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From:
Claudio Jeker <cjeker@diehard.n-r-g.com>
Subject:
Re: make route rt_locks atomic
To:
Alexander Bluhm <bluhm@openbsd.org>
Cc:
tech@openbsd.org
Date:
Mon, 20 Jan 2025 14:09:03 +0100

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On Tue, Jan 14, 2025 at 12:16:59AM +0100, Alexander Bluhm wrote:
> Hi,
> 
> rt_locks is accessed lockless.  Setting the bits has to be done
> atomically.  Loads should be marked as atomic to avoid wrong compiler
> optimizations.
> 
> The correlation between rt_locks and rt_mtu is very weak.  When
> RTV_MTU is set, stop modifying rt_mtu.  But is is not really necessary
> to stop updating rt_mtu immediately when another thread modifies
> rt_locks.  The events in the network stack changing those values
> are not synchronized anyway.  So I came to the conclusion that
> memory barriers are not necessary.
> 
> In route message output, I have left setting the flags in exclusive
> net lock as they are modified together with other route attributes.
> 
> ok?

I'm probably late to the party but again, how can rt_locks be atomic when
the value rt_locks protects is changed not in an atomic transaction with
the rt_locks value?
This is not truly atomic and while what you do is probably OK it is not
correct.

> bluhm
> 
> Index: net/route.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /data/mirror/openbsd/cvs/src/sys/net/route.c,v
> diff -u -p -r1.438 route.c
> --- net/route.c	3 Jan 2025 21:27:40 -0000	1.438
> +++ net/route.c	13 Jan 2025 22:50:54 -0000
> @@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ rt_setgwroute(struct rtentry *rt, const 
>  	 * If the MTU of next hop is 0, this will reset the MTU of the
>  	 * route to run PMTUD again from scratch.
>  	 */
> -	if (!ISSET(rt->rt_locks, RTV_MTU)) {
> +	if (!ISSET(atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU)) {
>  		u_int mtu, nhmtu;
>  
>  		mtu = atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_mtu);
> Index: net/route.h
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /data/mirror/openbsd/cvs/src/sys/net/route.h,v
> diff -u -p -r1.211 route.h
> --- net/route.h	3 Jan 2025 21:27:40 -0000	1.211
> +++ net/route.h	13 Jan 2025 22:50:54 -0000
> @@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
>  /*
>   * Locks used to protect struct members in this file:
>   *	I	immutable after creation
> + *	a	atomic operations
>   *	N	net lock
>   *	X	exclusive net lock, or shared net lock + kernel lock
>   *	R	art (rtable) lock
> @@ -60,7 +61,7 @@
>  struct rt_kmetrics {
>  	u_int64_t	rmx_pksent;	/* packets sent using this route */
>  	int64_t		rmx_expire;	/* lifetime for route, e.g. redirect */
> -	u_int		rmx_locks;	/* Kernel must leave these values */
> +	u_int		rmx_locks;	/* [a] Kernel must leave these values */
>  	u_int		rmx_mtu;	/* [a] MTU for this path */
>  };
>  #endif
> Index: net/rtsock.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /data/mirror/openbsd/cvs/src/sys/net/rtsock.c,v
> diff -u -p -r1.377 rtsock.c
> --- net/rtsock.c	9 Jan 2025 18:20:29 -0000	1.377
> +++ net/rtsock.c	13 Jan 2025 22:50:54 -0000
> @@ -1198,8 +1198,9 @@ change:
>  		}
>  		if_group_routechange(info->rti_info[RTAX_DST],
>  		    info->rti_info[RTAX_NETMASK]);
> -		rt->rt_locks &= ~(rtm->rtm_inits);
> -		rt->rt_locks |= (rtm->rtm_inits & rtm->rtm_rmx.rmx_locks);
> +		atomic_clearbits_int(&rt->rt_locks, rtm->rtm_inits);
> +		atomic_setbits_int(&rt->rt_locks,
> +		     rtm->rtm_inits & rtm->rtm_rmx.rmx_locks);
>  		NET_UNLOCK();
