Re: [PATCH net-next v4 2/4] net: socket: add sockopts blacklist for BPF cgroup hook

From: Aleksandr Mikhalitsyn
Date: Thu Apr 13 2023 - 10:38:57 EST


On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 4:22 PM Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
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> On Thu, Apr 13, 2023 at 3:35 PM Alexander Mikhalitsyn
> <aleksandr.mikhalitsyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > During work on SO_PEERPIDFD, it was discovered (thanks to Christian),
> > that bpf cgroup hook can cause FD leaks when used with sockopts which
> > install FDs into the process fdtable.
> >
> > After some offlist discussion it was proposed to add a blacklist of
>
> We try to replace this word by either denylist or blocklist, even in changelogs.

Hi Eric,

Oh, I'm sorry about that. :( Sure.

>
> > socket options those can cause troubles when BPF cgroup hook is enabled.
> >
>
> Can we find the appropriate Fixes: tag to help stable teams ?

Sure, I will add next time.

Fixes: 0d01da6afc54 ("bpf: implement getsockopt and setsockopt hooks")

I think it's better to add Stanislav Fomichev to CC.

Kind regards,
Alex

>
> > Cc: "David S. Miller" <davem@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Leon Romanovsky <leon@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: David Ahern <dsahern@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Arnd Bergmann <arnd@xxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Kees Cook <keescook@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Kuniyuki Iwashima <kuniyu@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: Lennart Poettering <mzxreary@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Cc: linux-kernel@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: netdev@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Cc: linux-arch@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> > Suggested-by: Daniel Borkmann <daniel@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > Suggested-by: Christian Brauner <brauner@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > Signed-off-by: Alexander Mikhalitsyn <aleksandr.mikhalitsyn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>
> Thanks.