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PATCH In review Guillaume Nault 3 participants 9 messages Dec 23, 2015 – Jan 25, 2016

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Guillaume Nault

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cover ppp: add netlink support

This series adds netlink support for creating PPP devices.

It doesn't implement any PPP specific attribute beyond IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD, which is necessary in the PPP device model for passing control plane packets to user space.

Guillaume Nault (2):
ppp: define reusable device creation functions
ppp: implement rtnetlink device handling

 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 319 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------
 include/uapi/linux/if_link.h  |   8 ++
 2 files changed, 237 insertions(+), 90 deletions(-)
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#1 lore raw

PATCH 1/2 ppp: define reusable device creation functions

Move PPP device initialisation and registration out of ppp_create_interface().
This prepares code for device registration with rtnetlink.

While there, cleanup ppp_create_interface() prototype to return an error code rather than the ppp structure. The unit parameter is now read/write so that caller can retrieve the unit identifier without accessing the new ppp structure.

Signed-off-by Guillaume Nault <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 216 +++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
 1 file changed, 127 insertions(+), 89 deletions(-)
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c +127 -89
index fc8ad00..bc24537 100644
@@ -183,6 +183,11 @@ struct channel {
 #endif /* CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK */
 };
 
+struct ppp_config {
+	struct file *file;
+	s32 unit;
+};
+
 /*
  * SMP locking issues:
  * Both the ppp.rlock and ppp.wlock locks protect the ppp.channels

@@ -269,8 +274,7 @@ static void ppp_ccp_peek(struct ppp *ppp, struct sk_buff *skb, int inbound);
 static void ppp_ccp_closed(struct ppp *ppp);
 static struct compressor *find_compressor(int type);
 static void ppp_get_stats(struct ppp *ppp, struct ppp_stats *st);
-static struct ppp *ppp_create_interface(struct net *net, int unit,
-					struct file *file, int *retp);
+static int ppp_create_interface(struct net *net, int *unit, struct file *file);
 static void init_ppp_file(struct ppp_file *pf, int kind);
 static void ppp_destroy_interface(struct ppp *ppp);
 static struct ppp *ppp_find_unit(struct ppp_net *pn, int unit);

@@ -842,12 +846,13 @@ static int ppp_unattached_ioctl(struct net *net, struct ppp_file *pf,
 		/* Create a new ppp unit */
 		if (get_user(unit, p))
 			break;
-		ppp = ppp_create_interface(net, unit, file, &err);
-		if (!ppp)
+
+		err = ppp_create_interface(net, &unit, file);
+		if (err)
 			break;
-		file->private_data = &ppp->file;
+
 		err = -EFAULT;
-		if (put_user(ppp->file.index, p))
+		if (put_user(unit, p))
 			break;
 		err = 0;
 		break;

@@ -949,6 +954,101 @@ static struct pernet_operations ppp_net_ops = {
 	.size = sizeof(struct ppp_net),
 };
 
