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author | Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com> | 2012-10-31 06:45:32 +0400 |
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committer | David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net> | 2012-11-01 19:55:59 +0400 |
commit | 8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664 (patch) | |
tree | 3aa2a94371ae0fd18339c98fce77decef29b2bad /net/ipv4/tcp_metrics.c | |
parent | d3e9a1dc7c34c3c5a253091289a54883bf27f6ba (diff) | |
download | linux-8f363b77ee4fbf7c3bbcf5ec2c5ca482d396d664.tar.xz |
net: fix divide by zero in tcp algorithm illinois
Reading TCP stats when using TCP Illinois congestion control algorithm
can cause a divide by zero kernel oops.
The division by zero occur in tcp_illinois_info() at:
do_div(t, ca->cnt_rtt);
where ca->cnt_rtt can become zero (when rtt_reset is called)
Steps to Reproduce:
1. Register tcp_illinois:
# sysctl -w net.ipv4.tcp_congestion_control=illinois
2. Monitor internal TCP information via command "ss -i"
# watch -d ss -i
3. Establish new TCP conn to machine
Either it fails at the initial conn, or else it needs to wait
for a loss or a reset.
This is only related to reading stats. The function avg_delay() also
performs the same divide, but is guarded with a (ca->cnt_rtt > 0) at its
calling point in update_params(). Thus, simply fix tcp_illinois_info().
Function tcp_illinois_info() / get_info() is called without
socket lock. Thus, eliminate any race condition on ca->cnt_rtt
by using a local stack variable. Simply reuse info.tcpv_rttcnt,
as its already set to ca->cnt_rtt.
Function avg_delay() is not affected by this race condition, as
its called with the socket lock.
Cc: Petr Matousek <pmatouse@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: Jesper Dangaard Brouer <brouer@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Acked-by: Stephen Hemminger <shemminger@vyatta.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
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