Re: [PATCH nf] netfilter: nf_tables: unconditionally flush pending work before notifier

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Hillf Danton <hdanton@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > 				lock trans mutex returns
> >   				flush work
> >   				free A
> >   				unlock trans mutex
> > 
> If your patch is correct, it should survive a warning.
> 
> #syz test https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net-next.git  1c5fc27bc48a
> 
> --- x/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
> +++ y/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
> @@ -11552,9 +11552,10 @@ static int nft_rcv_nl_event(struct notif
>  
>  	gc_seq = nft_gc_seq_begin(nft_net);
>  
> -	if (!list_empty(&nf_tables_destroy_list))
> -		nf_tables_trans_destroy_flush_work();
> +	nf_tables_trans_destroy_flush_work();
>  again:
> +	WARN_ON(!list_empty(&nft_net->commit_list));
> +

You could officially submit this patch to nf-next, this
is a slow path and the transaction list must be empty here.

I think this change might be useful as it also documents
this requirement.




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