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On Mon, 2010-12-13 at 07:29 +0100, Simon Horman wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 13, 2010 at 11:44:38AM +0800, Tinggong Wang wrote:
> > on Mon, 13 Dec 2010 06:48:06AM +0900 Simon Horman (horms@xxxxxxxxxxxx)
> > wrote:
> > > [ CCed Hans Schillstrom and Julian Anastasov ]
> > >
> > > On Sun, Dec 12, 2010 at 07:42:29PM +0800, Tinggong Wang wrote:
> > > > Signed-off-by: Tinggong Wang <wangtinggong@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > > ---
> > > > net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c | 13 ++++++++-----
> > > > 1 files changed, 8 insertions(+), 5 deletions(-)
> > > >
> > > > diff --git a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
> > > > b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
> > > > index 7632a17..2b6b0cb 100644
> > > > --- a/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
> > > > +++ b/net/netfilter/ipvs/ip_vs_sync.c
> > > > @@ -315,11 +315,6 @@ static void ip_vs_process_message(const char
> > > > *buffer, const size_t buflen)
> > > > char *p;
> > > > int i;
> > > >
> > > > - if (buflen < SYNC_MESG_HEADER_LEN) {
> > > > - IP_VS_ERR_RL("sync message header too short\n");
> > > > - return;
> > > > - }
> > > > -
> > > > /* Convert size back to host byte order */
> > > > m->size = ntohs(m->size);
> > > >
> > > > @@ -823,6 +818,14 @@ static int sync_thread_backup(void *data)
> > > > break;
> > > > }
> > > >
> > > > + /* throw invalid data before local_bh_disable,
> > > > + * so performance won't be downgraded by it
> > > > + */
> > > > + if (len < SYNC_MESG_HEADER_LEN) {
> > > > + IP_VS_ERR_RL("sync message header too
> > > > short\n");
> > > > + continue;
> > > > + }
> > > > +
> > > > /* disable bottom half, because it accesses the
> > > > data
> > > > shared by softirq while getting/creating
> > > > conns */
> > > > local_bh_disable();
> > > > --
> > > > 1.7.2.3
> > > >
> > >
> > > Could you explain the motivation for this change?
> >
> > in my opinion, before local_bh_disable, should ensure packets are look
> > like more resonable.
> >
> > local_bh_disable will disable all bottom-half processing on local cpu,
> > if the multicast group flood of packets containing bad sync message,
> > local cpu will be busy doing local_bh_disable and local_bh_enable.
> >
> > if the backup pc has only one cpu, all other tasks will be pending until
> > the flood finished.
>
> Ok, that does sound reasonable to some extent. But realistically
> this should only occur if bogus packets are being sent. And in
> that case it would be possible for bogus packets to be more carefully
> crafted such that we need to enter ip_vs_process_message() anyway.
> So I'm not sure if there really is a gain here.
>
I do agree, first of all It's a multicast and they are never opened in
firewall so who should flood us?
(If IPVS addr and port is open close it)
I don't think the extra rows actually adds anything as you say.
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