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Date:      Sat, 3 Apr 2004 11:56:51 +0300
From:      Ruslan Ermilov <ru@freebsd.org>
To:        Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>
Cc:        cvs-all@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: cvs commit: src/sys/net if_gif.c
Message-ID:  <20040403085651.GA96868@ip.net.ua>
In-Reply-To: <20040331072756.GA14337@ip.net.ua>
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On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 10:27:56AM +0300, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> On Tue, Mar 30, 2004 at 03:25:17PM -0800, Brooks Davis wrote:
> > On Wed, Mar 31, 2004 at 01:03:49AM +0300, Ruslan Ermilov wrote:
> > > On Mon, Mar 22, 2004 at 06:24:26AM -0800, Robert Watson wrote:
> > > > rwatson     2004/03/22 06:24:26 PST
> > > >=20
> > > >   FreeBSD src repository
> > > >=20
> > > >   Modified files:
> > > >     sys/net              if_gif.c=20
> > > >   Log:
> > > >   Move "called", a static function variable used to detect recursive
> > > >   processing with gif interfaces, to a global variable named "gif_c=
alled".
> > > >   Add an annotation that this approach will not work with a reentra=
nt
> > > >   network stack, and that we should instead use packet tags to dete=
ct
> > > >   excessive recursive processing.
> > > >  =20
> > > >   Revision  Changes    Path
> > > >   1.42      +11 -4     src/sys/net/if_gif.c
> > > >=20
> > > Implemented this in the attached patch.  Note when testing: setting
> > > net.link.gif.max_nesting too high (>20 on my system) and triggering
> > > the recursion causes the kernel stack exhaustion.
> >=20
> > Why not just do what OpenBSD does and do actual loop detection?  This
> > gets rid of the nesting count hack which isn't really what you want to
> > measure anyway.
> >=20
> > http://www.openbsd.org/cgi-bin/cvsweb/src/sys/net/if_gif.c.diff?r1=3D1.=
18&r2=3D1.19
> >=20
> Good idea.  I will implement it and repost the updated patch here.
>=20
Actually, just replacing nesting limiter with loop detection was a
bad idea, so I didn't follow it.  It's a bad idea because you might
have many nesting (but not looping) gif interfaces, and this will
still cause panic by exhausting the kernel stack.  Instead, I have
combined both checks.  Please review the attached patch.


Cheers,
--=20
Ruslan Ermilov
ru@FreeBSD.org
FreeBSD committer

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Index: if_gif.c
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RCS file: /home/ncvs/src/sys/net/if_gif.c,v
retrieving revision 1.43
diff -u -p -r1.43 if_gif.c
--- if_gif.c	22 Mar 2004 15:43:14 -0000	1.43
+++ if_gif.c	3 Apr 2004 08:53:34 -0000
@@ -84,22 +84,13 @@
 #define GIFNAME		"gif"
=20
 /*
- * gif_mtx protects the global gif_softc_list, and access to gif_called.
- * XXX: See comment blow on gif_called.
+ * gif_mtx protects the global gif_softc_list.
  * XXX: Per-softc locking is still required.
  */
 static struct mtx gif_mtx;
 static MALLOC_DEFINE(M_GIF, "gif", "Generic Tunnel Interface");
 static LIST_HEAD(, gif_softc) gif_softc_list;
=20
-/*
- * XXX: gif_called is a recursion counter to prevent misconfiguration to
- * cause unbounded looping in the network stack.  However, this is a flawed
- * approach as it assumes non-reentrance in the stack.  This should be
- * changed to use packet tags to track recusion..
- */
-static int gif_called =3D 0;
-
 void	(*ng_gif_input_p)(struct ifnet *ifp, struct mbuf **mp, int af);
 void	(*ng_gif_input_orphan_p)(struct ifnet *ifp, struct mbuf *m, int af);
 void	(*ng_gif_attach_p)(struct ifnet *ifp);
@@ -347,7 +338,9 @@ gif_output(ifp, m, dst, rt)
 	struct rtentry *rt;	/* added in net2 */
 {
 	struct gif_softc *sc =3D (struct gif_softc*)ifp;
+	struct m_tag *mtag;
 	int error =3D 0;
+	int gif_called;
=20
 #ifdef MAC
 	error =3D mac_check_ifnet_transmit(ifp, m);
@@ -359,14 +352,26 @@ gif_output(ifp, m, dst, rt)
=20
 	/*
 	 * gif may cause infinite recursion calls when misconfigured.
+	 * We'll prevent this by detecting loops.
+	 *
+	 * Many nesting levels may cause stack exhaustion.
 	 * We'll prevent this by introducing upper limit.
-	 * XXX: this mechanism may introduce another problem about
-	 *      mutual exclusion of the variable CALLED, especially if we
-	 *      use kernel thread.
 	 */
-	mtx_lock(&gif_mtx);
-	if (++gif_called > max_gif_nesting) {
-		mtx_unlock(&gif_mtx);
+	gif_called =3D 1;
+	mtag =3D m_tag_locate(m, MTAG_GIF, MTAG_GIF_CALLED, NULL);
+	while (mtag !=3D NULL) {
+		if (*(struct ifnet **)(mtag + 1) =3D=3D ifp) {
+			log(LOG_NOTICE,
+			    "gif_output: loop detected on %s\n",
+			    (*(struct ifnet **)(mtag + 1))->if_xname);
+			m_freem(m);
+			error =3D EIO;	/* is there better errno? */
+			goto end;
+		}
+		mtag =3D m_tag_locate(m, MTAG_GIF, MTAG_GIF_CALLED, mtag);
+		gif_called++;
+	}
+	if (gif_called > max_gif_nesting) {
 		log(LOG_NOTICE,
 		    "gif_output: recursively called too many times(%d)\n",
 		    gif_called);
@@ -374,7 +379,15 @@ gif_output(ifp, m, dst, rt)
 		error =3D EIO;	/* is there better errno? */
 		goto end;
 	}
-	mtx_unlock(&gif_mtx);
+	mtag =3D m_tag_alloc(MTAG_GIF, MTAG_GIF_CALLED, sizeof(struct ifnet *),
+	    M_NOWAIT);
+	if (mtag =3D=3D NULL) {
+		m_freem(m);
+		error =3D ENOMEM;
+		goto end;
+	}
+	*(struct ifnet **)(mtag + 1) =3D ifp;
+	m_tag_prepend(m, mtag);
=20
 	m->m_flags &=3D ~(M_BCAST|M_MCAST);
 	if (!(ifp->if_flags & IFF_UP) ||
@@ -414,9 +427,6 @@ gif_output(ifp, m, dst, rt)
 	}
=20
   end:
-	mtx_lock(&gif_mtx);
-	gif_called =3D 0;		/* reset recursion counter */
-	mtx_unlock(&gif_mtx);
 	if (error)
 		ifp->if_oerrors++;
 	return error;

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