[RFC PATCH v1 19/30] sysctl: net: use sysctl_field in net core per-net sysctls
From: Alexey Gladkov
Date: Wed Aug 26 2026 - 15:54:19 EST
The net core per-net sysctl table is cloned for every non-init network
namespace so that the per-net entries can be patched to point at the
current struct net and the global buffer limit entries can be made
read-only.
Describe the table with sysctl_field instead. The per-net entries now
derive their storage from the registration context, and the global
buffer limit entries keep their init-net-only write permission through
a mode callback.
This keeps the table static and const while preserving the existing
permission model.
Signed-off-by: Alexey Gladkov <legion@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/core/sysctl_net_core.c | 241 ++++++++++++++++++-------------------
1 file changed, 116 insertions(+), 125 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
index b508618bfc12..39b112a302c2 100644
--- a/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
+++ b/net/core/sysctl_net_core.c
@@ -678,100 +678,118 @@ static struct ctl_table net_core_table[] = {
},
};
-static struct ctl_table netns_core_table[] = {
+static umode_t netns_core_init_net_writable_mode(const struct sysctl_context *ctx)
+{
+ return net_eq(ctx->ns.net_ns, &init_net) ? 0644 : 0444;
+}
+
+#define NETNS_CORE_SYSCTL_DATA(type, name) \
+static type *netns_core_##name##_data(const struct sysctl_context *ctx) \
+{ \
+ return &ctx->ns.net_ns->core.sysctl_##name; \
+}
+
+#define NETNS_CORE_SYSCTL_CUSTOM_DATA(name) \
+static void *netns_core_##name##_data(const struct sysctl_context *ctx) \
+{ \
+ return &ctx->ns.net_ns->core.sysctl_##name; \
+}
+
+NETNS_CORE_SYSCTL_DATA(int, somaxconn)
+NETNS_CORE_SYSCTL_DATA(int, optmem_max)
+NETNS_CORE_SYSCTL_DATA(u8, txrehash)
+NETNS_CORE_SYSCTL_CUSTOM_DATA(txq_reselection)
+NETNS_CORE_SYSCTL_DATA(u8, bypass_prot_mem)
+
+static u8 *netns_core_tstamp_allow_data_value(const struct sysctl_context *ctx)
+{
+ return &ctx->ns.net_ns->core.sysctl_tstamp_allow_data;
+}
+
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RPS)
- {
- .procname = "rps_default_mask",
- .data = &init_net,
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = rps_default_mask_sysctl
- },
+static void *netns_core_rps_default_mask_data(const struct sysctl_context *ctx)
+{
+ return ctx->ns.net_ns;
+}
#endif
- {
- .procname = "somaxconn",
- .data = &init_net.core.sysctl_somaxconn,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax
- },
- {
- .procname = "optmem_max",
- .data = &init_net.core.sysctl_optmem_max,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax
- },
- {
- .procname = "txrehash",
- .data = &init_net.core.sysctl_txrehash,
- .maxlen = sizeof(u8),
- .mode = 0644,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE,
- .proc_handler = proc_dou8vec_minmax,
- },
- {
- .procname = "txq_reselection_ms",
- .data = &init_net.core.sysctl_txq_reselection,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies,
- },
- {
- .procname = "tstamp_allow_data",
- .data = &init_net.core.sysctl_tstamp_allow_data,
- .maxlen = sizeof(u8),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dou8vec_minmax,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE
- },
- {
- .procname = "bypass_prot_mem",
- .data = &init_net.core.sysctl_bypass_prot_mem,
- .maxlen = sizeof(u8),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dou8vec_minmax,
- .extra1 = SYSCTL_ZERO,
- .extra2 = SYSCTL_ONE
- },
- /* sysctl_core_net_init() will set the values after this
- * to readonly in network namespaces
- */
- {
- .procname = "wmem_max",
- .data = &sysctl_wmem_max,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
- .extra1 = &min_sndbuf,
- },
- {
- .procname = "rmem_max",
- .data = &sysctl_rmem_max,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
- .extra1 = &min_rcvbuf,
- },
- {
- .procname = "wmem_default",
- .data = &sysctl_wmem_default,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
- .extra1 = &min_sndbuf,
- },
- {
- .procname = "rmem_default",
- .data = &sysctl_rmem_default,
- .maxlen = sizeof(int),
- .mode = 0644,
- .proc_handler = proc_dointvec_minmax,
- .extra1 = &min_rcvbuf,
- },
+
+static void *netns_core_sysctl_wmem_max_data(const struct sysctl_context *ctx)
+{
+ return &sysctl_wmem_max;
+}
+
+static void *netns_core_sysctl_rmem_max_data(const struct sysctl_context *ctx)
+{
+ return &sysctl_rmem_max;
+}
+