+static int ppp_unit_register(struct ppp *ppp, int unit)
+{
+	struct ppp_net *pn = ppp_pernet(ppp->ppp_net);
+	int ret;
+
+	mutex_lock(&pn->all_ppp_mutex);
+
+	if (unit < 0) {
+		ret = unit_get(&pn->units_idr, ppp);
+		if (ret < 0)
+			goto err;
+	} else {
+		/* Caller asked for a specific unit number. Fail with -EEXIST
+		 * if unavailable. For backward compatibility, return -EEXIST
+		 * too if idr allocation fails; this makes pppd retry without
+		 * requesting a specific unit number.
+		 */
+		if (unit_find(&pn->units_idr, unit)) {
+			ret = -EEXIST;
+			goto err;
+		}
+		ret = unit_set(&pn->units_idr, ppp, unit);
+		if (ret < 0) {
+			ret = -EEXIST; /* rewrite error for backward compat. */
+			goto err;
+		}
+	}
+
+	ppp->file.index = ret;
+
+	snprintf(ppp->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, "ppp%i", ppp->file.index);
+
+	ret = register_netdevice(ppp->dev);
+	if (ret)
+		goto err_unit;
+
+	atomic_inc(&ppp_unit_count);
+
+	mutex_unlock(&pn->all_ppp_mutex);
+
+	return 0;
+
+err_unit:
+	unit_put(&pn->units_idr, ppp->file.index);
+err:
+	mutex_unlock(&pn->all_ppp_mutex);
+
+	return ret;
+}
+
+static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
+			     const struct ppp_config *conf)
+{
+	struct ppp *ppp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	struct file *file;
+	int indx;
+	int err;
+
+	file = conf->file;
+	if (!file)
+		return -EBADF;
+	if (file->private_data)
+		return -EBUSY;
+
+	init_ppp_file(&ppp->file, INTERFACE);
+	ppp->file.hdrlen = PPP_HDRLEN - 2; /* don't count proto bytes */
+	ppp->owner = file;
+
+	for (indx = 0; indx < NUM_NP; ++indx)
+		ppp->npmode[indx] = NPMODE_PASS;
+	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ppp->channels);
+	spin_lock_init(&ppp->rlock);
+	spin_lock_init(&ppp->wlock);
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK
+	ppp->minseq = -1;
+	skb_queue_head_init(&ppp->mrq);
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK */
+#ifdef CONFIG_PPP_FILTER
+	ppp->pass_filter = NULL;
+	ppp->active_filter = NULL;
+#endif /* CONFIG_PPP_FILTER */
+
+	ppp->dev = dev;
+	ppp->mru = PPP_MRU;
+	ppp->ppp_net = src_net;
+
+	err = ppp_unit_register(ppp, conf->unit);
+	if (err < 0)
+		return err;
+
+	file->private_data = &ppp->file;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
 #define PPP_MAJOR	108
 
 /* Called at boot time if ppp is compiled into the kernel,

@@ -2717,101 +2817,39 @@ ppp_get_stats(struct ppp *ppp, struct ppp_stats *st)
  * or if there is already a unit with the requested number.
  * unit = -1 means allocate a new number.
  */
-static struct ppp *ppp_create_interface(struct net *net, int unit,
-					struct file *file, int *retp)
+static int ppp_create_interface(struct net *net, int *unit, struct file *file)
 {
+	struct ppp_config conf = {
+		.file = file,
+		.unit = *unit,
+	};
+	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct ppp *ppp;
-	struct ppp_net *pn;
-	struct net_device *dev = NULL;
-	int ret = -ENOMEM;
-	int i;
+	int err;
 
 	dev = alloc_netdev(sizeof(struct ppp), "", NET_NAME_ENUM, ppp_setup);
-	if (!dev)
-		goto out1;
-
-	pn = ppp_pernet(net);
-
-	ppp = netdev_priv(dev);
-	ppp->dev = dev;
-	ppp->mru = PPP_MRU;
-	init_ppp_file(&ppp->file, INTERFACE);
-	ppp->file.hdrlen = PPP_HDRLEN - 2;	/* don't count proto bytes */
-	ppp->owner = file;
-	for (i = 0; i < NUM_NP; ++i)
-		ppp->npmode[i] = NPMODE_PASS;
-	INIT_LIST_HEAD(&ppp->channels);
-	spin_lock_init(&ppp->rlock);
-	spin_lock_init(&ppp->wlock);
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK
-	ppp->minseq = -1;
-	skb_queue_head_init(&ppp->mrq);
-#endif /* CONFIG_PPP_MULTILINK */
-#ifdef CONFIG_PPP_FILTER
-	ppp->pass_filter = NULL;
-	ppp->active_filter = NULL;
-#endif /* CONFIG_PPP_FILTER */
+	if (!dev) {
+		err = -ENOMEM;
+		goto err;
+	}
 
