Arnaldo -

|  Algorithm is fine, just use time_after when comparing jiffies based
|  timestamps, here:
Many thanks for pointing this out - it was a stupid oversight. The interdiff
to the previous patch is:

                 *   These Syncs are rate-limited as per RFC 4340, 7.5.4:
                 *   at most 1 / (dccp_sync_rate_limit * HZ) Syncs per second.
                 */
-               if (now - dp->dccps_rate_last >= sysctl_dccp_sync_ratelimit) {
+               if (time_after(now, dp->dccps_rate_last 
+                                 + sysctl_dccp_sync_ratelimit)) {
                        dp->dccps_rate_last = now;
                        /* ... */

I have only compile-tested this, but verified twice on paper, and it looks 
correct
(the `>=' has been replaced with `>', using `time_after_eq' does not seem 
necessary).
Please find update below.

--------------------------------< Patch v2 
>-------------------------------------------
[DCCP]: Rate-limit DCCP-Syncs

This implements a SHOULD from RFC 4340, 7.5.4: 
 "To protect against denial-of-service attacks, DCCP implementations SHOULD 
  impose a rate limit on DCCP-Syncs sent in response to sequence-invalid 
packets, 
  such as not more than eight DCCP-Syncs per second."

The rate-limit is maintained on a per-socket basis. This is a more stringent
policy than enforcing the rate-limit on a per-source-address basis and
protects against attacks with forged source addresses.

Moreover, the mechanism is deliberately kept simple. In contrast to
xrlim_allow(), bursts of Sync packets in reply to sequence-invalid packets
are not supported.  This foils such attacks where the receipt of a Sync
triggers further sequence-invalid packets. (I have tested this mechanism against
xrlim_allow algorithm for Syncs, permitting bursts just increases the problems.)

In order to keep flexibility, the timeout parameter can be set via sysctl; and
the whole mechanism can even be disabled (which is however not recommended).

The algorithm in this patch has been improved with regard to wrapping issues
thanks to a suggestion by Arnaldo.

Signed-off-by: Gerrit Renker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Signed-off-by: Ian McDonald <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
---
 Documentation/networking/dccp.txt |    5 +++++
 include/linux/dccp.h              |    2 ++
 net/dccp/dccp.h                   |    1 +
 net/dccp/input.c                  |   16 +++++++++++++---
 net/dccp/proto.c                  |    1 +
 net/dccp/sysctl.c                 |   10 ++++++++++
 6 files changed, 32 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

--- a/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt
+++ b/Documentation/networking/dccp.txt
@@ -112,6 +112,11 @@ tx_qlen = 5
        The size of the transmit buffer in packets. A value of 0 corresponds
        to an unbounded transmit buffer.
 
+sync_ratelimit = 125 ms
+       The timeout between subsequent DCCP-Sync packets sent in response to
+       sequence-invalid packets on the same socket (RFC 4340, 7.5.4). The unit
+       of this parameter is milliseconds; a value of 0 disables rate-limiting.
+
 Notes
 =====
 
--- a/net/dccp/sysctl.c
+++ b/net/dccp/sysctl.c
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@
 #error This file should not be compiled without CONFIG_SYSCTL defined
 #endif
 
+/* rate-limit for syncs in reply to sequence-invalid packets; RFC 4340, 7.5.4 
*/
+int sysctl_dccp_sync_ratelimit __read_mostly = HZ / 8;
+
 static struct ctl_table dccp_default_table[] = {
        {
                .procname       = "seq_window",
@@ -89,6 +92,13 @@ static struct ctl_table dccp_default_tab
                .mode           = 0644,
                .proc_handler   = proc_dointvec,
        },
+       {
+               .procname       = "sync_ratelimit",
+               .data           = &sysctl_dccp_sync_ratelimit,
+               .maxlen         = sizeof(sysctl_dccp_sync_ratelimit),
+               .mode           = 0644,
+               .proc_handler   = proc_dointvec_ms_jiffies,
+       },
 
