Re: [PATCH net] net: ensure all external references are released in deferred skbuffs

[Eric Dumazet]

On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 6:29 PM Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Wed, Jun 22, 2022 at 4:26 PM Ilya Maximets <i.maximets@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On 6/22/22 13:43, Eric Dumazet wrote:
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> >
> > I tested the patch below and it seems to fix the issue seen
> > with OVS testsuite.  Though it's not obvious for me why this
> > happens.  Can you explain a bit more?
>
> Anyway, I am not sure we can call nf_reset_ct(skb) that early.
>
> git log seems to say that xfrm check needs to be done before
> nf_reset_ct(skb), I have no idea why.

Additional remark: In IPv6 side, xfrm6_policy_check() _is_ called
after nf_reset_ct(skb)

Steffen, do you have some comments ?

Some context:
commit b59c270104f03960069596722fea70340579244d
Author: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx>
Date:   Fri Jan 6 23:06:10 2006 -0800

    [NETFILTER]: Keep conntrack reference until IPsec policy checks are done

    Keep the conntrack reference until policy checks have been performed for
    IPsec NAT support. The reference needs to be dropped before a packet is
    queued to avoid having the conntrack module unloadable.

    Signed-off-by: Patrick McHardy <kaber@xxxxxxxxx>
    Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>


>
> I suspect some incoming packets are not going through
> xfrm4_policy_check() and end up being stored in a TCP receive queue.
>
> Maybe something is missing before calling tcp_child_process()
>
>
> >
> > >
> > > I note that IPv6 does the nf_reset_ct() earlier, from ip6_protocol_deliver_rcu()
> > >
> > > diff --git a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
> > > index fda811a5251f2d76ac24a036e6b4f4e7d7d96d6f..a06464f96fe0cc94dd78272738ddaab2c19e87db
> > > 100644
> > > --- a/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
> > > +++ b/net/ipv4/tcp_ipv4.c
> > > @@ -1919,6 +1919,8 @@ int tcp_v4_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
> > >         struct sock *sk;
> > >         int ret;
> > >
> > > +       nf_reset_ct(skb);
> > > +
> > >         drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_NOT_SPECIFIED;
> > >         if (skb->pkt_type != PACKET_HOST)
> > >                 goto discard_it;
> > > @@ -2046,8 +2048,6 @@ int tcp_v4_rcv(struct sk_buff *skb)
> > >         if (drop_reason)
> > >                 goto discard_and_relse;
> > >
> > > -       nf_reset_ct(skb);
> > > -
> > >         if (tcp_filter(sk, skb)) {
> > >                 drop_reason = SKB_DROP_REASON_SOCKET_FILTER;
> > >                 goto discard_and_relse;
> >