> -----Original Message-----
> From: Intel-wired-lan <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Simon
> Horman
> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2024 8:57 AM
> To: Loktionov, Aleksandr <[email protected]>
> Cc: Nguyen, Anthony L <[email protected]>; Kubalewski, Arkadiusz
> <[email protected]>; [email protected];
> [email protected]
> Subject: Re: [Intel-wired-lan] [PATCH iwl-net v1] i40e: Fix macvlan leak by
> synchronizing access to mac_filter_hash
> 
> On Mon, Sep 23, 2024 at 11:12:19AM +0200, Aleksandr Loktionov wrote:
> > This patch addresses a macvlan leak issue in the i40e driver caused by
> > concurrent access to vsi->mac_filter_hash. The leak occurs when
> > multiple threads attempt to modify the mac_filter_hash simultaneously,
> > leading to inconsistent state and potential memory leaks.
> >
> > To fix this, we now wrap the calls to i40e_del_mac_filter() and
> > zeroing
> > vf->default_lan_addr.addr with
> > vf->spin_lock/unlock_bh(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock),
> > ensuring atomic operations and preventing concurrent access.
> >
> > Additionally, we add lockdep_assert_held(&vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock)
> > in
> > i40e_add_mac_filter() to help catch similar issues in the future.
> >
> > Reproduction steps:
> > 1. Spawn VFs and configure port vlan on them.
> > 2. Trigger concurrent macvlan operations (e.g., adding and deleting
> >     portvlan and/or mac filters).
> > 3. Observe the potential memory leak and inconsistent state in the
> >     mac_filter_hash.
> >
> > This synchronization ensures the integrity of the mac_filter_hash and
> > prevents the described leak.
> >
> > Fixes: fed0d9f13266 ("i40e: Fix VF's MAC Address change on VM")
> > Reviewed-by: Arkadiusz Kubalewski <[email protected]>
> > Signed-off-by: Aleksandr Loktionov <[email protected]>
> 
> Thanks Aleksandr,
> 
> I see that:
> 
> 1) All calls to i40e_add_mac_filter() and all other calls
>    to i40e_del_mac_filter() are already protected by
>    vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock.
> 
> 2) i40e_del_mac_filter() already asserts that
>    vsi->mac_filter_hash_lock is held.
> 
> So this looks good to me.
> 
> Reviewed-by: Simon Horman <[email protected]>
> 
> ...

Tested-by: Rafal Romanowski <[email protected]>


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