,23 +334,19 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
IP_NF_ASSERT(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook));
xt_info_rdlock_bh();
private = table->private;
- cpu = smp_processor_id();
- table_base = private->entries[cpu];
- jumpstack = (struct ipt_entry **)private->jumpstack[cpu];
- stackptr = &private->stackptr[cpu];
- origptr = *stackptr;
+ table_base = private->entries[smp_processor_id()];
e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
- pr_debug("Entering %s(hook %u); sp at %u (UF %p)\n",
- table->name, hook, origptr,
- get_entry(table_base, private->underflow[hook]));
+ /* For return from builtin chain */
+ back = get_entry(table_base, private->underflow[hook]);
do {
const struct ipt_entry_target *t;
const struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
IP_NF_ASSERT(e);
+ IP_NF_ASSERT(back);
if (!ip_packet_match(ip, indev, outdev,
&e->ip, acpar.fragoff)) {
no_match:
@@ -387,28 +384,17 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
verdict = (unsigned)(-v) - 1;
break;
}
- if (*stackptr == 0) {
- e = get_entry(table_base,
- private->underflow[hook]);
- pr_debug("Underflow (this is normal) "
- "to %p\n", e);
- } else {
- e = jumpstack[--*stackptr];
- pr_debug("Pulled %p out from pos %u\n",
- e, *stackptr);
- e = ipt_next_entry(e);
- }
+ e = back;
+ back = get_entry(table_base, back->comefrom);
continue;
}
if (table_base + v != ipt_next_entry(e) &&
!(e->ip.flags & IPT_F_GOTO)) {
- if (*stackptr >= private->stacksize) {
- verdict = NF_DROP;
- break;
- }
- jumpstack[(*stackptr)++] = e;
- pr_debug("Pushed %p into pos %u\n",
- e, *stackptr - 1);
+ /* Save old back ptr in next entry */
+ struct ipt_entry *next = ipt_next_entry(e);
+ next->comefrom = (void *)back - table_base;
+ /* set back pointer to next entry */
+ back = next;
}
e = get_entry(table_base, v);
@@ -428,9 +414,7 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
break;
} while (!acpar.hotdrop);
xt_info_rdunlock_bh();
- pr_debug("Exiting %s; resetting sp from %u to %u\n",
- __func__, *stackptr, origptr);
- *stackptr = origptr;
+
#ifdef DEBUG_ALLOW_ALL
return NF_ACCEPT;
#else
@@ -438,6 +422,8 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
return NF_DROP;
else return verdict;
#endif
+
+#undef tb_comefrom
}
/* Figures out from what hook each rule can be called: returns 0 if
@@ -819,9 +805,6 @@ translate_table(struct net *net, struct
if (ret != 0)
return ret;
++i;
- if (strcmp(ipt_get_target(iter)->u.user.name,
- XT_ERROR_TARGET) == 0)
- ++newinfo->stacksize;
}
if (i != repl->num_entries) {
--- linux-2.6.34-git6/net/netfilter/x_tables.c.~1~ 2010-08-10 11:51:58.000000000 +0200
+++ linux-2.6.34-git6/net/netfilter/x_tables.c 2010-08-23 13:08:03.000000000 +0200
@@ -63,9 +63,6 @@ static const char *const xt_prefix[NFPRO
[NFPROTO_IPV6] = "ip6",
};
-/* Allow this many total (re)entries. */
-static const unsigned int xt_jumpstack_multiplier = 2;
-
/* Registration hooks for targets. */
int
xt_register_target(struct xt_target *target)
@@ -684,26 +681,6 @@ void xt_free_table_info(struct xt_table_
else
vfree(info->entries[cpu]);
}
-
- if (info->jumpstack != NULL) {
- if (sizeof(void *) * info->stacksize > PAGE_SIZE) {
- for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
- vfree(info->jumpstack[cpu]);
- } else {
- for_each_possible_cpu(cpu)
- kfree(info->jumpstack[cpu]);
- }
- }
-
- if (sizeof(void **) * nr_cpu_ids > PAGE_SIZE)
- vfree(info->jumpstack);
- else
- kfree(info->jumpstack);
- if (sizeof(unsigned int) * nr_cpu_ids > PAGE_SIZE)
- vfree(info->stackptr);
- else
- kfree(info->stackptr);
-
kfree(info);
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_free_table_info);
@@ -748,49 +725,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_compat_unlock);
DEFINE_PER_CPU(struct xt_info_lock, xt_info_locks);
EXPORT_PER_CPU_SYMBOL_GPL(xt_info_locks);
-static int xt_jumpstack_alloc(struct xt_table_info *i)
-{
- unsigned int size;
- int cpu;
-
- size = sizeof(unsigned int) * nr_cpu_ids;
- if (size > PAGE_SIZE)
- i->stackptr = vmalloc(size);
- else
- i->stackptr = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (i->stackptr == NULL)
- return -ENOMEM;
- memset(i->stackptr, 0, size);
-
- size = sizeof(void **) * nr_cpu_ids;
- if (size > PAGE_SIZE)
- i->jumpstack = vmalloc(size);
- else
- i->jumpstack = kmalloc(size, GFP_KERNEL);
- if (i->jumpstack == NULL)
- return -ENOMEM;
- memset(i->jumpstack, 0, size);
-
- i->stacksize *= xt_jumpstack_multiplier;
- size = sizeof(void *) * i->stacksize;
- for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
- if (size > PAGE_SIZE)
- i->jumpstack[cpu] = vmalloc_node(size,
- cpu_to_node(cpu));
- else
- i->jumpstack[cpu] = kmalloc_node(size,
- GFP_KERNEL, cpu_to_node(cpu));
- if (i->jumpstack[cpu] == NULL)
- /*
- * Freeing will be done later on by the callers. The
- * chain is: xt_replace_table -> __do_replace ->
- * do_replace -> xt_free_table_info.
- */
- return -ENOMEM;
- }
-
- return 0;
-}
struct xt_table_info *
xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
@@ -799,13 +733,6 @@ xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
int *error)
{
struct xt_table_info *private;
- int ret;
-
- ret = xt_jumpstack_alloc(newinfo);
- if (ret < 0) {
- *error = ret;
- return NULL;
- }
/* Do the substitution. */
local_bh_disable();
@@ -844,10 +771,6 @@ struct xt_table *xt_register_table(struc
struct xt_table_info *private;
struct xt_table *t, *table;
- ret = xt_jumpstack_alloc(newinfo);
- if (ret < 0)
- return ERR_PTR(ret);
-
/* Don't add one object to multiple lists. */
table = kmemdup(input_table, sizeof(struct xt_table), GFP_KERNEL);
if (!table) {
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