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From: Xiang Mei <xmei5@asu.edu>
To: security@kernel.org
Cc: netdev@vger.kernel.org, toke@toke.dk, cake@lists.bufferbloat.net,
	bestswngs@gmail.com, Xiang Mei <xmei5@asu.edu>
Subject: [Cake] [PATCH net v3] net/sched: sch_cake: Fix incorrect qlen reduction in cake_drop
Date: Wed, 12 Nov 2025 20:53:03 -0700	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251113035303.51165-1-xmei5@asu.edu> (raw)

In cake_drop(), qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog() is called to decrement
the qlen of the qdisc hierarchy. However, this can incorrectly reduce
qlen when the dropped packet was never enqueued, leading to a possible
NULL dereference (e.g., when QFQ is the parent qdisc).

This happens when cake_enqueue() returns NET_XMIT_CN: the parent
qdisc does not enqueue the skb, but cake_drop() still reduces backlog.

This patch avoids the extra reduction by checking whether the packet
was actually enqueued. It also moves qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog()
out of cake_drop() to keep backlog accounting consistent.

Fixes: 15de71d06a40 ("net/sched: Make cake_enqueue return NET_XMIT_CN when past buffer_limit")
Signed-off-by: Xiang Mei <xmei5@asu.edu>
---
v2: add missing cc
v3: move qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog out of cake_drop

 net/sched/sch_cake.c | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++++----------------
 1 file changed, 24 insertions(+), 16 deletions(-)

diff --git a/net/sched/sch_cake.c b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
index 32bacfc314c2..179cafe05085 100644
--- a/net/sched/sch_cake.c
+++ b/net/sched/sch_cake.c
@@ -1597,7 +1597,6 @@ static unsigned int cake_drop(struct Qdisc *sch, struct sk_buff **to_free)
 
 	qdisc_drop_reason(skb, sch, to_free, SKB_DROP_REASON_QDISC_OVERLIMIT);
 	sch->q.qlen--;
-	qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(sch, 1, len);
 
 	cake_heapify(q, 0);
 
@@ -1750,7 +1749,9 @@ static s32 cake_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 	ktime_t now = ktime_get();
 	struct cake_tin_data *b;
 	struct cake_flow *flow;
-	u32 idx, tin;
+	u32 dropped = 0;
+	u32 idx, tin, prev_qlen, prev_backlog, drop_id;
+	bool same_flow = false;
 
 	/* choose flow to insert into */
 	idx = cake_classify(sch, &b, skb, q->flow_mode, &ret);
@@ -1927,24 +1928,31 @@ static s32 cake_enqueue(struct sk_buff *skb, struct Qdisc *sch,
 	if (q->buffer_used > q->buffer_max_used)
 		q->buffer_max_used = q->buffer_used;
 
-	if (q->buffer_used > q->buffer_limit) {
-		bool same_flow = false;
-		u32 dropped = 0;
-		u32 drop_id;
+	if (q->buffer_used <= q->buffer_limit)
+		return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
 
-		while (q->buffer_used > q->buffer_limit) {
-			dropped++;
-			drop_id = cake_drop(sch, to_free);
+	prev_qlen = sch->q.qlen;
+	prev_backlog = sch->qstats.backlog;
 
-			if ((drop_id >> 16) == tin &&
-			    (drop_id & 0xFFFF) == idx)
-				same_flow = true;
-		}
-		b->drop_overlimit += dropped;
+	while (q->buffer_used > q->buffer_limit) {
+		dropped++;
+		drop_id = cake_drop(sch, to_free);
+		if ((drop_id >> 16) == tin &&
+		    (drop_id & 0xFFFF) == idx)
+			same_flow = true;
+	}
+	b->drop_overlimit += dropped;
+
+	/* Compute the droppped qlen and pkt length */
+	prev_qlen -= sch->q.qlen;
+	prev_backlog -= sch->qstats.backlog;
 
-		if (same_flow)
-			return NET_XMIT_CN;
+	if (same_flow) {
+		qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(sch, prev_qlen - 1,
+					  prev_backlog - len);
+		return NET_XMIT_CN;
 	}
+	qdisc_tree_reduce_backlog(sch, prev_qlen, prev_backlog);
 	return NET_XMIT_SUCCESS;
 }
 
-- 
2.43.0


             reply	other threads:[~2025-11-13  3:53 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-11-13  3:53 Xiang Mei [this message]
2025-11-13  4:05 ` [Cake] " Xiang Mei
2025-11-13 13:35   ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2025-11-15  9:23     ` Xiang Mei
2025-11-17 13:23       ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2025-11-21 20:33         ` Xiang Mei
2025-11-13 13:21 ` Toke Høiland-Jørgensen
2025-11-15  9:03   ` Xiang Mei

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