        { .ctl_name = 0, }
 };
--- a/net/dccp/dccp.h
+++ b/net/dccp/dccp.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ extern int  sysctl_dccp_feat_ack_ratio;
 extern int  sysctl_dccp_feat_send_ack_vector;
 extern int  sysctl_dccp_feat_send_ndp_count;
 extern int  sysctl_dccp_tx_qlen;
+extern int  sysctl_dccp_sync_ratelimit;
 
 /*
  *     48-bit sequence number arithmetic (signed and unsigned)
--- a/include/linux/dccp.h
+++ b/include/linux/dccp.h
@@ -472,6 +472,7 @@ struct dccp_ackvec;
  * @dccps_pcrlen - receiver partial checksum coverage (via sockopt)
  * @dccps_ndp_count - number of Non Data Packets since last data packet
  * @dccps_mss_cache - current value of MSS (path MTU minus header sizes)
+ * @dccps_rate_last - timestamp for rate-limiting DCCP-Sync (RFC 4340, 7.5.4)
  * @dccps_minisock - associated minisock (accessed via dccp_msk)
  * @dccps_hc_rx_ackvec - rx half connection ack vector
  * @dccps_hc_rx_ccid - CCID used for the receiver (or receiving 
half-connection)
@@ -507,6 +508,7 @@ struct dccp_sock {
        __u16                           dccps_pcrlen;
        unsigned long                   dccps_ndp_count;
        __u32                           dccps_mss_cache;
+       unsigned long                   dccps_rate_last;
        struct dccp_minisock            dccps_minisock;
        struct dccp_ackvec              *dccps_hc_rx_ackvec;
        struct ccid                     *dccps_hc_rx_ccid;
--- a/net/dccp/proto.c
+++ b/net/dccp/proto.c
@@ -219,6 +219,7 @@ int dccp_init_sock(struct sock *sk, cons
        sk->sk_write_space      = dccp_write_space;
        icsk->icsk_sync_mss     = dccp_sync_mss;
        dp->dccps_mss_cache     = 536;
+       dp->dccps_rate_last     = jiffies;
        dp->dccps_role          = DCCP_ROLE_UNDEFINED;
        dp->dccps_service       = DCCP_SERVICE_CODE_IS_ABSENT;
        dp->dccps_l_ack_ratio   = dp->dccps_r_ack_ratio = 1;
--- a/net/dccp/input.c
+++ b/net/dccp/input.c
@@ -122,6 +122,8 @@ static int dccp_check_seqno(struct sock 
                    (ackno != DCCP_PKT_WITHOUT_ACK_SEQ))
                        dp->dccps_gar = ackno;
        } else {
+               unsigned long now = jiffies;
+
                DCCP_WARN("DCCP: Step 6 failed for %s packet, "
                          "(LSWL(%llu) <= P.seqno(%llu) <= S.SWH(%llu)) and "
                          "(P.ackno %s or LAWL(%llu) <= P.ackno(%llu) <= 
S.AWH(%llu), "
@@ -140,10 +142,18 @@ static int dccp_check_seqno(struct sock 
                 *         Otherwise,
                 *            Send Sync packet acknowledging P.seqno
                 *      Drop packet and return
+                *
+                *   These Syncs are rate-limited as per RFC 4340, 7.5.4:
+                *   at most 1 / (dccp_sync_rate_limit * HZ) Syncs per second.
                 */
-               if (dh->dccph_type == DCCP_PKT_RESET)
-                       seqno = dp->dccps_gsr;
-               dccp_send_sync(sk, seqno, DCCP_PKT_SYNC);
+               if (time_after(now, dp->dccps_rate_last
+                                 + sysctl_dccp_sync_ratelimit)) {
+                       dp->dccps_rate_last = now;
+
+                       if (dh->dccph_type == DCCP_PKT_RESET)
+                               seqno = dp->dccps_gsr;
+                       dccp_send_sync(sk, seqno, DCCP_PKT_SYNC);
+               }
                return -1;
        }
 


                        
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