Re: [PATCH net v3 1/6] net/sched: fq: add overflow bounds to quantum and initial quantum
From: Eric Dumazet <edumazet@google.com>
Date: 2026-08-25 10:03:53
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On Sat, Aug 22, 2026 at 9:55 PM Jamal Hadi Salim [off-list ref] wrote:
quoted hunk ↗ jump to hunk
fq_init() computes quantum = 2 * psched_mtu() and initial_quantum = 10 * psched_mtu() with no overflow check. A device with a huge MTU (e.g. dummy with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634) makes psched_mtu() return 0x80000000; the 2 * and 10 * multiplications wrap to 0 in 32-bit arithmetic, so q->quantum == 0. Then in fq_dequeue() the credit-refill loop adds 0 to f->credit (which stays <= 0) and goto begin loops forever under the qdisc lock, creating a soft lockup. Clamp psched_mtu() to [1, 1 << 20] before multiplying so the product cannot wrap, then cap the result at 1 << 20, matching the bound already enforced on TCA_FQ_QUANTUM in fq_change(). Conditions to recreate the bug: a device whose MTU (plus hard_header_len) is large enough that 2 * psched_mtu() wraps (e.g. a dummy device with max_mtu == 0 accepting MTU 2147483634). Requires CAP_NET_ADMIN in a user namespace. Fixes: afe4fd062416 ("pkt_sched: fq: Fair Queue packet scheduler") Reported-by: vega@nebusec.ai Tested-by: Victor Nogueira <redacted> Signed-off-by: Jamal Hadi Salim <jhs@mojatatu.com> --- net/sched/sch_fq.c | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)diff --git a/net/sched/sch_fq.c b/net/sched/sch_fq.c index 7cae082a9847..8a071c35b869 100644 --- a/net/sched/sch_fq.c +++ b/net/sched/sch_fq.c@@ -1222,12 +1222,14 @@ static int fq_init(struct Qdisc *sch, struct nlattr *opt, struct netlink_ext_ack *extack) { struct fq_sched_data *q = qdisc_priv(sch); + u32 mtu; int i, err; sch->limit = 10000; q->flow_plimit = 100; - q->quantum = 2 * psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)); - q->initial_quantum = 10 * psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)); + mtu = clamp_t(u32, psched_mtu(qdisc_dev(sch)), 1, 1 << 20); + q->quantum = min_t(u32, 2 * mtu, 1 << 20); + q->initial_quantum = min_t(u32, 10 * mtu, 1 << 20); q->flow_refill_delay = msecs_to_jiffies(40); q->flow_max_rate = ~0UL; q->time_next_delayed_flow = ~0ULL;
Note that after FQ qdisc has been created, it can be changed, and fq_change() and/or iq_range need to be fixed.