-	/*
-	 * drum roll: don't forget to set
-	 * the net device is belong to
-	 */
 	dev_net_set(dev, net);
 
 	rtnl_lock();
-	mutex_lock(&pn->all_ppp_mutex);
-
-	if (unit < 0) {
-		unit = unit_get(&pn->units_idr, ppp);
-		if (unit < 0) {
-			ret = unit;
-			goto out2;
-		}
-	} else {
-		ret = -EEXIST;
-		if (unit_find(&pn->units_idr, unit))
-			goto out2; /* unit already exists */
-		/*
-		 * if caller need a specified unit number
-		 * lets try to satisfy him, otherwise --
-		 * he should better ask us for new unit number
-		 *
-		 * NOTE: yes I know that returning EEXIST it's not
-		 * fair but at least pppd will ask us to allocate
-		 * new unit in this case so user is happy :)
-		 */
-		unit = unit_set(&pn->units_idr, ppp, unit);
-		if (unit < 0)
-			goto out2;
-	}
-
-	/* Initialize the new ppp unit */
-	ppp->file.index = unit;
-	sprintf(dev->name, "ppp%d", unit);
-
-	ret = register_netdevice(dev);
-	if (ret != 0) {
-		unit_put(&pn->units_idr, unit);
-		netdev_err(ppp->dev, "PPP: couldn't register device %s (%d)\n",
-			   dev->name, ret);
-		goto out2;
-	}
-
-	ppp->ppp_net = net;
-
-	atomic_inc(&ppp_unit_count);
-	mutex_unlock(&pn->all_ppp_mutex);
+	err = ppp_dev_configure(net, dev, &conf);
 	rtnl_unlock();
+	if (err)
+		goto err_dev;
 
-	*retp = 0;
-	return ppp;
+	ppp = netdev_priv(dev);
+	*unit = ppp->file.index;
 
-out2:
-	mutex_unlock(&pn->all_ppp_mutex);
+	return 0;
+
+err_dev:
 	free_netdev(dev);
-out1:
-	*retp = ret;
-	return NULL;
+err:
+	return err;
 }
 
 /*
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#2 lore raw

PATCH 2/2 ppp: implement rtnetlink device handling

In reply to Guillaume Nault

Define PPP device handler for use with rtnetlink.

The only PPP specific attribute is IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD. It is mandatory and contains the file descriptor of the associated /dev/ppp instance (the file descriptor which would have been used for ioctl(PPPIOCNEWUNIT) in the ioctl-based API).

PPP devices created with the rtnetlink API behave like the ones created with ioctl(PPPIOCNEWUNIT). In particular existing ioctls still apply to PPP units created with the rtnetlink API.

Signed-off-by Guillaume Nault <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 109 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 include/uapi/linux/if_link.h  |   8 ++++
 2 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c +105 -4
index bc24537..19476d6 100644
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <net/slhc_vj.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>

@@ -185,7 +186,9 @@ struct channel {
 
 struct ppp_config {
 	struct file *file;
+	s32 fd;
 	s32 unit;
+	bool ifname_is_set;
 };
 
 /*

@@ -286,6 +289,7 @@ static int unit_get(struct idr *p, void *ptr);
 static int unit_set(struct idr *p, void *ptr, int n);
 static void unit_put(struct idr *p, int n);
 static void *unit_find(struct idr *p, int n);
+static void ppp_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 
 static const struct net_device_ops ppp_netdev_ops;
 

@@ -954,7 +958,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations ppp_net_ops = {
 	.size = sizeof(struct ppp_net),
 };
 
-static int ppp_unit_register(struct ppp *ppp, int unit)
+static int ppp_unit_register(struct ppp *ppp, int unit, bool ifname_is_set)
 {
 	struct ppp_net *pn = ppp_pernet(ppp->ppp_net);
 	int ret;

@@ -984,7 +988,8 @@ static int ppp_unit_register(struct ppp *ppp, int unit)
 
 	ppp->file.index = ret;
 
