| Message ID | 20230919-fdb_limit-v4-2-39f0293807b8@avm.de |
|---|---|
| State | Superseded |
| Headers | show |
| Series | bridge: Add a limit on learned FDB entries | expand |
On Thu, Sep 21, 2023 at 01:14:43PM +0300, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: > On 9/21/23 10:23, Johannes Nixdorf wrote: > > On Wed, Sep 20, 2023 at 01:46:02PM +0300, Nikolay Aleksandrov wrote: > > > On 9/19/23 11:12, Johannes Nixdorf wrote: > > > > Set any new attributes added to br_policy to be parsed strictly, to > > > > prevent userspace from passing garbage. > > > > > > > > Signed-off-by: Johannes Nixdorf <jnixdorf-oss@avm.de> > > > > --- > > > > net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 2 ++ > > > > 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+) > > > > > > > > diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c > > > > index 10f0d33d8ccf..505683ef9a26 100644 > > > > --- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c > > > > +++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c > > > > @@ -1229,6 +1229,8 @@ static size_t br_port_get_slave_size(const struct net_device *brdev, > > > > } > > > > static const struct nla_policy br_policy[IFLA_BR_MAX + 1] = { > > > > + [IFLA_BR_UNSPEC] = { .strict_start_type = > > > > + IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1 }, > > > > [IFLA_BR_FORWARD_DELAY] = { .type = NLA_U32 }, > > > > [IFLA_BR_HELLO_TIME] = { .type = NLA_U32 }, > > > > [IFLA_BR_MAX_AGE] = { .type = NLA_U32 }, > > > > > > > > > > instead of IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1, why not move around the patch > > > and just use the new attribute name? > > > These are uapi, they won't change. > > > > I wanted to avoid having a state between the two commits where the new > > attributes are already added, but not yet strictly verified. Otherwise > > they would present a slightly different UAPI at that one commit boundary > > than after this commit. > > > > That's not really a problem, the attribute is the same. > > > This is also not the only place in the kernel where strict_start_type > > is specified that way. See e.g. commit c00041cf1cb8 ("net: bridge: Set > > strict_start_type at two policies"), even though that seems mostly be > > done to turn on strict_start_type preemtively, not in the same series > > that adds the new attribute. > > Please, just use the new attribute to be more explicit where the strict > parsing starts. Ok. I've changed it locally for v5.
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c index 10f0d33d8ccf..505683ef9a26 100644 --- a/net/bridge/br_netlink.c +++ b/net/bridge/br_netlink.c @@ -1229,6 +1229,8 @@ static size_t br_port_get_slave_size(const struct net_device *brdev, } static const struct nla_policy br_policy[IFLA_BR_MAX + 1] = { + [IFLA_BR_UNSPEC] = { .strict_start_type = + IFLA_BR_MCAST_QUERIER_STATE + 1 }, [IFLA_BR_FORWARD_DELAY] = { .type = NLA_U32 }, [IFLA_BR_HELLO_TIME] = { .type = NLA_U32 }, [IFLA_BR_MAX_AGE] = { .type = NLA_U32 },
Set any new attributes added to br_policy to be parsed strictly, to prevent userspace from passing garbage. Signed-off-by: Johannes Nixdorf <jnixdorf-oss@avm.de> --- net/bridge/br_netlink.c | 2 ++ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)