[PATCH net v2 2/2] selftests/bpf: add test for xdp_master_redirect with bond not up

From: Jiayuan Chen

Date: Fri Feb 27 2026 - 04:25:13 EST


From: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@xxxxxxxxxx>

Add a selftest that reproduces the null-ptr-deref in
bond_rr_gen_slave_id() when XDP redirect targets a bond device in
round-robin mode that was never brought up. The test verifies the fix
by ensuring no crash occurs.

Test setup:
- bond0: active-backup mode, UP, with native XDP (enables
bpf_master_redirect_enabled_key globally)
- bond1: round-robin mode, never UP
- veth1: slave of bond1, with generic XDP (XDP_TX)
- BPF_PROG_TEST_RUN with live frames triggers the redirect path

Signed-off-by: Jiayuan Chen <jiayuan.chen@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
.../selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_bonding.c | 101 +++++++++++++++++-
1 file changed, 99 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_bonding.c b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_bonding.c
index fb952703653e..a5b15e464018 100644
--- a/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_bonding.c
+++ b/tools/testing/selftests/bpf/prog_tests/xdp_bonding.c
@@ -191,13 +191,18 @@ static int bonding_setup(struct skeletons *skeletons, int mode, int xmit_policy,
return -1;
}

-static void bonding_cleanup(struct skeletons *skeletons)
+static void link_cleanup(struct skeletons *skeletons)
{
- restore_root_netns();
while (skeletons->nlinks) {
skeletons->nlinks--;
bpf_link__destroy(skeletons->links[skeletons->nlinks]);
}
+}
+
+static void bonding_cleanup(struct skeletons *skeletons)
+{
+ restore_root_netns();
+ link_cleanup(skeletons);
ASSERT_OK(system("ip link delete bond1"), "delete bond1");
ASSERT_OK(system("ip link delete veth1_1"), "delete veth1_1");
ASSERT_OK(system("ip link delete veth1_2"), "delete veth1_2");
@@ -493,6 +498,95 @@ static void test_xdp_bonding_nested(struct skeletons *skeletons)
system("ip link del bond_nest2");
}

+/*
+ * Test that XDP redirect via xdp_master_redirect() does not crash when
+ * the bond master device is not up. When bond is in round-robin mode but
+ * never opened, rr_tx_counter is NULL.
+ */
+static void test_xdp_bonding_redirect_no_up(struct skeletons *skeletons)
+{
+ struct nstoken *nstoken = NULL;
+ int xdp_pass_fd, xdp_tx_fd;
+ int veth1_ifindex;
+ int err;
+ char pkt[ETH_HLEN + 1];
+ struct xdp_md ctx_in = {};
+
+ DECLARE_LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_test_run_opts, opts,
+ .data_in = &pkt,
+ .data_size_in = sizeof(pkt),
+ .ctx_in = &ctx_in,
+ .ctx_size_in = sizeof(ctx_in),
+ .flags = BPF_F_TEST_XDP_LIVE_FRAMES,
+ .repeat = 1,
+ .batch_size = 1,
+ );
+
+ /* We can't use bonding_setup() because bond will be active */
+ SYS(out, "ip netns add ns_rr_no_up");
+ nstoken = open_netns("ns_rr_no_up");
+ if (!ASSERT_OK_PTR(nstoken, "open ns_rr_no_up"))
+ goto out;
+
+ /* bond0: active-backup, UP with slave veth0.
+ * Attaching native XDP to bond0 enables bpf_master_redirect_enabled_key
+ * globally.
+ */
+ SYS(out, "ip link add bond0 type bond mode active-backup");
+ SYS(out, "ip link add veth0 type veth peer name veth0p");
+ SYS(out, "ip link set veth0 master bond0");
+ SYS(out, "ip link set bond0 up");
+ SYS(out, "ip link set veth0p up");
+
+ /* bond1: round-robin, never UP -> rr_tx_counter stays NULL */
+ SYS(out, "ip link add bond1 type bond mode balance-rr");
+ SYS(out, "ip link add veth1 type veth peer name veth1p");
+ SYS(out, "ip link set veth1 master bond1");
+
+ veth1_ifindex = if_nametoindex("veth1");
+ if (!ASSERT_GT(veth1_ifindex, 0, "veth1_ifindex"))
+ goto out;
+
+ /* Attach native XDP to bond0 -> enables global redirect key */
+ if (xdp_attach(skeletons, skeletons->xdp_tx->progs.xdp_tx, "bond0"))
+ goto out;
+
+ /* Attach generic XDP (XDP_TX) to veth1.
+ * When packets arrive at veth1 via netif_receive_skb, do_xdp_generic()
+ * runs this program. XDP_TX + bond slave triggers xdp_master_redirect().
+ */
+ xdp_tx_fd = bpf_program__fd(skeletons->xdp_tx->progs.xdp_tx);
+ if (!ASSERT_GE(xdp_tx_fd, 0, "xdp_tx prog_fd"))
+ goto out;
+
+ err = bpf_xdp_attach(veth1_ifindex, xdp_tx_fd,
+ XDP_FLAGS_SKB_MODE, NULL);
+ if (!ASSERT_OK(err, "attach generic XDP to veth1"))
+ goto out;
+
+ /* Run BPF_PROG_TEST_RUN with XDP_PASS live frames on veth1.
+ * XDP_PASS frames become SKBs with skb->dev = veth1, entering
+ * netif_receive_skb -> do_xdp_generic -> xdp_master_redirect.
+ * Without the fix, bond_rr_gen_slave_id() dereferences NULL
+ * rr_tx_counter and crashes.
+ */
+ xdp_pass_fd = bpf_program__fd(skeletons->xdp_dummy->progs.xdp_dummy_prog);
+ if (!ASSERT_GE(xdp_pass_fd, 0, "xdp_pass prog_fd"))
+ goto out;
+
+ memset(pkt, 0, sizeof(pkt));
+ ctx_in.data_end = sizeof(pkt);
+ ctx_in.ingress_ifindex = veth1_ifindex;
+
+ err = bpf_prog_test_run_opts(xdp_pass_fd, &opts);
+ ASSERT_OK(err, "xdp_pass test_run should not crash");
+
+out:
+ link_cleanup(skeletons);
+ close_netns(nstoken);
+ SYS_NOFAIL("ip netns del ns_rr_no_up");
+}
+
static void test_xdp_bonding_features(struct skeletons *skeletons)
{
LIBBPF_OPTS(bpf_xdp_query_opts, query_opts);
@@ -680,6 +774,9 @@ void serial_test_xdp_bonding(void)
if (test__start_subtest("xdp_bonding_redirect_multi"))
test_xdp_bonding_redirect_multi(&skeletons);

+ if (test__start_subtest("xdp_bonding_redirect_no_up"))
+ test_xdp_bonding_redirect_no_up(&skeletons);
+
out:
xdp_dummy__destroy(skeletons.xdp_dummy);
xdp_tx__destroy(skeletons.xdp_tx);
--
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