-	snprintf(ppp->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, "ppp%i", ppp->file.index);
+	if (!ifname_is_set)
+		snprintf(ppp->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, "ppp%i", ppp->file.index);
 
 	ret = register_netdevice(ppp->dev);
 	if (ret)

@@ -1012,7 +1017,24 @@ static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	int indx;
 	int err;
 
-	file = conf->file;
+	if (conf->fd >= 0) {
+		file = fget(conf->fd);
+		if (file) {
+			if (file->f_op != &ppp_device_fops) {
+				fput(file);
+				return -EBADF;
+			}
+
+			/* Don't hold reference on file: ppp_release() is
+			 * responsible for safely freeing the associated
+			 * resources upon release. So file won't go away
+			 * from under us.
+			 */
+			fput(file);
+		}
+	} else {
+		file = conf->file;
+	}
 	if (!file)
 		return -EBADF;
 	if (file->private_data)

@@ -1040,7 +1062,7 @@ static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	ppp->mru = PPP_MRU;
 	ppp->ppp_net = src_net;
 
-	err = ppp_unit_register(ppp, conf->unit);
+	err = ppp_unit_register(ppp, conf->unit, conf->ifname_is_set);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 

@@ -1049,6 +1071,73 @@ static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct nla_policy ppp_nl_policy[IFLA_PPP_MAX + 1] = {
+	[IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD]	= { .type = NLA_S32 },
+};
+
+static int ppp_nl_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
+{
+	if (!data)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!data[IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD])
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (nla_get_s32(data[IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD]) < 0)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ppp_nl_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
+{
+	struct ppp_config conf = {
+		.file = NULL,
+		.unit = -1,
+		.ifname_is_set = true,
+	};
+
+	conf.fd = nla_get_s32(data[IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD]);
+
+	return ppp_dev_configure(src_net, dev, &conf);
+}
+
+static void ppp_nl_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
+}
+
+static size_t ppp_nl_get_size(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ppp_nl_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct net *ppp_nl_get_link_net(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ppp *ppp = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	return ppp->ppp_net;
+}
+
+static struct rtnl_link_ops ppp_link_ops __read_mostly = {
+	.kind		= "ppp",
+	.maxtype	= IFLA_PPP_MAX,
+	.policy		= ppp_nl_policy,
+	.priv_size	= sizeof(struct ppp),
+	.setup		= ppp_setup,
+	.validate	= ppp_nl_validate,
+	.newlink	= ppp_nl_newlink,
+	.dellink	= ppp_nl_dellink,
+	.get_size	= ppp_nl_get_size,
+	.fill_info	= ppp_nl_fill_info,
+	.get_link_net	= ppp_nl_get_link_net,
+};
+
 #define PPP_MAJOR	108
 
 /* Called at boot time if ppp is compiled into the kernel,

@@ -1077,11 +1166,19 @@ static int __init ppp_init(void)
 		goto out_chrdev;
 	}
 
+	err = rtnl_link_register(&ppp_link_ops);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("Failed to register RT netlink PPP handler\n");
+		goto out_class;
+	}
+
 	/* not a big deal if we fail here :-) */
 	device_create(ppp_class, NULL, MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0), NULL, "ppp");
 
 	return 0;
 
+out_class:
+	class_destroy(ppp_class);
 out_chrdev:
 	unregister_chrdev(PPP_MAJOR, "ppp");
 out_net:

@@ -2821,7 +2918,9 @@ static int ppp_create_interface(struct net *net, int *unit, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct ppp_config conf = {
 		.file = file,
+		.fd = -1,
 		.unit = *unit,
+		.ifname_is_set = false,
 	};
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct ppp *ppp;

@@ -3038,6 +3137,7 @@ static void __exit ppp_cleanup(void)
 	/* should never happen */
 	if (atomic_read(&ppp_unit_count) || atomic_read(&channel_count))
 		pr_err("PPP: removing module but units remain!\n");
+	rtnl_link_unregister(&ppp_link_ops);
 	unregister_chrdev(PPP_MAJOR, "ppp");
 	device_destroy(ppp_class, MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0));
 	class_destroy(ppp_class);

@@ -3096,4 +3196,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_register_compressor);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_unregister_compressor);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0);
+MODULE_ALIAS_RTNL_LINK("ppp");
 MODULE_ALIAS("devname:ppp");
include/uapi/linux/if_link.h +8 -0
index a30b780..72b0213 100644
@@ -470,6 +470,14 @@ enum {
 };
 #define IFLA_GENEVE_MAX	(__IFLA_GENEVE_MAX - 1)
 
+/* PPP section */
+enum {
+	IFLA_PPP_UNSPEC,
+	IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD,
+	__IFLA_PPP_MAX,
+};
+#define IFLA_PPP_MAX (__IFLA_PPP_MAX - 1)
+
 /* Bonding section */
 
 enum {
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2.6.4
#3 lore raw

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ppp: implement rtnetlink device handling

Am 23.12.2015 21:04, schrieb Guillaume Nault:

Quoted 81 lines

Define PPP device handler for use with rtnetlink.

The only PPP specific attribute is IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD. It is mandatory and contains the file descriptor of the associated /dev/ppp instance (the file descriptor which would have been used for ioctl(PPPIOCNEWUNIT) in the ioctl-based API).

PPP devices created with the rtnetlink API behave like the ones created with ioctl(PPPIOCNEWUNIT). In particular existing ioctls still apply to PPP units created with the rtnetlink API.

Signed-off-by Guillaume Nault <[email protected]>
---
 drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c | 109 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
 include/uapi/linux/if_link.h  |   8 ++++
 2 files changed, 113 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c +17 -3
index bc24537..19476d6 100644
@@ -46,6 +46,7 @@
 #include <linux/device.h>
 #include <linux/mutex.h>
 #include <linux/slab.h>
+#include <linux/file.h>
 #include <asm/unaligned.h>
 #include <net/slhc_vj.h>
 #include <linux/atomic.h>

@@ -185,7 +186,9 @@ struct channel {
 
 struct ppp_config {
 	struct file *file;
+	s32 fd;
 	s32 unit;
+	bool ifname_is_set;
 };
 
 /*

@@ -286,6 +289,7 @@ static int unit_get(struct idr *p, void *ptr);
 static int unit_set(struct idr *p, void *ptr, int n);
 static void unit_put(struct idr *p, int n);
 static void *unit_find(struct idr *p, int n);
+static void ppp_setup(struct net_device *dev);
 
 static const struct net_device_ops ppp_netdev_ops;
 

@@ -954,7 +958,7 @@ static struct pernet_operations ppp_net_ops = {
 	.size = sizeof(struct ppp_net),
 };
 
-static int ppp_unit_register(struct ppp *ppp, int unit)
+static int ppp_unit_register(struct ppp *ppp, int unit, bool ifname_is_set)
 {
 	struct ppp_net *pn = ppp_pernet(ppp->ppp_net);
 	int ret;

@@ -984,7 +988,8 @@ static int ppp_unit_register(struct ppp *ppp, int unit)
 
 	ppp->file.index = ret;
 
-	snprintf(ppp->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, "ppp%i", ppp->file.index);
+	if (!ifname_is_set)
+		snprintf(ppp->dev->name, IFNAMSIZ, "ppp%i", ppp->file.index);
 
 	ret = register_netdevice(ppp->dev);
 	if (ret)

@@ -1012,7 +1017,24 @@ static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	int indx;
 	int err;
 
