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* pending queue depth in ieee80211_local data structure
@ 2010-03-18 10:12 Lorenzo Bianconi
  2010-03-18 10:44 ` Bruno Randolf
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Lorenzo Bianconi @ 2010-03-18 10:12 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: linux-wireless

Hi all,

I noticed a possible issue in the pending queue management of the
ieee80211_local data structure.
In particular, there is no control of the queue depth and this could
cause a memory overflow.
In the test I carried out this happen when I use a low priority queue
(e.g. Backgreound queue) and
I transmit a data stream that exceeds the channel capacity (e.g.
50Mbps@MCS 3, 800ns GI and 20MHz
channel width). I wrote this patch in order to fix the issue.

Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi83@gmail.com>

--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -703,6 +703,8 @@
 	struct work_struct sta_finish_work;
 	int sta_generation;

+	/* Pending buffer dimension */
+	#define PENDING_BUF	512
 	struct sk_buff_head pending[IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES];
 	struct tasklet_struct tx_pending_tasklet;

--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1399,13 +1399,15 @@
 		skb = tx.skb;

 		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
-
+		
 		if (local->queue_stop_reasons[queue] ||
 		    !skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[queue])) {
 			/*
-			 * if queue is stopped, queue up frames for later
-			 * transmission from the tasklet
+			 * if queue is stopped and there is enough space in the queue,
+			 * queue up frames for later transmission from the tasklet
 			 */
+			if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) >= PENDING_BUF)
+				goto drop;
 			do {
 				next = skb->next;
 				skb->next = NULL;
@@ -2028,8 +2030,12 @@
 						flags);

 			txok = ieee80211_tx_pending_skb(local, skb);
-			if (!txok)
-				__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
+			if (!txok) {
+				if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[i]) < PENDING_BUF)
+					__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
+				else
+					kfree_skb(skb);
+			}
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
 					  flags);
 			if (!txok)
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -383,7 +383,10 @@

 	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 	__ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
-	__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
+	if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF)
+		__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
+	else
+		kfree_skb(skb);	
 	__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 }
@@ -409,9 +412,12 @@
 			continue;
 		}

-		ret++;
 		queue = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
-		__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
+		if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF) {
+			ret++;
+			__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
+		} else
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 	}

 	for (i = 0; i < hw->queues; i++)


Regards

Lorenzo

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* Re: pending queue depth in ieee80211_local data structure
  2010-03-18 10:12 pending queue depth in ieee80211_local data structure Lorenzo Bianconi
@ 2010-03-18 10:44 ` Bruno Randolf
  2010-03-18 11:35   ` Lorenzo Bianconi
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Bruno Randolf @ 2010-03-18 10:44 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Lorenzo Bianconi; +Cc: linux-wireless

On Thursday 18 March 2010 19:12:32 Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I noticed a possible issue in the pending queue management of the
> ieee80211_local data structure.
> In particular, there is no control of the queue depth and this could
> cause a memory overflow.
> In the test I carried out this happen when I use a low priority queue
> (e.g. Backgreound queue) and
> I transmit a data stream that exceeds the channel capacity (e.g.
> 50Mbps@MCS 3, 800ns GI and 20MHz
> channel width). I wrote this patch in order to fix the issue.

i think, i noticed the same issue: sending a UDP stream which is higher than 
the possible bandwidth will eventually cause an out of memory panic.

bruno

> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi83@gmail.com>
> 
> --- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
> +++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
> @@ -703,6 +703,8 @@
>  	struct work_struct sta_finish_work;
>  	int sta_generation;
> 
> +	/* Pending buffer dimension */
> +	#define PENDING_BUF	512
>  	struct sk_buff_head pending[IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES];
>  	struct tasklet_struct tx_pending_tasklet;
> 
> --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
> +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
> @@ -1399,13 +1399,15 @@
>  		skb = tx.skb;
> 
>  		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
> -
> +
>  		if (local->queue_stop_reasons[queue] ||
>  		    !skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[queue])) {
>  			/*
> -			 * if queue is stopped, queue up frames for later
> -			 * transmission from the tasklet
> +			 * if queue is stopped and there is enough space in 
the queue,
> +			 * queue up frames for later transmission from the 
tasklet
>  			 */
> +			if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) >= 
PENDING_BUF)
> +				goto drop;
>  			do {
>  				next = skb->next;
>  				skb->next = NULL;
> @@ -2028,8 +2030,12 @@
>  						flags);
> 
>  			txok = ieee80211_tx_pending_skb(local, skb);
> -			if (!txok)
> -				__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
> +			if (!txok) {
> +				if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[i]) < 
PENDING_BUF)
> +					__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], 
skb);
> +				else
> +					kfree_skb(skb);
> +			}
>  			spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
>  					  flags);
>  			if (!txok)
> --- a/net/mac80211/util.c
> +++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
> @@ -383,7 +383,10 @@
> 
>  	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
>  	__ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, queue, 
IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
> -	__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
> +	if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF)
> +		__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
> +	else
> +		kfree_skb(skb);
>  	__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, queue, 
IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
>  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
>  }
> @@ -409,9 +412,12 @@
>  			continue;
>  		}
> 
> -		ret++;
>  		queue = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
> -		__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
> +		if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF) {
> +			ret++;
> +			__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
> +		} else
> +			kfree_skb(skb);
>  	}
> 
>  	for (i = 0; i < hw->queues; i++)
> 
> 
> Regards
> 
> Lorenzo
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* Re: pending queue depth in ieee80211_local data structure
  2010-03-18 10:44 ` Bruno Randolf
@ 2010-03-18 11:35   ` Lorenzo Bianconi
  2010-03-18 12:56     ` Larry Finger
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 4+ messages in thread
From: Lorenzo Bianconi @ 2010-03-18 11:35 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: br1, ht6100; +Cc: linux-wireless

