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[net,v2] tun: fix return value when the number of iovs exceeds MAX_SKB_FRAGS

Message ID 1608864736-24332-1-git-send-email-wangyunjian@huawei.com
State New
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Series [net,v2] tun: fix return value when the number of iovs exceeds MAX_SKB_FRAGS | expand

Commit Message

wangyunjian Dec. 25, 2020, 2:52 a.m. UTC
From: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@huawei.com>

Currently the tun_napi_alloc_frags() function returns -ENOMEM when the
number of iovs exceeds MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1. However this is inappropriate,
we should use -EMSGSIZE instead of -ENOMEM.

The following distinctions are matters:
1. the caller need to drop the bad packet when -EMSGSIZE is returned,
   which means meeting a persistent failure.
2. the caller can try again when -ENOMEM is returned, which means
   meeting a transient failure.

Fixes: 90e33d459407 ("tun: enable napi_gro_frags() for TUN/TAP driver")
Signed-off-by: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@huawei.com>
Acked-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
---
v2:
  * update commit log suggested by Willem de Bruijn
---
 drivers/net/tun.c | 2 +-
 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

Comments

Jason Wang Dec. 25, 2020, 6:18 a.m. UTC | #1
On 2020/12/25 上午10:52, wangyunjian wrote:
> From: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@huawei.com>
>
> Currently the tun_napi_alloc_frags() function returns -ENOMEM when the
> number of iovs exceeds MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1. However this is inappropriate,
> we should use -EMSGSIZE instead of -ENOMEM.
>
> The following distinctions are matters:
> 1. the caller need to drop the bad packet when -EMSGSIZE is returned,
>     which means meeting a persistent failure.
> 2. the caller can try again when -ENOMEM is returned, which means
>     meeting a transient failure.
>
> Fixes: 90e33d459407 ("tun: enable napi_gro_frags() for TUN/TAP driver")
> Signed-off-by: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@huawei.com>
> Acked-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>
> ---
> v2:
>    * update commit log suggested by Willem de Bruijn
> ---
>   drivers/net/tun.c | 2 +-
>   1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
> index 2dc1988a8973..15c6dd7fb04c 100644
> --- a/drivers/net/tun.c
> +++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
> @@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *tun_napi_alloc_frags(struct tun_file *tfile,
>   	int i;
>   
>   	if (it->nr_segs > MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)
> -		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
> +		return ERR_PTR(-EMSGSIZE);
>   
>   	local_bh_disable();
>   	skb = napi_get_frags(&tfile->napi);


Acked-by: Jason Wang <jasowang@redhat.com>
Michael S. Tsirkin Dec. 27, 2020, 9:40 a.m. UTC | #2
On Fri, Dec 25, 2020 at 10:52:16AM +0800, wangyunjian wrote:
> From: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@huawei.com>

> 

> Currently the tun_napi_alloc_frags() function returns -ENOMEM when the

> number of iovs exceeds MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1. However this is inappropriate,

> we should use -EMSGSIZE instead of -ENOMEM.

> 

> The following distinctions are matters:

> 1. the caller need to drop the bad packet when -EMSGSIZE is returned,

>    which means meeting a persistent failure.

> 2. the caller can try again when -ENOMEM is returned, which means

>    meeting a transient failure.

> 

> Fixes: 90e33d459407 ("tun: enable napi_gro_frags() for TUN/TAP driver")

> Signed-off-by: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@huawei.com>

> Acked-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>


Acked-by: Michael S. Tsirkin <mst@redhat.com>


> ---

> v2:

>   * update commit log suggested by Willem de Bruijn

> ---

>  drivers/net/tun.c | 2 +-

>  1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-)

> 

> diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c

> index 2dc1988a8973..15c6dd7fb04c 100644

> --- a/drivers/net/tun.c

> +++ b/drivers/net/tun.c

> @@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@ static struct sk_buff *tun_napi_alloc_frags(struct tun_file *tfile,

>  	int i;

>  

>  	if (it->nr_segs > MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)

> -		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);

> +		return ERR_PTR(-EMSGSIZE);

>  

>  	local_bh_disable();

>  	skb = napi_get_frags(&tfile->napi);

> -- 

> 2.23.0
Jakub Kicinski Dec. 28, 2020, 9:43 p.m. UTC | #3
On Fri, 25 Dec 2020 10:52:16 +0800 wangyunjian wrote:
> From: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@huawei.com>

> 

> Currently the tun_napi_alloc_frags() function returns -ENOMEM when the

> number of iovs exceeds MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1. However this is inappropriate,

> we should use -EMSGSIZE instead of -ENOMEM.

> 

> The following distinctions are matters:

> 1. the caller need to drop the bad packet when -EMSGSIZE is returned,

>    which means meeting a persistent failure.

> 2. the caller can try again when -ENOMEM is returned, which means

>    meeting a transient failure.

> 

> Fixes: 90e33d459407 ("tun: enable napi_gro_frags() for TUN/TAP driver")

> Signed-off-by: Yunjian Wang <wangyunjian@huawei.com>

> Acked-by: Willem de Bruijn <willemb@google.com>


Applied, thanks everyone!
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diff --git a/drivers/net/tun.c b/drivers/net/tun.c
index 2dc1988a8973..15c6dd7fb04c 100644
--- a/drivers/net/tun.c
+++ b/drivers/net/tun.c
@@ -1365,7 +1365,7 @@  static struct sk_buff *tun_napi_alloc_frags(struct tun_file *tfile,
 	int i;
 
 	if (it->nr_segs > MAX_SKB_FRAGS + 1)
-		return ERR_PTR(-ENOMEM);
+		return ERR_PTR(-EMSGSIZE);
 
 	local_bh_disable();
 	skb = napi_get_frags(&tfile->napi);