Re: [PATCH net] i40e: Fix VF MAC filter removal

From: Ivan Vecera
Date: Wed Mar 27 2024 - 03:29:53 EST


On 13. 03. 24 14:56, Ivan Vecera wrote:
Commit 73d9629e1c8c ("i40e: Do not allow untrusted VF to remove
administratively set MAC") fixed an issue where untrusted VF was
allowed to remove its own MAC address although this was assigned
administratively from PF. Unfortunately the introduced check
is wrong because it causes that MAC filters for other MAC addresses
including multi-cast ones are not removed.

<snip>
if (ether_addr_equal(addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr) &&
i40e_can_vf_change_mac(vf))
was_unimac_deleted = true;
else
continue;

if (i40e_del_mac_filter(vsi, al->list[i].addr)) {
...
</snip>

The else path with `continue` effectively skips any MAC filter
removal except one for primary MAC addr when VF is allowed to do so.
Fix the check condition so the `continue` is only done for primary
MAC address.

Fixes: 73d9629e1c8c ("i40e: Do not allow untrusted VF to remove administratively set MAC")
Signed-off-by: Ivan Vecera <ivecera@xxxxxxxxxx>
---
drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c | 11 ++++++-----
1 file changed, 6 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
index b34c71770887..10267a300770 100644
--- a/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/ethernet/intel/i40e/i40e_virtchnl_pf.c
@@ -3143,11 +3143,12 @@ static int i40e_vc_del_mac_addr_msg(struct i40e_vf *vf, u8 *msg)
/* Allow to delete VF primary MAC only if it was not set
* administratively by PF or if VF is trusted.
*/
- if (ether_addr_equal(addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr) &&
- i40e_can_vf_change_mac(vf))
- was_unimac_deleted = true;
- else
- continue;
+ if (ether_addr_equal(addr, vf->default_lan_addr.addr)) {
+ if (i40e_can_vf_change_mac(vf))
+ was_unimac_deleted = true;
+ else
+ continue;
+ }
if (i40e_del_mac_filter(vsi, al->list[i].addr)) {
ret = -EINVAL;

Hi Tony,
the fix is not part of your recent pull series for i40e... I have submitted it to 'net' instead of 'iwl-net' as it fixes recent commit that causes MAC filter resource leaks that should be fixed as soon as possible. But its status in patchwork is 'Awaiting upstream' so it has to be resubmitted by yourself... Or should this be picked directly by netdev maintainers?

Thanks,
Ivan