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netfilter: fix the race when initializing nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd

Message ID 1291566397-24318-1-git-send-email-xiaosuo@gmail.com
State Not Applicable, archived
Delegated to: David Miller
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Changli Gao Dec. 5, 2010, 4:26 p.m. UTC
Since nf_ct_expect_dst_hash() may be called without nf_conntrack_lock
locked, nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd should be initialized in the atomic way.

Signed-off-by: Changli Gao <xiaosuo@gmail.com>
---
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c |   12 +++++++-----
 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
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Patrick McHardy Dec. 15, 2010, 10:16 p.m. UTC | #1
Am 05.12.2010 17:26, schrieb Changli Gao:
> Since nf_ct_expect_dst_hash() may be called without nf_conntrack_lock
> locked, nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd should be initialized in the atomic way.
> 
> Signed-off-by: Changli Gao <xiaosuo@gmail.com>
> ---
>  net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c |   12 +++++++-----
>  1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
> index 46e8966..e2bb3ef 100644
> --- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
> +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
> @@ -34,7 +34,6 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_expect_hsize);
>  
>  static unsigned int nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd __read_mostly;
>  unsigned int nf_ct_expect_max __read_mostly;
> -static int nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd_initted __read_mostly;
>  
>  static struct kmem_cache *nf_ct_expect_cachep __read_mostly;
>  
> @@ -77,10 +76,13 @@ static unsigned int nf_ct_expect_dst_hash(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple
>  {
>  	unsigned int hash;
>  
> -	if (unlikely(!nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd_initted)) {
> -		get_random_bytes(&nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd,
> -				 sizeof(nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd));
> -		nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd_initted = 1;
> +	if (unlikely(!nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd)) {
> +		unsigned int rand;
> +
> +		do {
> +			get_random_bytes(&rand, sizeof(rand));
> +		} while (!rand);
> +		cmpxchg(&nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd, 0, rand);
>  	}

I'd rather just re-use the conntrack hash random value.
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diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
index 46e8966..e2bb3ef 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c
@@ -34,7 +34,6 @@  EXPORT_SYMBOL_GPL(nf_ct_expect_hsize);
 
 static unsigned int nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd __read_mostly;
 unsigned int nf_ct_expect_max __read_mostly;
-static int nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd_initted __read_mostly;
 
 static struct kmem_cache *nf_ct_expect_cachep __read_mostly;
 
@@ -77,10 +76,13 @@  static unsigned int nf_ct_expect_dst_hash(const struct nf_conntrack_tuple *tuple
 {
 	unsigned int hash;
 
-	if (unlikely(!nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd_initted)) {
-		get_random_bytes(&nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd,
-				 sizeof(nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd));
-		nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd_initted = 1;
+	if (unlikely(!nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd)) {
+		unsigned int rand;
+
+		do {
+			get_random_bytes(&rand, sizeof(rand));
+		} while (!rand);
+		cmpxchg(&nf_ct_expect_hash_rnd, 0, rand);
 	}
 
 	hash = jhash2(tuple->dst.u3.all, ARRAY_SIZE(tuple->dst.u3.all),