>  		break;
>  	case RTM_GET:
> @@ -1344,7 +1345,7 @@ route_cleargateway(struct rtentry *rt, v
>  	struct rtentry *nhrt = arg;
>  
>  	if (ISSET(rt->rt_flags, RTF_GATEWAY) && rt->rt_gwroute == nhrt &&
> -	    !ISSET(rt->rt_locks, RTV_MTU))
> +	    !ISSET(atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU))
>  		atomic_store_int(&rt->rt_mtu, 0);
>  
>  	return (0);
> @@ -1420,7 +1421,7 @@ rtm_getmetrics(const struct rtentry *rt,
>  	}
>  
>  	bzero(out, sizeof(*out));
> -	out->rmx_locks = in->rmx_locks;
> +	out->rmx_locks = atomic_load_int(&in->rmx_locks);
>  	out->rmx_mtu = atomic_load_int(&in->rmx_mtu);
>  	out->rmx_expire = expire;
>  	out->rmx_pksent = in->rmx_pksent;
> Index: netinet/ip_icmp.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /data/mirror/openbsd/cvs/src/sys/netinet/ip_icmp.c,v
> diff -u -p -r1.198 ip_icmp.c
> --- netinet/ip_icmp.c	3 Jan 2025 21:27:40 -0000	1.198
> +++ netinet/ip_icmp.c	13 Jan 2025 22:50:54 -0000
> @@ -1054,9 +1054,9 @@ icmp_mtudisc(struct icmp *icp, u_int rta
>  	 *	  on a route.  We should be using a separate flag
>  	 *	  for the kernel to indicate this.
>  	 */
> -	if ((rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU) == 0) {
> +	if (!ISSET(atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU)) {
>  		if (mtu < 296 || mtu > ifp->if_mtu)
> -			rt->rt_locks |= RTV_MTU;
> +			atomic_setbits_int(&rt->rt_locks, RTV_MTU);
>  		else if (rtmtu > mtu || rtmtu == 0)
>  			atomic_cas_uint(&rt->rt_mtu, rtmtu, mtu);
>  	}
> @@ -1090,7 +1090,7 @@ icmp_mtudisc_timeout(struct rtentry *rt,
>  			(*ctlfunc)(PRC_MTUINC, sintosa(&sin),
>  			    rtableid, NULL);
>  	} else {
> -		if ((rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU) == 0)
> +		if (!ISSET(atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU))
>  			atomic_store_int(&rt->rt_mtu, 0);
>  	}
>  
> Index: netinet/ip_output.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /data/mirror/openbsd/cvs/src/sys/netinet/ip_output.c,v
> diff -u -p -r1.402 ip_output.c
> --- netinet/ip_output.c	3 Jan 2025 21:27:40 -0000	1.402
> +++ netinet/ip_output.c	13 Jan 2025 22:50:54 -0000
> @@ -384,7 +384,7 @@ sendit:
>  	 * the route's MTU is locked.
>  	 */
>  	if ((flags & IP_MTUDISC) && ro && ro->ro_rt &&
> -	    (ro->ro_rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU) == 0)
> +	    (!ISSET(atomic_load_int(&ro->ro_rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU)))
>  		ip->ip_off |= htons(IP_DF);
>  
>  #ifdef IPSEC
> @@ -471,7 +471,7 @@ sendit:
>  		 */
>  		if (rtisvalid(ro->ro_rt) &&
>  		    ISSET(ro->ro_rt->rt_flags, RTF_HOST) &&
> -		    !(ro->ro_rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU)) {
> +		    !ISSET(atomic_load_int(&ro->ro_rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU)) {
>  			u_int rtmtu;
>  
>  			rtmtu = atomic_load_int(&ro->ro_rt->rt_mtu);
> Index: netinet/tcp_subr.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /data/mirror/openbsd/cvs/src/sys/netinet/tcp_subr.c,v
> diff -u -p -r1.204 tcp_subr.c
> --- netinet/tcp_subr.c	3 Jan 2025 17:23:51 -0000	1.204
> +++ netinet/tcp_subr.c	13 Jan 2025 22:50:54 -0000
> @@ -868,7 +868,8 @@ tcp_mtudisc(struct inpcb *inp, int errno
>  
>  	rt = in_pcbrtentry(inp);
>  	if (rt != NULL) {
> -		unsigned int orig_mtulock = (rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU);
> +		unsigned int orig_mtulock =
> +		    (atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks) & RTV_MTU);
>  
>  		/*
>  		 * If this was not a host route, remove and realloc.
