Error might occur later in the nf_tables_addchain() codepath, enable static key only after transaction has been created. Fixes: 9f08ea848117 ("netfilter: nf_tables: keep chain counters away from hot path") Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> --- net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c index 0951f31caabe..72c066a33416 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c @@ -2195,9 +2195,9 @@ static int nf_tables_addchain(struct nft_ctx *ctx, u8 family, u8 genmask, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack) { const struct nlattr * const *nla = ctx->nla; + struct nft_stats __percpu *stats = NULL; struct nft_table *table = ctx->table; struct nft_base_chain *basechain; - struct nft_stats __percpu *stats; struct net *net = ctx->net; char name[NFT_NAME_MAXLEN]; struct nft_rule_blob *blob; @@ -2235,7 +2235,6 @@ static int nf_tables_addchain(struct nft_ctx *ctx, u8 family, u8 genmask, return PTR_ERR(stats); } rcu_assign_pointer(basechain->stats, stats); - static_branch_inc(&nft_counters_enabled); } err = nft_basechain_init(basechain, family, &hook, flags); @@ -2318,6 +2317,9 @@ static int nf_tables_addchain(struct nft_ctx *ctx, u8 family, u8 genmask, goto err_unregister_hook; } + if (stats) + static_branch_inc(&nft_counters_enabled); + table->use++; return 0; -- 2.30.2