[PATCH AUTOSEL 6.14 078/108] net: bridge: mcast: re-implement br_multicast_{enable, disable}_port functions
From: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
Date: 2025-06-04 00:58:14
Also in:
bridge, linux-patches, stable
Subsystem:
ethernet bridge, networking [general], the rest · Maintainers:
Nikolay Aleksandrov, Ido Schimmel, "David S. Miller", Eric Dumazet, Jakub Kicinski, Paolo Abeni, Linus Torvalds
From: Yong Wang <redacted>
[ Upstream commit 4b30ae9adb047dd0a7982975ec3933c529537026 ]
When a bridge port STP state is changed from BLOCKING/DISABLED to
FORWARDING, the port's igmp query timer will NOT re-arm itself if the
bridge has been configured as per-VLAN multicast snooping.
Solve this by choosing the correct multicast context(s) to enable/disable
port multicast based on whether per-VLAN multicast snooping is enabled or
not, i.e. using per-{port, VLAN} context in case of per-VLAN multicast
snooping by re-implementing br_multicast_enable_port() and
br_multicast_disable_port() functions.
Before the patch, the IGMP query does not happen in the last step of the
following test sequence, i.e. no growth for tx counter:
# ip link add name br1 up type bridge vlan_filtering 1 mcast_snooping 1 mcast_vlan_snooping 1 mcast_querier 1 mcast_stats_enabled 1
# bridge vlan global set vid 1 dev br1 mcast_snooping 1 mcast_querier 1 mcast_query_interval 100 mcast_startup_query_count 0
# ip link add name swp1 up master br1 type dummy
# bridge link set dev swp1 state 0
# ip -j -p stats show dev swp1 group xstats_slave subgroup bridge suite mcast | jq '.[]["multicast"]["igmp_queries"]["tx_v2"]'
1
# sleep 1
# ip -j -p stats show dev swp1 group xstats_slave subgroup bridge suite mcast | jq '.[]["multicast"]["igmp_queries"]["tx_v2"]'
1
# bridge link set dev swp1 state 3
# sleep 2
# ip -j -p stats show dev swp1 group xstats_slave subgroup bridge suite mcast | jq '.[]["multicast"]["igmp_queries"]["tx_v2"]'
1
After the patch, the IGMP query happens in the last step of the test:
# ip link add name br1 up type bridge vlan_filtering 1 mcast_snooping 1 mcast_vlan_snooping 1 mcast_querier 1 mcast_stats_enabled 1
# bridge vlan global set vid 1 dev br1 mcast_snooping 1 mcast_querier 1 mcast_query_interval 100 mcast_startup_query_count 0
# ip link add name swp1 up master br1 type dummy
# bridge link set dev swp1 state 0
# ip -j -p stats show dev swp1 group xstats_slave subgroup bridge suite mcast | jq '.[]["multicast"]["igmp_queries"]["tx_v2"]'
1
# sleep 1
# ip -j -p stats show dev swp1 group xstats_slave subgroup bridge suite mcast | jq '.[]["multicast"]["igmp_queries"]["tx_v2"]'
1
# bridge link set dev swp1 state 3
# sleep 2
# ip -j -p stats show dev swp1 group xstats_slave subgroup bridge suite mcast | jq '.[]["multicast"]["igmp_queries"]["tx_v2"]'
3
Signed-off-by: Yong Wang <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Andy Roulin <redacted>
Reviewed-by: Ido Schimmel <idosch@nvidia.com>
Signed-off-by: Petr Machata <petrm@nvidia.com>
Acked-by: Nikolay Aleksandrov <razor@blackwall.org>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
Signed-off-by: Sasha Levin <sashal@kernel.org>
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Based on my comprehensive analysis, here's my assessment: **YES** ##
Analysis Summary This commit should be backported to stable kernel
trees. Here's my detailed reasoning: ### **What the Bug Fixes** The
commit fixes a critical bug where **IGMP query timers fail to re-arm**
when a bridge port transitions from BLOCKING/DISABLED to FORWARDING
state in **per-VLAN multicast snooping** configurations. ### **Technical
Problem** 1. **Context**: When `BROPT_MCAST_VLAN_SNOOPING_ENABLED` is
active, each VLAN has its own multicast context (`port_mcast_ctx`) with
separate query timers 2. **Bug**: The old implementation in
`br_multicast_enable_port()` and `br_multicast_disable_port()` only
operated on the port's main multicast context (`port->multicast_ctx`) 3.
