[PATCH] io_uring/cmd_net: fix too strict requirement on ioctl

From: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen

Date: Mon Feb 16 2026 - 05:29:14 EST


Attempting SOCKET_URING_OP_SETSOCKOPT on an AF_NETLINK socket resulted
in an -EOPNOTSUPP, as AF_NETLINK doesn't have an ioctl in its struct
proto, but only in struct proto_ops.

Prior to the blamed commit, io_uring_cmd_sock() only had two cmd_op
operations, both requiring ioctl, thus the check was warranted.

Since then, 4 new cmd_op operations have been added, none of which
depend on ioctl. This patch moves the ioctl check, so it only applies
to the original operations.

AFAICT, the ioctl requirement was unintentional, and it wasn't
visible in the blamed patch within 3 lines of context.

Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Fixes: a5d2f99aff6b ("io_uring/cmd: Introduce SOCKET_URING_OP_GETSOCKOPT")
Signed-off-by: Asbjørn Sloth Tønnesen <ast@xxxxxxxxxxx>
---
io_uring/cmd_net.c | 9 ++++++---
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/io_uring/cmd_net.c b/io_uring/cmd_net.c
index cb2775936fb8..57ddaf874611 100644
--- a/io_uring/cmd_net.c
+++ b/io_uring/cmd_net.c
@@ -160,16 +160,19 @@ int io_uring_cmd_sock(struct io_uring_cmd *cmd, unsigned int issue_flags)
struct proto *prot = READ_ONCE(sk->sk_prot);
int ret, arg = 0;

- if (!prot || !prot->ioctl)
- return -EOPNOTSUPP;
-
switch (cmd->cmd_op) {
case SOCKET_URING_OP_SIOCINQ:
+ if (!prot || !prot->ioctl)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
ret = prot->ioctl(sk, SIOCINQ, &arg);
if (ret)
return ret;
return arg;
case SOCKET_URING_OP_SIOCOUTQ:
+ if (!prot || !prot->ioctl)
+ return -EOPNOTSUPP;
+
ret = prot->ioctl(sk, SIOCOUTQ, &arg);
if (ret)
return ret;

base-commit: bb7a3fc2c976b5d0deb35a54ca237519816d7ba9
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2.51.0