kernel/linux.git/net/ipv4/netfilter.c, branch v6.19.11

ipv4: Convert ->flowi4_tos to dscp_t.

2025-08-27T00:34:31+00:00

Convert the ->flowic_tos field of struct flowi_common from __u8 to dscp_t, rename it ->flowic_dscp and propagate these changes to struct flowi and struct flowi4. We've had several bugs in the past where ECN bits could interfere with IPv4 routing, because these bits were not properly cleared when setting ->flowi4_tos. These bugs should be fixed now and the dscp_t type has been introduced to ensure that variables carrying DSCP values don't accidentally have any ECN bits set. Several variables and structure fields have been converted to dscp_t already, but the main IPv4 routing structure, struct flowi4, is still using a __u8. To avoid any future regression, this patch converts it to dscp_t. There are many users to convert at once. Fortunately, around half of ->flowi4_tos users already have a dscp_t value at hand, which they currently convert to __u8 using inet_dscp_to_dsfield(). For all of these users, we just need to drop that conversion. But, although we try to do the __u8 <-> dscp_t conversions at the boundaries of the network or of user space, some places still store TOS/DSCP variables as __u8 in core networking code. Those can hardly be converted either because the data structure is part of UAPI or because the same variable or field is also used for handling ECN in other parts of the code. In all of these cases where we don't have a dscp_t variable at hand, we need to use inet_dsfield_to_dscp() when interacting with ->flowi4_dscp. Changes since v1: * Fix space alignment in __bpf_redirect_neigh_v4() (Ido). Signed-off-by: Guillaume Nault Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel Link: https://patch.msgid.link/29acecb45e911d17446b9a3dbdb1ab7b821ea371.1756128932.git.gnault@redhat.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

netfilter: Switch to skb_dstref_steal to clear dst_entry

2025-08-20T00:54:19+00:00

Going forward skb_dst_set will assert that skb dst_entry is empty during skb_dst_set. skb_dstref_steal is added to reset existing entry without doing refcnt. Switch to skb_dstref_steal in ip[6]_route_me_harder and add a comment on why it's safe to skip skb_dstref_restore. Acked-by: Florian Westphal Signed-off-by: Stanislav Fomichev Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250818154032.3173645-4-sdf@fomichev.me Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

ipv4: adopt dst_dev, skb_dst_dev and skb_dst_dev_net[_rcu]

2025-07-02T21:32:30+00:00

Use the new helpers as a first step to deal with potential dst->dev races. Signed-off-by: Eric Dumazet Reviewed-by: Kuniyuki Iwashima Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20250630121934.3399505-8-edumazet@google.com Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

netfilter: ipv4: Convert ip_route_me_harder() to dscp_t.

2024-11-15T10:00:29+00:00

Use ip4h_dscp()instead of reading iph->tos directly. ip4h_dscp() returns a dscp_t value which is temporarily converted back to __u8 with inet_dscp_to_dsfield(). When converting ->flowi4_tos to dscp_t in the future, we'll only have to remove that inet_dscp_to_dsfield() call. Signed-off-by: Guillaume Nault Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

ipv4: netfilter: Unmask upper DSCP bits in ip_route_me_harder()

2024-09-09T13:14:53+00:00

Unmask the upper DSCP bits when calling ip_route_output_key() so that in the future it could perform the FIB lookup according to the full DSCP value. Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel Reviewed-by: Guillaume Nault Signed-off-by: David S. Miller

xfrm: pass struct net to xfrm_decode_session wrappers

2023-10-06T06:31:53+00:00

Preparation patch, extra arg is not used. No functional changes intended. This is needed to replace the xfrm session decode functions with the flow dissector. skb_flow_dissect() cannot be used as-is, because it attempts to deduce the 'struct net' to use for bpf program fetch from skb->sk or skb->dev, but xfrm code path can see skbs that have neither sk or dev filled in. So either flow dissector needs to try harder, e.g. by also trying skb->dst->dev, or we have to pass the struct net explicitly. Passing the struct net doesn't look too bad to me, most places already have it available or can derive it from the output device. Reported-by: kernel test robot Link: https://lore.kernel.org/netdev/202309271628.27fd2187-oliver.sang@intel.com/ Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal Reviewed-by: Simon Horman Signed-off-by: Steffen Klassert

netfilter: Use l3mdev flow key when re-routing mangled packets

2022-05-16T11:03:29+00:00

Commit 40867d74c374 ("net: Add l3mdev index to flow struct and avoid oif reset for port devices") introduces a flow key specific for layer 3 domains, such as a VRF master device. This allows for explicit VRF domain selection instead of abusing the oif flow key. Update ip[6]_route_me_harder() to make use of that new key when re-routing mangled packets within VRFs instead of setting the flow oif, making it consistent with other users. Signed-off-by: Martin Willi Reviewed-by: David Ahern Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

netfilter: Dissect flow after packet mangling

2021-04-18T20:04:16+00:00

Netfilter tries to reroute mangled packets as a different route might need to be used following the mangling. When this happens, netfilter does not populate the IP protocol, the source port and the destination port in the flow key. Therefore, FIB rules that match on these fields are ignored and packets can be misrouted. Solve this by dissecting the outer flow and populating the flow key before rerouting the packet. Note that flow dissection only happens when FIB rules that match on these fields are installed, so in the common case there should not be a penalty. Reported-by: Michal Soltys Signed-off-by: Ido Schimmel Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

netfilter: use actual socket sk rather than skb sk when routing harder

2020-10-30T11:57:39+00:00

If netfilter changes the packet mark when mangling, the packet is rerouted using the route_me_harder set of functions. Prior to this commit, there's one big difference between route_me_harder and the ordinary initial routing functions, described in the comment above __ip_queue_xmit(): /* Note: skb->sk can be different from sk, in case of tunnels */ int __ip_queue_xmit(struct sock *sk, struct sk_buff *skb, struct flowi *fl, That function goes on to correctly make use of sk->sk_bound_dev_if, rather than skb->sk->sk_bound_dev_if. And indeed the comment is true: a tunnel will receive a packet in ndo_start_xmit with an initial skb->sk. It will make some transformations to that packet, and then it will send the encapsulated packet out of a *new* socket. That new socket will basically always have a different sk_bound_dev_if (otherwise there'd be a routing loop). So for the purposes of routing the encapsulated packet, the routing information as it pertains to the socket should come from that socket's sk, rather than the packet's original skb->sk. For that reason __ip_queue_xmit() and related functions all do the right thing. One might argue that all tunnels should just call skb_orphan(skb) before transmitting the encapsulated packet into the new socket. But tunnels do *not* do this -- and this is wisely avoided in skb_scrub_packet() too -- because features like TSQ rely on skb->destructor() being called when that buffer space is truely available again. Calling skb_orphan(skb) too early would result in buffers filling up unnecessarily and accounting info being all wrong. Instead, additional routing must take into account the new sk, just as __ip_queue_xmit() notes. So, this commit addresses the problem by fishing the correct sk out of state->sk -- it's already set properly in the call to nf_hook() in __ip_local_out(), which receives the sk as part of its normal functionality. So we make sure to plumb state->sk through the various route_me_harder functions, and then make correct use of it following the example of __ip_queue_xmit(). Fixes: 1da177e4c3f4 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2") Signed-off-by: Jason A. Donenfeld Reviewed-by: Florian Westphal Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso

netfilter: ipv4: remove useless export_symbol

2019-01-28T10:32:58+00:00

Only one caller; place it where needed and get rid of the EXPORT_SYMBOL. Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso