This is a note to let you know that I've just added the patch titled
netfilter: nftables: update table flags from the commit phase
to the 5.4-stable tree which can be found at:
http://www.kernel.org/git/?p=linux/kernel/git/stable/stable-queue.git;a=summary
The filename of the patch is:
netfilter-nftables-update-table-flags-from-the-commit-phase.patch
and it can be found in the queue-5.4 subdirectory.
If you, or anyone else, feels it should not be added to the stable tree,
please let <stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> know about it.
>From stable-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Tue Nov 21 12:13:57 2023
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2023 13:13:30 +0100
Subject: netfilter: nftables: update table flags from the commit phase
To: netfilter-devel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Cc: gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx, sashal@xxxxxxxxxx, stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Message-ID: <20231121121333.294238-24-pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
From: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
commit 0ce7cf4127f14078ca598ba9700d813178a59409 upstream.
Do not update table flags from the preparation phase. Store the flags
update into the transaction, then update the flags from the commit
phase.
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Greg Kroah-Hartman <gregkh@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
---
include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h | 9 ++++++---
net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 31 ++++++++++++++++---------------
2 files changed, 22 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-)
--- a/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/net/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -1392,13 +1392,16 @@ struct nft_trans_chain {
struct nft_trans_table {
bool update;
- bool enable;
+ u8 state;
+ u32 flags;
};
#define nft_trans_table_update(trans) \
(((struct nft_trans_table *)trans->data)->update)
-#define nft_trans_table_enable(trans) \
- (((struct nft_trans_table *)trans->data)->enable)
+#define nft_trans_table_state(trans) \
+ (((struct nft_trans_table *)trans->data)->state)
+#define nft_trans_table_flags(trans) \
+ (((struct nft_trans_table *)trans->data)->flags)
struct nft_trans_elem {
struct nft_set *set;
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c
@@ -893,6 +893,12 @@ static void nf_tables_table_disable(stru
nft_table_disable(net, table, 0);
}
+enum {
+ NFT_TABLE_STATE_UNCHANGED = 0,
+ NFT_TABLE_STATE_DORMANT,
+ NFT_TABLE_STATE_WAKEUP
+};
+
static int nf_tables_updtable(struct nft_ctx *ctx)
{
struct nft_trans *trans;
@@ -916,19 +922,17 @@ static int nf_tables_updtable(struct nft
if ((flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT) &&
!(ctx->table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT)) {
- nft_trans_table_enable(trans) = false;
+ nft_trans_table_state(trans) = NFT_TABLE_STATE_DORMANT;
} else if (!(flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT) &&
ctx->table->flags & NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT) {
- ctx->table->flags &= ~NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT;
ret = nf_tables_table_enable(ctx->net, ctx->table);
if (ret >= 0)
- nft_trans_table_enable(trans) = true;
- else
- ctx->table->flags |= NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT;
+ nft_trans_table_state(trans) = NFT_TABLE_STATE_WAKEUP;
}
if (ret < 0)
goto err;
+ nft_trans_table_flags(trans) = flags;
nft_trans_table_update(trans) = true;
nft_trans_commit_list_add_tail(ctx->net, trans);
return 0;
@@ -7298,11 +7302,10 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *
switch (trans->msg_type) {
case NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE:
if (nft_trans_table_update(trans)) {
- if (!nft_trans_table_enable(trans)) {
- nf_tables_table_disable(net,
- trans->ctx.table);
- trans->ctx.table->flags |= NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT;
- }
+ if (nft_trans_table_state(trans) == NFT_TABLE_STATE_DORMANT)
+ nf_tables_table_disable(net, trans->ctx.table);
+
+ trans->ctx.table->flags = nft_trans_table_flags(trans);
} else {
nft_clear(net, trans->ctx.table);
}
@@ -7497,11 +7500,9 @@ static int __nf_tables_abort(struct net
switch (trans->msg_type) {
case NFT_MSG_NEWTABLE:
if (nft_trans_table_update(trans)) {
- if (nft_trans_table_enable(trans)) {
- nf_tables_table_disable(net,
- trans->ctx.table);
- trans->ctx.table->flags |= NFT_TABLE_F_DORMANT;
- }
+ if (nft_trans_table_state(trans) == NFT_TABLE_STATE_WAKEUP)
+ nf_tables_table_disable(net, trans->ctx.table);
+
nft_trans_destroy(trans);
} else {
list_del_rcu(&trans->ctx.table->list);
Patches currently in stable-queue which might be from stable-owner@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx are
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-fix-memleak-when-more-than-255-elements-expired.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-fix-overlap-expiration-walk.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-use-correct-lock-to-protect-gc_list.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-disable-toggling-dormant-table-state-more-than-once.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-gc-transaction-race-with-netns-dismantle.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-drop-map-element-references-from-preparation-phase.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-fix-gc-transaction-races-with-netns-and-netlink-event-exit-path.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-don-t-skip-expired-elements-during-walk.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-remove-busy-mark-and-gc-batch-api.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-gc-transaction-race-with-abort-path.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-unregister-flowtable-hooks-on-netns-exit.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-switch-to-node-list-walk-for-overlap-detection.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-adapt-set-backend-to-use-gc-transaction-api.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nftables-rename-set-element-data-activation-deactivation-functions.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-skip-sync-gc-for-new-elements-in-this-transaction.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-pass-context-to-nft_set_destroy.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-bogus-ebusy-when-deleting-flowtable-after-flush-for-5.4.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_hash-try-later-when-gc-hits-eagain-on-iteration.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-defer-gc-run-if-previous-batch-is-still-pending.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-use-read-spinlock-to-avoid-datapath-contention.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-double-hook-unregistration-in-netns-path.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nftables-update-table-flags-from-the-commit-phase.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_hash-mark-set-element-as-dead-when-deleting-from-packet-path.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-gc-transaction-api-to-avoid-race-with-control-plane.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nf_tables-fix-table-flag-updates.patch
queue-5.4/netfilter-nft_set_rbtree-fix-null-deref-on-element-insertion.patch
