kernel/linux.git/drivers/net/ppp, branch v7.0-rc7

Convert 'alloc_obj' family to use the new default GFP_KERNEL argument

2026-02-22T01:09:51+00:00

This was done entirely with mindless brute force, using git grep -l '\

treewide: Replace kmalloc with kmalloc_obj for non-scalar types

2026-02-21T09:02:28+00:00

This is the result of running the Coccinelle script from scripts/coccinelle/api/kmalloc_objs.cocci. The script is designed to avoid scalar types (which need careful case-by-case checking), and instead replace kmalloc-family calls that allocate struct or union object instances: Single allocations: kmalloc(sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_obj(TYPE, ...) Array allocations: kmalloc_array(COUNT, sizeof(TYPE), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_objs(TYPE, COUNT, ...) Flex array allocations: kmalloc(struct_size(PTR, FAM, COUNT), ...) are replaced with: kmalloc_flex(*PTR, FAM, COUNT, ...) (where TYPE may also be *VAR) The resulting allocations no longer return "void *", instead returning "TYPE *". Signed-off-by: Kees Cook

ppp: enable TX scatter-gather

2026-02-05T09:06:27+00:00

PPP channels using chan->direct_xmit prepend the PPP header to a skb and call dev_queue_xmit() directly. In this mode the skb does not need to be linear, but the PPP netdevice currently does not advertise scatter-gather features, causing unnecessary linearization and preventing GSO. Enable NETIF_F_SG and NETIF_F_FRAGLIST on PPP devices. In case a linear buffer is required (PPP compression, multilink, and channels without direct_xmit), call skb_linearize() explicitly. Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260129012902.941-1-dqfext@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

net: Convert proto_ops connect() callbacks to use sockaddr_unsized

2025-11-05T03:10:32+00:00

Update all struct proto_ops connect() callback function prototypes from "struct sockaddr *" to "struct sockaddr_unsized *" to avoid lying to the compiler about object sizes. Calls into struct proto handlers gain casts that will be removed in the struct proto conversion patch. No binary changes expected. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251104002617.2752303-3-kees@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

net: Convert proto_ops bind() callbacks to use sockaddr_unsized

2025-11-05T03:10:32+00:00

Update all struct proto_ops bind() callback function prototypes from "struct sockaddr *" to "struct sockaddr_unsized *" to avoid lying to the compiler about object sizes. Calls into struct proto handlers gain casts that will be removed in the struct proto conversion patch. No binary changes expected. Signed-off-by: Kees Cook Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20251104002617.2752303-2-kees@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

Merge git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/netdev/net

2025-09-04T20:33:00+00:00

Cross-merge networking fixes after downstream PR (net-6.17-rc5). No conflicts. Adjacent changes: include/net/sock.h c51613fa276f ("net: add sk->sk_drop_counters") 5d6b58c932ec ("net: lockless sock_i_ino()") Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ppp: fix memory leak in pad_compress_skb

2025-09-04T14:25:48+00:00

If alloc_skb() fails in pad_compress_skb(), it returns NULL without releasing the old skb. The caller does: skb = pad_compress_skb(ppp, skb); if (!skb) goto drop; drop: kfree_skb(skb); When pad_compress_skb() returns NULL, the reference to the old skb is lost and kfree_skb(skb) ends up doing nothing, leading to a memory leak. Align pad_compress_skb() semantics with realloc(): only free the old skb if allocation and compression succeed. At the call site, use the new_skb variable so the original skb is not lost when pad_compress_skb() fails. Fixes: b3f9b92a6ec1 ("[PPP]: add PPP MPPE encryption module") Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Yue Haibing Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250903100726.269839-1-dqfext@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

pppoe: drop sock reference counting on fast path

2025-08-29T20:39:54+00:00

Now that PPPoE sockets are freed via RCU (SOCK_RCU_FREE), it is no longer necessary to take a reference count when looking up sockets on the receive path. Readers are protected by RCU, so the socket memory remains valid until after a grace period. Convert fast-path lookups to avoid refcounting: - Replace get_item() and sk_receive_skb() in pppoe_rcv() with __get_item() and __sk_receive_skb(). - Rework get_item_by_addr() into __get_item_by_addr() (no refcount and move RCU lock into pppoe_ioctl) - Remove unnecessary sock_put() calls. This avoids cacheline bouncing from atomic reference counting and improves performance on the receive fast path. Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250828012018.15922-2-dqfext@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

pppoe: remove rwlock usage

2025-08-29T20:39:53+00:00

Like ppp_generic.c, convert the PPPoE socket hash table to use RCU for lookups and a spinlock for updates. This removes rwlock usage and allows lockless readers on the fast path. - Mark hash table and list pointers as __rcu. - Use spin_lock() to protect writers. - Readers use rcu_dereference() under rcu_read_lock(). All known callers of get_item() already hold the RCU read lock, so no additional locking is needed. - get_item() now uses refcount_inc_not_zero() instead of sock_hold() to safely take a reference. This prevents crashes if a socket is already in the process of being freed (sk_refcnt == 0). - Set SOCK_RCU_FREE to defer socket freeing until after an RCU grace period. - Move skb_queue_purge() into sk_destruct callback to ensure purge happens after an RCU grace period. Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng Reviewed-by: Eric Dumazet Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250828012018.15922-1-dqfext@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ppp: remove rwlock usage

2025-08-25T23:45:09+00:00

In struct channel, the upl lock is implemented using rwlock_t, protecting access to pch->ppp and pch->bridge. As previously discussed on the list, using rwlock in the network fast path is not recommended. This patch replaces the rwlock with a spinlock for writers, and uses RCU for readers. - pch->ppp and pch->bridge are now declared as __rcu pointers. - Readers use rcu_dereference_bh() under rcu_read_lock_bh(). - Writers use spin_lock() to update. Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250822012548.6232-1-dqfext@gmail.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski