[PATCH net v1 0/2] net: openvswitch: fix a feature leak on a failed change

From
Minxi Hou <hidden>
Date
2026-11-07 11:34:21
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ovs_dp_change() records the requested user features before it calls the
update that can fail, so a request rejected for an empty per-cpu-pids
leaves the datapath claiming a feature it never enabled. The tc skb
extension key is a reference count shared with cls_flower, and the code
that would keep it in step is skipped on that path.

Patch 1 fixes the ordering. Patch 2 adds a set-dp command to the
openvswitch selftest tool, and a test that sends such a request and
checks the features the datapath reports afterwards. It fails without
the fix and passes with it.

The problem turned up while the YNL spec for this family was being
written: describing the ovs_datapath set command meant reading
ovs_dp_change(), where the ordering stands out.

Signed-off-by: Minxi Hou <redacted>

Minxi Hou (2):
Minxi Hou (2):
  net: openvswitch: do not record user features when the change fails
  selftests/net/openvswitch: check that a failed set keeps the features

 net/openvswitch/datapath.c                    | 10 +--
 .../selftests/net/openvswitch/openvswitch.sh  | 64 +++++++++++++++++++
 .../selftests/net/openvswitch/ovs-dpctl.py    | 50 +++++++++++++++
 3 files changed, 119 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)


base-commit: 30c71476d842b094651bd7712f6c8ee8716147d0
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2.56.0
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