Did you test it with PROVE_LOCKING enabled?
The placement/use of rcu_dereference and the _protected version
looks correct, I would not expect splats.
I've tested it now with CONFIG_PROVE_LOCKING=y along with concurrent
packet
transfer and addition and removal of rules. I haven't observed any
crashes or warnings so far.
I have also fixed the sparse warnings reported by kbuilt test robot.
Here is the updated patch-
diff --git a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
index 5deb099..8ebb641 100644
--- a/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
+++ b/include/linux/netfilter/x_tables.h
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ struct xt_table {
unsigned int valid_hooks;
/* Man behind the curtain... */
- struct xt_table_info *private;
+ struct xt_table_info __rcu *private;
/* Set this to THIS_MODULE if you are a module, otherwise NULL */
struct module *me;
@@ -448,6 +448,9 @@ xt_get_per_cpu_counter(struct xt_counters *cnt,
unsigned int cpu)
struct nf_hook_ops *xt_hook_ops_alloc(const struct xt_table *,
nf_hookfn *);
+struct xt_table_info
+*xt_table_get_private_protected(const struct xt_table *table);
+
#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
#include <net/compat.h>
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
index d1e04d2..563b62b 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/arp_tables.c
@@ -203,7 +203,7 @@ unsigned int arpt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
local_bh_disable();
addend = xt_write_recseq_begin();
- private = READ_ONCE(table->private); /* Address dependency. */
+ private = rcu_access_pointer(table->private);
cpu = smp_processor_id();
table_base = private->entries;
jumpstack = (struct arpt_entry **)private->jumpstack[cpu];
@@ -649,7 +649,7 @@ static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const
struct xt_table *table)
{
unsigned int countersize;
struct xt_counters *counters;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
/* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
* (other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
@@ -673,7 +673,7 @@ static int copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int
total_size,
unsigned int off, num;
const struct arpt_entry *e;
struct xt_counters *counters;
- struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+ struct xt_table_info *private = xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
int ret = 0;
void *loc_cpu_entry;
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user
*user, const int *len)
t = xt_request_find_table_lock(net, NFPROTO_ARP, name);
if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
struct arpt_getinfo info;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
struct xt_table_info tmp;
@@ -860,7 +860,7 @@ static int get_entries(struct net *net, struct
arpt_get_entries __user *uptr,
t = xt_find_table_lock(net, NFPROTO_ARP, get.name);
if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
- const struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
if (get.size == private->size)
ret = copy_entries_to_user(private->size,
@@ -1017,7 +1017,7 @@ static int do_add_counters(struct net *net,
sockptr_t arg, unsigned int len)
}
local_bh_disable();
- private = t->private;
+ private = xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
if (private->number != tmp.num_counters) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto unlock_up_free;
@@ -1330,7 +1330,7 @@ static int compat_copy_entries_to_user(unsigned
int total_size,
void __user *userptr)
{
struct xt_counters *counters;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
void __user *pos;
unsigned int size;
int ret = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
index f15bc21..6e2851f 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ ipt_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
WARN_ON(!(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook)));
local_bh_disable();
addend = xt_write_recseq_begin();
- private = READ_ONCE(table->private); /* Address dependency. */
+ private = rcu_access_pointer(table->private);
cpu = smp_processor_id();
table_base = private->entries;
jumpstack = (struct ipt_entry **)private->jumpstack[cpu];
@@ -791,7 +791,7 @@ static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const
struct xt_table *table)
{
unsigned int countersize;
struct xt_counters *counters;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
/* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
(other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
@@ -815,7 +815,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
unsigned int off, num;
const struct ipt_entry *e;
struct xt_counters *counters;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
int ret = 0;
const void *loc_cpu_entry;
@@ -964,7 +964,7 @@ static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user
*user, const int *len)
t = xt_request_find_table_lock(net, AF_INET, name);
if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
struct ipt_getinfo info;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
struct xt_table_info tmp;
@@ -1018,7 +1018,7 @@ get_entries(struct net *net, struct
ipt_get_entries __user *uptr,
t = xt_find_table_lock(net, AF_INET, get.name);
if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
- const struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
if (get.size == private->size)
ret = copy_entries_to_user(private->size,
t, uptr->entrytable);
@@ -1173,7 +1173,7 @@ do_add_counters(struct net *net, sockptr_t arg,
unsigned int len)
}
local_bh_disable();
- private = t->private;
+ private = xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
