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
next 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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