[PATCH net-next 1/5] mptcp: remove thmac from subflow ctx

From: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0)

Date: Sat Sep 26 2026 - 11:32:11 EST


This entry is only used in subflow_finish_connect().

Instead, use the original value from mp_opt, and pass it to
subflow_thmac_valid() to do the validation with the given truncated
hmac.

While at it, rename the variables in subflow_thmac_valid() to avoid
confusions about the received one vs the expected one.

Reviewed-by: Geliang Tang <geliang@xxxxxxxxxx>
Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) <matttbe@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
net/mptcp/protocol.h | 1 -
net/mptcp/subflow.c | 18 +++++++++---------
2 files changed, 9 insertions(+), 10 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/mptcp/protocol.h b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
index 0384d6a023f9..dd9957d334b6 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/protocol.h
+++ b/net/mptcp/protocol.h
@@ -593,7 +593,6 @@ struct mptcp_subflow_context {
bool fully_established; /* path validated */
u32 lent_mem_frag;
u32 remote_nonce;
- u64 thmac;
u32 local_nonce;
u32 remote_token;
union {
diff --git a/net/mptcp/subflow.c b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
index f0a6725d2c37..14aa82647c3d 100644
--- a/net/mptcp/subflow.c
+++ b/net/mptcp/subflow.c
@@ -408,20 +408,21 @@ static struct dst_entry *subflow_v6_route_req(const struct sock *sk,
#endif

/* validate received truncated hmac and create hmac for third ACK */
-static bool subflow_thmac_valid(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow)
+static bool subflow_thmac_valid(struct mptcp_subflow_context *subflow,
+ u64 thmac)
{
u8 hmac[SHA256_DIGEST_SIZE];
- u64 thmac;
+ u64 expected_thmac;

subflow_generate_hmac(subflow->remote_key, subflow->local_key,
subflow->remote_nonce, subflow->local_nonce,
hmac);

- thmac = get_unaligned_be64(hmac);
- pr_debug("subflow=%p, token=%u, thmac=%llu, subflow->thmac=%llu\n",
- subflow, subflow->token, thmac, subflow->thmac);
+ expected_thmac = get_unaligned_be64(hmac);
+ pr_debug("subflow=%p, token=%u, expected_thmac=%llu, thmac=%llu\n",
+ subflow, subflow->token, expected_thmac, thmac);

- return thmac == subflow->thmac;
+ return expected_thmac == thmac;
}

void mptcp_subflow_reset(struct sock *ssk)
@@ -575,14 +576,13 @@ static void subflow_finish_connect(struct sock *sk, const struct sk_buff *skb)
}

subflow->backup = mp_opt.backup;
- subflow->thmac = mp_opt.thmac;
subflow->remote_nonce = mp_opt.nonce;
WRITE_ONCE(subflow->remote_id, mp_opt.join_id);
pr_debug("subflow=%p, thmac=%llu, remote_nonce=%u backup=%d\n",
- subflow, subflow->thmac, subflow->remote_nonce,
+ subflow, mp_opt.thmac, subflow->remote_nonce,
subflow->backup);

- if (!subflow_thmac_valid(subflow)) {
+ if (!subflow_thmac_valid(subflow, mp_opt.thmac)) {
MPTCP_INC_STATS(sock_net(sk), MPTCP_MIB_JOINSYNACKMAC);
subflow->reset_reason = MPTCP_RST_EMPTCP;
goto do_reset;

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2.55.0