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Paolo Abeni b406472b5a net: ipv4: avoid mixed n_redirects and rate_tokens usage 
Since commit c09551c6ff ("net: ipv4: use a dedicated counter
for icmp_v4 redirect packets") we use 'n_redirects' to account
for redirect packets, but we still use 'rate_tokens' to compute
the redirect packets exponential backoff.

If the device sent to the relevant peer any ICMP error packet
after sending a redirect, it will also update 'rate_token' according
to the leaking bucket schema; typically 'rate_token' will raise
above BITS_PER_LONG and the redirect packets backoff algorithm
will produce undefined behavior.

Fix the issue using 'n_redirects' to compute the exponential backoff
in ip_rt_send_redirect().

Note that we still clear rate_tokens after a redirect silence period,
to avoid changing an established behaviour.

The root cause predates git history; before the mentioned commit in
the critical scenario, the kernel stopped sending redirects, after
the mentioned commit the behavior more randomic.

Reported-by: Xiumei Mu <xmu@redhat.com>
Fixes: 1da177e4c3 ("Linux-2.6.12-rc2")
Fixes: c09551c6ff ("net: ipv4: use a dedicated counter for icmp_v4 redirect packets")
Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni <pabeni@redhat.com>
Acked-by: Lorenzo Bianconi <lorenzo.bianconi@redhat.com>
Signed-off-by: David S. Miller <davem@davemloft.net>
2019-10-04 17:27:04 -07:00
arch powerpc fixes for 5.4 #2 2019-09-28 13:43:00 -07:00
block block: fix null pointer dereference in blk_mq_rq_timed_out() 2019-09-27 07:01:25 -06:00
certs PKCS#7: Refactor verify_pkcs7_signature() 2019-08-05 18:40:18 -04:00
crypto Merge branch 'next-lockdown' of git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/jmorris/linux-security 2019-09-28 08:14:15 -07:00
Documentation docs: networking: Add title caret and missing doc 2019-10-01 09:19:49 -07:00
drivers r8152: Set macpassthru in reset_resume callback 2019-10-04 17:26:03 -07:00
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include rxrpc: Fix rxrpc_recvmsg tracepoint 2019-10-04 13:57:14 -07:00
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README 

Linux kernel
============

There are several guides for kernel developers and users. These guides can
be rendered in a number of formats, like HTML and PDF. Please read
Documentation/admin-guide/README.rst first.

In order to build the documentation, use ``make htmldocs`` or
``make pdfdocs``.  The formatted documentation can also be read online at:

    https://www.kernel.org/doc/html/latest/

There are various text files in the Documentation/ subdirectory,
several of them using the Restructured Text markup notation.

Please read the Documentation/process/changes.rst file, as it contains the
requirements for building and running the kernel, and information about
the problems which may result by upgrading your kernel.