Re: [PATCH net] netdevsim: reject port addition and clean up ports after a failed reload

[Mina Almasry]

On Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM Ömer Mete Kaya <omermetekaya0@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> nsim_drv_port_add() does not check devlink_is_reload_failed(), so ports
> can be added via new_port after a failed reload.  nsim_dev_reload_destroy()
> returns early in that state, leaving them behind.  nsim_drv_remove() then
> hits WARN_ON in bpf_offload_dev_destroy() and a subsequent use-after-free.
>
> Block port creation with -EIO when reload has failed, and delete any
> leftover ports on the early-return path as a safety net.
>
> Fixes: 75ba029f3c07 ("netdevsim: implement proper devlink reload")
> Reported-by: syzbot+88435e204734072bf39a@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=88435e204734072bf39a
> Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Signed-off-by: Ömer Mete Kaya <omermetekaya0@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
> Tested with syzbot C reproducer.
>  drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c | 8 ++++++--
>  1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
> index feb88ccbbced..61f0824ce4d3 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
> @@ -1697,8 +1697,10 @@ static void nsim_dev_reload_destroy(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
>  {
>         struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(nsim_dev);
>
> -       if (devlink_is_reload_failed(devlink))
> +       if (devlink_is_reload_failed(devlink)) {
> +               nsim_dev_port_del_all(nsim_dev);
>                 return;
> +       }
>         debugfs_remove(nsim_dev->take_snapshot);
>
>         if (nsim_dev_get_vfs(nsim_dev)) {
> @@ -1758,7 +1760,9 @@ int nsim_drv_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type
>         int err;
>
>         devl_lock(priv_to_devlink(nsim_dev));
> -       if (__nsim_dev_port_lookup(nsim_dev, type, port_index))
> +       if (devlink_is_reload_failed(priv_to_devlink(nsim_dev)))
> +               err = -EIO;
> +       else if (__nsim_dev_port_lookup(nsim_dev, type, port_index))
>                 err = -EEXIST;
>         else
>                 err = __nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_dev, type, port_index, perm_addr);
> --
> 2.56.0
>
>

net and CC stable for a netdev sim bug is extremely overkill. move to
net-next with the AI-review comments fixed, if any. Thanks!

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Thanks,
Mina