if (private->number != tmp.num_counters) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto unlock_up_free;
@@ -1543,7 +1543,7 @@ compat_copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int
total_size, struct xt_table *table,
void __user *userptr)
{
struct xt_counters *counters;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
void __user *pos;
unsigned int size;
int ret = 0;
diff --git a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
index 2e2119b..c4f532f 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/netfilter/ip6_tables.c
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ ip6t_do_table(struct sk_buff *skb,
local_bh_disable();
addend = xt_write_recseq_begin();
- private = READ_ONCE(table->private); /* Address dependency. */
+ private = rcu_access_pointer(table->private);
cpu = smp_processor_id();
table_base = private->entries;
jumpstack = (struct ip6t_entry **)private->jumpstack[cpu];
@@ -807,7 +807,7 @@ static struct xt_counters *alloc_counters(const
struct xt_table *table)
{
unsigned int countersize;
struct xt_counters *counters;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
/* We need atomic snapshot of counters: rest doesn't change
(other than comefrom, which userspace doesn't care
@@ -831,7 +831,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_size,
unsigned int off, num;
const struct ip6t_entry *e;
struct xt_counters *counters;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
int ret = 0;
const void *loc_cpu_entry;
@@ -980,7 +980,7 @@ static int get_info(struct net *net, void __user
*user, const int *len)
t = xt_request_find_table_lock(net, AF_INET6, name);
if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
struct ip6t_getinfo info;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
#ifdef CONFIG_COMPAT
struct xt_table_info tmp;
@@ -1035,7 +1035,7 @@ get_entries(struct net *net, struct
ip6t_get_entries __user *uptr,
t = xt_find_table_lock(net, AF_INET6, get.name);
if (!IS_ERR(t)) {
- struct xt_table_info *private = t->private;
+ struct xt_table_info *private = xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
if (get.size == private->size)
ret = copy_entries_to_user(private->size,
t, uptr->entrytable);
@@ -1189,7 +1189,7 @@ do_add_counters(struct net *net, sockptr_t arg,
unsigned int len)
}
local_bh_disable();
- private = t->private;
+ private = xt_table_get_private_protected(t);
if (private->number != tmp.num_counters) {
ret = -EINVAL;
goto unlock_up_free;
@@ -1552,7 +1552,7 @@ compat_copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int
total_size, struct xt_table *table,
void __user *userptr)
{
struct xt_counters *counters;
- const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
+ const struct xt_table_info *private =
xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
void __user *pos;
unsigned int size;
int ret = 0;
diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index af22dbe..acce622 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -1349,6 +1349,14 @@ struct xt_counters *xt_counters_alloc(unsigned
int counters)
}
EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_counters_alloc);
+struct xt_table_info
+*xt_table_get_private_protected(const struct xt_table *table)
+{
+ return rcu_dereference_protected(table->private,
+ mutex_is_locked(&xt[table->af].mutex));
+}
+EXPORT_SYMBOL(xt_table_get_private_protected);
+
struct xt_table_info *
xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
unsigned int num_counters,
@@ -1356,7 +1364,6 @@ xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
int *error)
{
struct xt_table_info *private;
- unsigned int cpu;
int ret;
ret = xt_jumpstack_alloc(newinfo);
@@ -1366,47 +1373,20 @@ xt_replace_table(struct xt_table *table,
}
/* Do the substitution. */
- local_bh_disable();
- private = table->private;
+ private = xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
/* Check inside lock: is the old number correct? */
if (num_counters != private->number) {
pr_debug("num_counters != table->private->number (%u/%u)\n",
num_counters, private->number);
- local_bh_enable();
*error = -EAGAIN;
return NULL;
}
newinfo->initial_entries = private->initial_entries;
- /*
- * Ensure contents of newinfo are visible before assigning to
- * private.
- */
- smp_wmb();
- table->private = newinfo;
-
- /* make sure all cpus see new ->private value */
- smp_wmb();
- /*
- * Even though table entries have now been swapped, other CPU's
- * may still be using the old entries...
- */
- local_bh_enable();
-
- /* ... so wait for even xt_recseq on all cpus */
- for_each_possible_cpu(cpu) {
- seqcount_t *s = &per_cpu(xt_recseq, cpu);
- u32 seq = raw_read_seqcount(s);
-
- if (seq & 1) {
- do {
- cond_resched();
- cpu_relax();
- } while (seq == raw_read_seqcount(s));
- }
- }
+ rcu_assign_pointer(table->private, newinfo);
+ synchronize_rcu();
audit_log_nfcfg(table->name, table->af, private->number,
!private->number ? AUDIT_XT_OP_REGISTER :
@@ -1442,12 +1422,12 @@ struct xt_table *xt_register_table(struct net
*net,
}
/* Simplifies replace_table code. */
- table->private = bootstrap;
+ rcu_assign_pointer(table->private, bootstrap);
if (!xt_replace_table(table, 0, newinfo, &ret))
goto unlock;
- private = table->private;
+ private = xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
pr_debug("table->private->number = %u\n", private->number);
/* save number of initial entries */
@@ -1470,7 +1450,8 @@ void *xt_unregister_table(struct xt_table *table)
struct xt_table_info *private;
mutex_lock(&xt[table->af].mutex);
- private = table->private;
+ private = xt_table_get_private_protected(table);
+ RCU_INIT_POINTER(table->private, NULL);
list_del(&table->list);
mutex_unlock(&xt[table->af].mutex);
audit_log_nfcfg(table->name, table->af, private->number,