> On Thursday 18 March 2010 19:12:32 Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I noticed a possible issue in the pending queue management of the
>> ieee80211_local data structure.
>> In particular, there is no control of the queue depth and this could
>> cause a memory overflow.
>> In the test I carried out this happen when I use a low priority queue
>> (e.g. Backgreound queue) and
>> I transmit a data stream that exceeds the channel capacity (e.g.
>> 50Mbps@MCS 3, 800ns GI and 20MHz
>> channel width). I wrote this patch in order to fix the issue.
>
> i think, i noticed the same issue: sending a UDP stream which is higher than
> the possible bandwidth will eventually cause an out of memory panic.
>
> bruno
>
>> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi83@gmail.com>
>>
>> --- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
>> +++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
>> @@ -703,6 +703,8 @@
>>       struct work_struct sta_finish_work;
>>       int sta_generation;
>>
>> +     /* Pending buffer dimension */
>> +     #define PENDING_BUF     512
>>       struct sk_buff_head pending[IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES];
>>       struct tasklet_struct tx_pending_tasklet;
>>
>> --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
>> +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
>> @@ -1399,13 +1399,15 @@
>>               skb = tx.skb;
>>
>>               spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
>> -
>> +
>>               if (local->queue_stop_reasons[queue] ||
>>                   !skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[queue])) {
>>                       /*
>> -                      * if queue is stopped, queue up frames for later
>> -                      * transmission from the tasklet
>> +                      * if queue is stopped and there is enough space in
> the queue,
>> +                      * queue up frames for later transmission from the
> tasklet
>>                        */
>> +                     if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) >=
> PENDING_BUF)
>> +                             goto drop;
>>                       do {
>>                               next = skb->next;
>>                               skb->next = NULL;
>> @@ -2028,8 +2030,12 @@
>>                                               flags);
>>
>>                       txok = ieee80211_tx_pending_skb(local, skb);
>> -                     if (!txok)
>> -                             __skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
>> +                     if (!txok) {
>> +                             if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[i]) <
> PENDING_BUF)
>> +                                     __skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i],
> skb);
>> +                             else
>> +                                     kfree_skb(skb);
>> +                     }
>>                       spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
>>                                         flags);
>>                       if (!txok)
>> --- a/net/mac80211/util.c
>> +++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
>> @@ -383,7 +383,10 @@
>>
>>       spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
>>       __ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, queue,
> IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
>> -     __skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
>> +     if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF)
>> +             __skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
>> +     else
>> +             kfree_skb(skb);
>>       __ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, queue,
> IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
>>       spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
>>  }
>> @@ -409,9 +412,12 @@
>>                       continue;
>>               }
>>
>> -             ret++;
>>               queue = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
>> -             __skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
>> +             if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF) {
>> +                     ret++;
>> +                     __skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
>> +             } else
>> +                     kfree_skb(skb);
>>       }
>>
>>       for (i = 0; i < hw->queues; i++)
>>
>>
>> Regards
>>
>> Lorenzo
>> --
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>> in the body of a message to majordomo@vger.kernel.org
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>

Hi all,

I pasted the first version of the patch where I missed to unlock the
spinlock in the  ieee80211_tx().
This is the last version of the patch.

Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi83@gmail.com>

--- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
+++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
@@ -708,6 +708,8 @@
 	struct work_struct sta_finish_work;
 	int sta_generation;

+	/* Pending buffer dimension */
+	#define PENDING_BUF	512
 	struct sk_buff_head pending[IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES];
 	struct tasklet_struct tx_pending_tasklet;

--- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
@@ -1449,14 +1449,18 @@
 		skb = tx.skb;

 		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
-
+		
 		if (local->queue_stop_reasons[queue] ||
 		    !skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[queue])) {
 			/*
-			 * if queue is stopped, queue up frames for later
-			 * transmission from the tasklet
+			 * if queue is stopped and there is enough space in the queue,
+			 * queue up frames for later transmission from the tasklet
 			 */
-			do {
+			if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) >= PENDING_BUF) {
+				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
+							flags);
+				goto drop;
+			} do {
 				next = skb->next;
 				skb->next = NULL;
 				if (unlikely(txpending))
@@ -2074,8 +2078,12 @@
 						flags);

 			txok = ieee80211_tx_pending_skb(local, skb);
-			if (!txok)
-				__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
+			if (!txok) {
+				if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[i]) < PENDING_BUF)
+					__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
+				else
+					kfree_skb(skb);
+			}
 			spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
 					  flags);
 			if (!txok)
--- a/net/mac80211/util.c
+++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
@@ -383,7 +383,10 @@