> @@ -878,7 +879,7 @@ tcp_mtudisc(struct inpcb *inp, int errno
>  			if ((rt = in_pcbrtentry(inp)) == NULL)
>  				return;
>  		}
> -		if (orig_mtulock < (rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU))
> +		if (orig_mtulock < (atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks) & RTV_MTU))
>  			change = 1;
>  	}
>  	tcp_mss(tp, -1);
> Index: netinet/tcp_timer.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /data/mirror/openbsd/cvs/src/sys/netinet/tcp_timer.c,v
> diff -u -p -r1.80 tcp_timer.c
> --- netinet/tcp_timer.c	5 Jan 2025 12:18:48 -0000	1.80
> +++ netinet/tcp_timer.c	13 Jan 2025 22:50:54 -0000
> @@ -282,7 +282,7 @@ tcp_timer_rexmt(void *arg)
>  		rt = in_pcbrtentry(inp);
>  		/* Check if path MTU discovery is disabled already */
>  		if (rt && (rt->rt_flags & RTF_HOST) &&
> -		    (rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU))
> +		    ISSET(atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU))
>  			goto leave;
>  
>  		rt = NULL;
> @@ -303,8 +303,8 @@ tcp_timer_rexmt(void *arg)
>  		}
>  		if (rt != NULL) {
>  			/* Disable path MTU discovery */
> -			if ((rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU) == 0) {
> -				rt->rt_locks |= RTV_MTU;
> +			if (!ISSET(atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU)) {
> +				atomic_setbits_int(&rt->rt_locks, RTV_MTU);
>  				in_rtchange(inp, 0);
>  			}
>  
> Index: netinet6/icmp6.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /data/mirror/openbsd/cvs/src/sys/netinet6/icmp6.c,v
> diff -u -p -r1.256 icmp6.c
> --- netinet6/icmp6.c	3 Jan 2025 21:27:40 -0000	1.256
> +++ netinet6/icmp6.c	13 Jan 2025 22:50:54 -0000
> @@ -1016,7 +1016,7 @@ icmp6_mtudisc_update(struct ip6ctlparam 
>  	rt = icmp6_mtudisc_clone(&sin6, m->m_pkthdr.ph_rtableid, 0);
>  
>  	if (rt != NULL && ISSET(rt->rt_flags, RTF_HOST) &&
> -	    !(rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU)) {
> +	    !ISSET(atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU)) {
>  		u_int rtmtu;
>  
>  		rtmtu = atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_mtu);
> @@ -1851,7 +1851,7 @@ icmp6_mtudisc_timeout(struct rtentry *rt
>  	if ((rt->rt_flags & (RTF_DYNAMIC|RTF_HOST)) == (RTF_DYNAMIC|RTF_HOST)) {
>  		rtdeletemsg(rt, ifp, rtableid);
>  	} else {
> -		if (!(rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU))
> +		if (!ISSET(atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU))
>  			atomic_store_int(&rt->rt_mtu, 0);
>  	}
>  
> Index: netinet6/ip6_output.c
> ===================================================================
> RCS file: /data/mirror/openbsd/cvs/src/sys/netinet6/ip6_output.c,v
> diff -u -p -r1.294 ip6_output.c
> --- netinet6/ip6_output.c	3 Jan 2025 21:27:40 -0000	1.294
> +++ netinet6/ip6_output.c	13 Jan 2025 22:50:54 -0000
> @@ -1047,7 +1047,7 @@ ip6_getpmtu(struct rtentry *rt, struct i
>  			 * field isn't locked).
>  			 */
>  			mtu = ifp->if_mtu;
> -			if (!(rt->rt_locks & RTV_MTU))
> +			if (!ISSET(atomic_load_int(&rt->rt_locks), RTV_MTU))
>  				atomic_cas_uint(&rt->rt_mtu, rtmtu, mtu);
>  		}
>  	} else {
> 

-- 
:wq Claudio