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Paolo Abeni c5f2613e69 Merge branch 'net-don-t-strip-zerocopy-frag-markers-from-a-forwarded-skb'
Norbert Szetei says:

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net: don't strip zerocopy frag markers from a forwarded skb

queue_userspace_packet() calls skb_tx_error() on the packet skb in its
error path, but it only borrows that skb: on the OVS_ACTION_ATTR_USERSPACE
action path do_execute_actions() ignores output_userspace()'s return value
and keeps forwarding the same skb through the flow's remaining actions.
skb_tx_error() completes the zerocopy uarg and clears SKBFL_ALL_ZEROCOPY,
and with it SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG.

For a MSG_ZEROCOPY skb carrying page-cache frags, SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG is
what makes esp_input() skb_cow_data() instead of taking the in-place AEAD
path. Once it is stripped, a later local ESP delivery decrypts in place
over pages the sender still shares with the page cache.

Patch 1 moves the skb_tx_error() into the one path that does drop the
packet, the "default" arm of ovs_dp_process_packet()'s switch(error).

Patch 2 removes a second such strip, in skb_zerocopy(), which calls
skb_tx_error() on its source when skb_orphan_frags() fails. A copy helper
should not perform a destructive action on its source, and both callers
already report the error on their own drop path. MSG_ZEROCOPY skbs cannot
reach that one -- SKBFL_DONT_ORPHAN makes skb_orphan_frags() return early
-- but producers that do not set that flag, such as vhost-net, can.
Patch 3 is new in v2. It stops skb_tx_error() from touching skb_shinfo()
state that is shared with clones, so patch 1's new call site cannot reach
a live skb either. For a non-last OVS_ACTION_ATTR_RECIRC action
clone_execute() sends a skb_clone() into ovs_dp_process_packet() while
do_execute_actions() keeps forwarding the original, and skb_clone() does
not privatise the frags for these skbs -- skb_orphan_frags() returns early
on SKBFL_DONT_ORPHAN -- so a flow miss on the clone strips
SKBFL_SHARED_FRAG from the packet still in flight. Confirmed on a KASAN
build with a flow matching recirc_id 0 and actions RECIRC(1),OUTPUT(0):
with patches 1 and 2 applied it still reproduces the page-cache write,
with patch 3 on top it no longer does (5/5 runs). A kprobe on
skb_tx_error() shows the datapath drop path is still reached in both
cases, so the difference is the guard and not the reproducer.

As Ilya noted, that makes patch 3 the general fix -- an skb can enter any
skb_tx_error() caller already cloned elsewhere in the stack -- while
patches 1 and 2 keep the callers from acting on an skb they do not own.
Removing skb_tx_error() altogether looks like the right long-term cleanup
and is planned as a net-next follow-up.

v3: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/F3B9E5BA-0AC1-4AD1-A7D9-F38033304270@doyensec.com/
v2: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/AD1B7BEE-C04C-4A1B-982C-8385F1908911@doyensec.com/
v1: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/8063260C-05C9-4997-B9B6-2135063C4858@doyensec.com/
====================

Link: https://patch.msgid.link/4B5CCA6E-2C49-4F86-8C4E-E1BE15C16C0A@doyensec.com
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
2026-08-25 09:36:49 +02:00
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Linux kernel
============

The Linux kernel is the core of any Linux operating system. It manages hardware,
system resources, and provides the fundamental services for all other software.

Quick Start
-----------

* Report a bug: See Documentation/admin-guide/reporting-issues.rst
* Get the latest kernel: https://kernel.org
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* Join the community: https://lore.kernel.org/

Essential Documentation
-----------------------

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* Building requirements: Documentation/process/changes.rst
* Code of Conduct: Documentation/process/code-of-conduct.rst
* License: See COPYING

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============

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* New Kernel Developer - Getting started with kernel development
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For Specific Users
==================

New Kernel Developer
--------------------

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* Getting Started: Documentation/process/development-process.rst
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* Coding Style: Documentation/process/coding-style.rst
* Build System: Documentation/kbuild/index.rst
* Development Tools: Documentation/dev-tools/index.rst
* Kernel Hacking Guide: Documentation/kernel-hacking/hacking.rst
* Core APIs: Documentation/core-api/index.rst

Academic Researcher
-------------------

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* Researcher Guidelines: Documentation/process/researcher-guidelines.rst
* Memory Management: Documentation/mm/index.rst
* Scheduler: Documentation/scheduler/index.rst
* Networking Stack: Documentation/networking/index.rst
* Filesystems: Documentation/filesystems/index.rst
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---------------

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* Security Features: Documentation/userspace-api/seccomp_filter.rst

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-----------------------------

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* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* Backporting Guide: Documentation/process/backporting.rst
* Applying Patches: Documentation/process/applying-patches.rst
* Subsystem Profile: Documentation/maintainer/maintainer-entry-profile.rst
* Git for Maintainers: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

System Administrator
--------------------

Configure, tune, and troubleshoot Linux systems:

* Admin Guide: Documentation/admin-guide/index.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Sysctl Tuning: Documentation/admin-guide/sysctl/index.rst
* Tracing/Debugging: Documentation/trace/index.rst
* Performance Security: Documentation/admin-guide/perf-security.rst
* Hardware Monitoring: Documentation/hwmon/index.rst

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----------

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* Maintainer Handbook: Documentation/maintainer/index.rst
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* Git Configuration: Documentation/maintainer/configure-git.rst

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---------------

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* Driver API Guide: Documentation/driver-api/index.rst
* Driver Model: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/driver.rst
* Device Drivers: Documentation/driver-api/infrastructure.rst
* Bus Types: Documentation/driver-api/driver-model/bus.rst
* Device Tree Bindings: Documentation/devicetree/bindings/
* Power Management: Documentation/driver-api/pm/index.rst
* DMA API: Documentation/core-api/dma-api.rst

Distribution Maintainer
-----------------------

Package and distribute the kernel:

* Stable Kernel Rules: Documentation/process/stable-kernel-rules.rst
* ABI Documentation: Documentation/ABI/README
* Kernel Configuration: Documentation/kbuild/kconfig.rst
* Module Signing: Documentation/admin-guide/module-signing.rst
* Kernel Parameters: Documentation/admin-guide/kernel-parameters.rst
* Tainted Kernels: Documentation/admin-guide/tainted-kernels.rst

AI Coding Assistant
-------------------

CRITICAL: If you are an LLM or AI-powered coding assistant, you MUST read and
follow the AI coding assistants documentation before contributing to the Linux
kernel:

* Documentation/process/coding-assistants.rst

This documentation contains essential requirements about licensing, attribution,
and the Developer Certificate of Origin that all AI tools must comply with.


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=========================

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