+static void *netns_core_sysctl_wmem_default_data(const struct sysctl_context *ctx)
+{
+ return &sysctl_wmem_default;
+}
+
+static void *netns_core_sysctl_rmem_default_data(const struct sysctl_context *ctx)
+{
+ return &sysctl_rmem_default;
+}
+
+static int proc_dointvec_minmax_sndbuf(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+ void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+ struct ctl_table tmp = *table;
+
+ tmp.extra1 = &min_sndbuf;
+ return proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+}
+
+static int proc_dointvec_minmax_rcvbuf(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
+ void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
+{
+ struct ctl_table tmp = *table;
+
+ tmp.extra1 = &min_rcvbuf;
+ return proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
+}
+
+static const struct sysctl_field netns_core_table[] = {
+#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RPS)
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_CUSTOM("rps_default_mask", 0644, 0,
+ netns_core_rps_default_mask_data,
+ rps_default_mask_sysctl),
+#endif
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_STATIC_INT_MINMAX("somaxconn", 0644,
+ netns_core_somaxconn_data,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, NULL),
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_STATIC_INT_MINMAX("optmem_max", 0644,
+ netns_core_optmem_max_data,
+ SYSCTL_ZERO, NULL),
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_STATIC_U8_MINMAX("txrehash", 0644,
+ netns_core_txrehash_data,
+ SYSCTL_UINT_ZERO, SYSCTL_UINT_ONE),
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_CUSTOM("txq_reselection_ms", 0644, sizeof(int),
+ netns_core_txq_reselection_data, proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies),
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_STATIC_U8_MINMAX("tstamp_allow_data", 0644,
+ netns_core_tstamp_allow_data_value,
+ SYSCTL_UINT_ZERO, SYSCTL_UINT_ONE),
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_STATIC_U8_MINMAX("bypass_prot_mem", 0644,
+ netns_core_bypass_prot_mem_data,
+ SYSCTL_UINT_ZERO, SYSCTL_UINT_ONE),
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_CUSTOM_MODE("wmem_max", 0644,
+ netns_core_init_net_writable_mode, sizeof(int),
+ netns_core_sysctl_wmem_max_data,
+ proc_dointvec_minmax_sndbuf),
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_CUSTOM_MODE("rmem_max", 0644,
+ netns_core_init_net_writable_mode, sizeof(int),
+ netns_core_sysctl_rmem_max_data,
+ proc_dointvec_minmax_rcvbuf),
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_CUSTOM_MODE("wmem_default", 0644,
+ netns_core_init_net_writable_mode, sizeof(int),
+ netns_core_sysctl_wmem_default_data,
+ proc_dointvec_minmax_sndbuf),
+ SYSCTL_FIELD_CUSTOM_MODE("rmem_default", 0644,
+ netns_core_init_net_writable_mode, sizeof(int),
+ netns_core_sysctl_rmem_default_data,
+ proc_dointvec_minmax_rcvbuf),
};
static int __init fb_tunnels_only_for_init_net_sysctl_setup(char *str)
@@ -789,50 +807,23 @@ __setup("fb_tunnels=", fb_tunnels_only_for_init_net_sysctl_setup);
static __net_init int sysctl_core_net_init(struct net *net)
{
- size_t table_size = ARRAY_SIZE(netns_core_table);
- struct ctl_table *tbl;
-
- tbl = netns_core_table;
- if (!net_eq(net, &init_net)) {
- int i;
- tbl = kmemdup(tbl, sizeof(netns_core_table), GFP_KERNEL);
- if (tbl == NULL)
- goto err_dup;
-
- for (i = 0; i < table_size; ++i) {
- if (tbl[i].data == &sysctl_wmem_max)
- break;
-
- tbl[i].data += (char *)net - (char *)&init_net;
- }
- for (; i < table_size; ++i)
- tbl[i].mode &= ~0222;
- }
-
- net->core.sysctl_hdr = register_net_sysctl_sz(net, "net/core", tbl, table_size);
+ struct sysctl_context ctx = {
+ .ns.net_ns = net,
+ };
+ net->core.sysctl_hdr = register_sysctl_fields(&net->sysctls, "net/core",
+ netns_core_table, &ctx);
if (net->core.sysctl_hdr == NULL)
- goto err_reg;
+ return -ENOMEM;
return 0;
-
-err_reg:
- if (tbl != netns_core_table)
- kfree(tbl);
-err_dup:
- return -ENOMEM;
}
static __net_exit void sysctl_core_net_exit(struct net *net)
{
- const struct ctl_table *tbl;
-
- tbl = net->core.sysctl_hdr->ctl_table_arg;
unregister_net_sysctl_table(net->core.sysctl_hdr);
- BUG_ON(tbl == netns_core_table);
#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_RPS)
kfree(net->core.rps_default_mask);
#endif
- kfree(tbl);
}
static __net_initdata struct pernet_operations sysctl_core_ops = {
--
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