Re: [PATCH net] netdevsim: reject port addition and clean up ports after a failed reload

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Mina Almasry <hidden>
Date
2026-10-29 21:31:05
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Ömer Mete Kaya, 2026-10-29
On Thu, Oct 29, 2026 at 8:02 AM Ömer Mete Kaya [off-list ref] wrote:
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nsim_drv_port_add() does not check devlink_is_reload_failed(), so ports
can be added via new_port after a failed reload.  nsim_dev_reload_destroy()
returns early in that state, leaving them behind.  nsim_drv_remove() then
hits WARN_ON in bpf_offload_dev_destroy() and a subsequent use-after-free.

Block port creation with -EIO when reload has failed, and delete any
leftover ports on the early-return path as a safety net.

Fixes: 75ba029f3c07 ("netdevsim: implement proper devlink reload")
Reported-by: <redacted>
Closes: https://syzkaller.appspot.com/bug?extid=88435e204734072bf39a
Cc: <redacted>
Signed-off-by: Ömer Mete Kaya <redacted>
---
Tested with syzbot C reproducer.
 drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c | 8 ++++++--
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
diff --git a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
index feb88ccbbced..61f0824ce4d3 100644
--- a/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
+++ b/drivers/net/netdevsim/dev.c
@@ -1697,8 +1697,10 @@ static void nsim_dev_reload_destroy(struct nsim_dev *nsim_dev)
 {
        struct devlink *devlink = priv_to_devlink(nsim_dev);

-       if (devlink_is_reload_failed(devlink))
+       if (devlink_is_reload_failed(devlink)) {
+               nsim_dev_port_del_all(nsim_dev);
                return;
+       }
        debugfs_remove(nsim_dev->take_snapshot);

        if (nsim_dev_get_vfs(nsim_dev)) {
@@ -1758,7 +1760,9 @@ int nsim_drv_port_add(struct nsim_bus_dev *nsim_bus_dev, enum nsim_dev_port_type
        int err;

        devl_lock(priv_to_devlink(nsim_dev));
-       if (__nsim_dev_port_lookup(nsim_dev, type, port_index))
+       if (devlink_is_reload_failed(priv_to_devlink(nsim_dev)))
+               err = -EIO;
+       else if (__nsim_dev_port_lookup(nsim_dev, type, port_index))
                err = -EEXIST;
        else
                err = __nsim_dev_port_add(nsim_dev, type, port_index, perm_addr);
--
2.56.0
net and CC stable for a netdev sim bug is extremely overkill. move to
net-next with the AI-review comments fixed, if any. Thanks!

-- 
Thanks,
Mina
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