**Impact**: Per-VLAN multicast contexts were never properly
enabled/disabled during STP state transitions 4. **Result**: IGMP/MLD
query timers for VLANs remain permanently disabled, causing multicast
flooding instead of proper snooping ### **Evidence from Commit** The
commit message provides clear **before/after test results**: -
**Before**: IGMP query count stays at 1 (timer not re-arming) -
**After**: IGMP query count increases to 3 (timer properly re-arming)
This demonstrates the fix works and solves a real, testable problem. ###
**Code Analysis** The fix **re-implements** `br_multicast_enable_port()`
and `br_multicast_disable_port()` to: 1. **Check VLAN snooping status**:
If `BROPT_MCAST_VLAN_SNOOPING_ENABLED` is set 2. **Iterate through
VLANs**: Process each VLAN's multicast context individually 3. **Proper
state handling**: Only enable contexts for VLANs in LEARNING/FORWARDING
states 4. **Fallback behavior**: Use old behavior when VLAN snooping is
disabled ### **Backporting Criteria Met** ✅ **Bug Fix**: Fixes
functional regression in multicast snooping ✅ **Self-contained**:
Changes isolated to bridge multicast code ✅ **No API changes**: Pure
internal refactoring with same public interface ✅ **Production Impact**:
Affects real-world VLAN multicast deployments ✅ **Well-tested**:
Includes specific test case demonstrating the fix ✅ **Minimal Risk**:
Well-reviewed code from experienced maintainers (Nvidia networking team)
### **Stability Impact** - **Risk Level**: Low - internal refactoring
with clear improvement - **Regression Potential**: Very low - maintains
backward compatibility - **User Impact**: High - fixes broken multicast
functionality in VLAN scenarios This is exactly the type of targeted bug
fix that stable trees are designed to include: it fixes a clear
functional regression affecting production deployments while carrying
minimal risk of introducing new issues.
net/bridge/br_multicast.c | 77 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
1 file changed, 69 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
index 7a91897ac6e87..733ff6b758f69 100644
--- a/net/bridge/br_multicast.c
+++ b/net/bridge/br_multicast.c@@ -2105,12 +2105,17 @@ static void __br_multicast_enable_port_ctx(struct net_bridge_mcast_port *pmctx) } } -void br_multicast_enable_port(struct net_bridge_port *port) +static void br_multicast_enable_port_ctx(struct net_bridge_mcast_port *pmctx) { - struct net_bridge *br = port->br; + struct net_bridge *br = pmctx->port->br; spin_lock_bh(&br->multicast_lock); - __br_multicast_enable_port_ctx(&port->multicast_ctx); + if (br_multicast_port_ctx_is_vlan(pmctx) && + !(pmctx->vlan->priv_flags & BR_VLFLAG_MCAST_ENABLED)) { + spin_unlock_bh(&br->multicast_lock); + return; + } + __br_multicast_enable_port_ctx(pmctx); spin_unlock_bh(&br->multicast_lock); }
@@ -2137,11 +2142,67 @@ static void __br_multicast_disable_port_ctx(struct net_bridge_mcast_port *pmctx) br_multicast_rport_del_notify(pmctx, del); } +static void br_multicast_disable_port_ctx(struct net_bridge_mcast_port *pmctx) +{ + struct net_bridge *br = pmctx->port->br; + + spin_lock_bh(&br->multicast_lock); + if (br_multicast_port_ctx_is_vlan(pmctx) && + !(pmctx->vlan->priv_flags & BR_VLFLAG_MCAST_ENABLED)) { + spin_unlock_bh(&br->multicast_lock); + return; + } + + __br_multicast_disable_port_ctx(pmctx); + spin_unlock_bh(&br->multicast_lock); +} + +static void br_multicast_toggle_port(struct net_bridge_port *port, bool on) +{ +#if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_BRIDGE_VLAN_FILTERING) + if (br_opt_get(port->br, BROPT_MCAST_VLAN_SNOOPING_ENABLED)) { + struct net_bridge_vlan_group *vg; + struct net_bridge_vlan *vlan; + + rcu_read_lock(); + vg = nbp_vlan_group_rcu(port); + if (!vg) { + rcu_read_unlock(); + return; + } + + /* iterate each vlan, toggle vlan multicast context */ + list_for_each_entry_rcu(vlan, &vg->vlan_list, vlist) { + struct net_bridge_mcast_port *pmctx = + &vlan->port_mcast_ctx; + u8 state = br_vlan_get_state(vlan); + /* enable vlan multicast context when state is + * LEARNING or FORWARDING + */ + if (on && br_vlan_state_allowed(state, true)) + br_multicast_enable_port_ctx(pmctx); + else + br_multicast_disable_port_ctx(pmctx); + } + rcu_read_unlock(); + return; + } +#endif + /* toggle port multicast context when vlan snooping is disabled */ + if (on) + br_multicast_enable_port_ctx(&port->multicast_ctx); + else + br_multicast_disable_port_ctx(&port->multicast_ctx); +} + +void br_multicast_enable_port(struct net_bridge_port *port) +{ + br_multicast_toggle_port(port, true); +} + void br_multicast_disable_port(struct net_bridge_port *port) { - spin_lock_bh(&port->br->multicast_lock); - __br_multicast_disable_port_ctx(&port->multicast_ctx); - spin_unlock_bh(&port->br->multicast_lock); + br_multicast_toggle_port(port, false); } static int __grp_src_delete_marked(struct net_bridge_port_group *pg)
@@ -4330,9 +4391,9 @@ int br_multicast_toggle_vlan_snooping(struct net_bridge *br, bool on, __br_multicast_open(&br->multicast_ctx); list_for_each_entry(p, &br->port_list, list) { if (on) - br_multicast_disable_port(p); + br_multicast_disable_port_ctx(&p->multicast_ctx); else - br_multicast_enable_port(p); + br_multicast_enable_port_ctx(&p->multicast_ctx); } list_for_each_entry(vlan, &vg->vlan_list, vlist)
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