 	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 	__ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
-	__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
+	if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF)
+		__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
+	else
+		kfree_skb(skb);	
 	__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
 	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
 }
@@ -409,9 +412,12 @@
 			continue;
 		}

-		ret++;
 		queue = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
-		__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
+		if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF) {
+			ret++;
+			__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
+		} else
+			kfree_skb(skb);
 	}

 	for (i = 0; i < hw->queues; i++)

Regards.

Lorenzo

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* Re: pending queue depth in ieee80211_local data structure
  2010-03-18 11:35   ` Lorenzo Bianconi
@ 2010-03-18 12:56     ` Larry Finger
  0 siblings, 0 replies; 4+ messages in thread
From: Larry Finger @ 2010-03-18 12:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: Lorenzo Bianconi; +Cc: br1, ht6100, linux-wireless

On 03/18/2010 06:35 AM, Lorenzo Bianconi wrote:
> Hi all,
> 
> I pasted the first version of the patch where I missed to unlock the
> spinlock in the  ieee80211_tx().
> This is the last version of the patch.

Probably not.

> Signed-off-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi83@gmail.com>
> 
> --- a/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
> +++ b/net/mac80211/ieee80211_i.h
> @@ -708,6 +708,8 @@
>  	struct work_struct sta_finish_work;
>  	int sta_generation;
> 
> +	/* Pending buffer dimension */
> +	#define PENDING_BUF	512
>  	struct sk_buff_head pending[IEEE80211_MAX_QUEUES];
>  	struct tasklet_struct tx_pending_tasklet;
> 
> --- a/net/mac80211/tx.c
> +++ b/net/mac80211/tx.c
> @@ -1449,14 +1449,18 @@
>  		skb = tx.skb;
> 
>  		spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
> -
> +		

The new line here has trailing white space. I wondered why you were changing one
blank line for another. You should use scripts/checkpatch to verify your patch.
That script would have caught this.

>  		if (local->queue_stop_reasons[queue] ||
>  		    !skb_queue_empty(&local->pending[queue])) {
>  			/*
> -			 * if queue is stopped, queue up frames for later
> -			 * transmission from the tasklet
> +			 * if queue is stopped and there is enough space in the queue,
> +			 * queue up frames for later transmission from the tasklet
>  			 */
> -			do {
> +			if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) >= PENDING_BUF) {
> +				spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
> +							flags);
> +				goto drop;
> +			} do {
>  				next = skb->next;
>  				skb->next = NULL;
>  				if (unlikely(txpending))
> @@ -2074,8 +2078,12 @@
>  						flags);
> 
>  			txok = ieee80211_tx_pending_skb(local, skb);
> -			if (!txok)
> -				__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
> +			if (!txok) {
> +				if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[i]) < PENDING_BUF)
> +					__skb_queue_head(&local->pending[i], skb);
> +				else
> +					kfree_skb(skb);
> +			}
>  			spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock,
>  					  flags);
>  			if (!txok)
> --- a/net/mac80211/util.c
> +++ b/net/mac80211/util.c
> @@ -383,7 +383,10 @@
> 
>  	spin_lock_irqsave(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
>  	__ieee80211_stop_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
> -	__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
> +	if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF)
> +		__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
> +	else
> +		kfree_skb(skb);	
>  	__ieee80211_wake_queue(hw, queue, IEEE80211_QUEUE_STOP_REASON_SKB_ADD);
>  	spin_unlock_irqrestore(&local->queue_stop_reason_lock, flags);
>  }
> @@ -409,9 +412,12 @@
>  			continue;
>  		}
> 
> -		ret++;
>  		queue = skb_get_queue_mapping(skb);
> -		__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
> +		if (skb_queue_len(&local->pending[queue]) < PENDING_BUF) {
> +			ret++;
> +			__skb_queue_tail(&local->pending[queue], skb);
> +		} else
> +			kfree_skb(skb);
>  	}
> 
>  	for (i = 0; i < hw->queues; i++)

John Linville's efforts as the wireless maintainer are made easier when everyone
follows the guidelines in Documentation/SubmittingPatches. For instance, this
patch should have been submitted with the subject "[PATCH V2] mac80211: Revise
pending queue depth in ieee80211_local data structure", or some such title. At
the beginning of the submission, you should describe the problem following the
guidelines mentioned above. This section is followed by the "Signed-off-by:"
line with a line consisting of "---". Everything above this line becomes part of
the official record if/when the patch is accepted. In this case, the quoting of
previous emails and the inclusion of the previous patch is inappropriate. Below
the ---, you can include additional information such as how this version differs
from previous submissions, and any instructions to John.

I have not reviewed the content of this patch - only the problem with the white
space caught my eye.

Larry

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