[PATCH net 5/5] mptcp: reclaim forward-allocated memory on RX path errors
From: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)
Date: Tue Jul 28 2026 - 13:44:50 EST
From: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>
After commit 9db5b3cec4ec ("mptcp: borrow forward memory from subflow"),
errors in the receive path prior to queueing skbs into the receive
queue do not trigger forward-allocated memory reclaiming.
Prevent forward memory from growing unboundedly in pathological drop
scenarios by explicitly reclaiming memory when skbs are dropped.
Fixes: 9db5b3cec4ec ("mptcp: borrow forward memory from subflow")
Cc: stable@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@xxxxxxxxxx>
Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/mptcp/protocol.c | 7 +++++++
1 file changed, 7 insertions(+)
diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.c b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
index ca644ec53eed..47eaf64a54ba 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.c
@@ -149,6 +149,13 @@ struct sock *__mptcp_nmpc_sk(struct mptcp_sock *msk)
static void mptcp_drop(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb)
{
+ /*
+ * The skb forward memory was already transferred to sk by
+ * mptcp_borrow_fwdmem(), even before setting the destructor.
+ */
+ if (!skb->destructor)
+ sk_mem_reclaim(sk);
+
sk_drops_skbadd(sk, skb);
__kfree_skb(skb);
}
--
2.53.0