-	file = conf->file;
+	if (conf->fd >= 0) {
+		file = fget(conf->fd);
+		if (file) {
+			if (file->f_op != &ppp_device_fops) {
+				fput(file);
+				return -EBADF;
+			}
+
+			/* Don't hold reference on file: ppp_release() is
+			 * responsible for safely freeing the associated

drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev, · line 1039

Quoted 10 lines
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c +8 -0
+			 * resources upon release. So file won't go away
+			 * from under us.
+			 */
+			fput(file);
+		}
+	} else {
+		file = conf->file;
+	}
 	if (!file)
 		return -EBADF;

I would write that a bid different to reduce indent und improve readability

(note: totaly untested just reviewing)

if (conf->fd < 0) {
	file = conf->file;
	if (!file)

return -EBADF;
}
else
{
file = fget(conf->fd);
if (!file)
return -EBADF;

fput(file);

if (file->f_op != &ppp_device_fops) {		
		return -EBADF;
	}

}

just my 2 cents

re,
wh

Quoted 147 lines
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c +80 -1
 	if (file->private_data)

@@ -1040,7 +1062,7 @@ static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	ppp->mru = PPP_MRU;
 	ppp->ppp_net = src_net;
 
-	err = ppp_unit_register(ppp, conf->unit);
+	err = ppp_unit_register(ppp, conf->unit, conf->ifname_is_set);
 	if (err < 0)
 		return err;
 

@@ -1049,6 +1071,73 @@ static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static const struct nla_policy ppp_nl_policy[IFLA_PPP_MAX + 1] = {
+	[IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD]	= { .type = NLA_S32 },
+};
+
+static int ppp_nl_validate(struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
+{
+	if (!data)
+		return -EINVAL;
+
+	if (!data[IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD])
+		return -EINVAL;
+	if (nla_get_s32(data[IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD]) < 0)
+		return -EBADF;
+
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ppp_nl_newlink(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
+			  struct nlattr *tb[], struct nlattr *data[])
+{
+	struct ppp_config conf = {
+		.file = NULL,
+		.unit = -1,
+		.ifname_is_set = true,
+	};
+
+	conf.fd = nla_get_s32(data[IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD]);
+
+	return ppp_dev_configure(src_net, dev, &conf);
+}
+
+static void ppp_nl_dellink(struct net_device *dev, struct list_head *head)
+{
+	unregister_netdevice_queue(dev, head);
+}
+
+static size_t ppp_nl_get_size(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static int ppp_nl_fill_info(struct sk_buff *skb, const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	return 0;
+}
+
+static struct net *ppp_nl_get_link_net(const struct net_device *dev)
+{
+	struct ppp *ppp = netdev_priv(dev);
+
+	return ppp->ppp_net;
+}
+
+static struct rtnl_link_ops ppp_link_ops __read_mostly = {
+	.kind		= "ppp",
+	.maxtype	= IFLA_PPP_MAX,
+	.policy		= ppp_nl_policy,
+	.priv_size	= sizeof(struct ppp),
+	.setup		= ppp_setup,
+	.validate	= ppp_nl_validate,
+	.newlink	= ppp_nl_newlink,
+	.dellink	= ppp_nl_dellink,
+	.get_size	= ppp_nl_get_size,
+	.fill_info	= ppp_nl_fill_info,
+	.get_link_net	= ppp_nl_get_link_net,
+};
+
 #define PPP_MAJOR	108
 
 /* Called at boot time if ppp is compiled into the kernel,

@@ -1077,11 +1166,19 @@ static int __init ppp_init(void)
 		goto out_chrdev;
 	}
 
+	err = rtnl_link_register(&ppp_link_ops);
+	if (err) {
+		pr_err("Failed to register RT netlink PPP handler\n");
+		goto out_class;
+	}
+
 	/* not a big deal if we fail here :-) */
 	device_create(ppp_class, NULL, MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0), NULL, "ppp");
 
 	return 0;
 
+out_class:
+	class_destroy(ppp_class);
 out_chrdev:
 	unregister_chrdev(PPP_MAJOR, "ppp");
 out_net:

@@ -2821,7 +2918,9 @@ static int ppp_create_interface(struct net *net, int *unit, struct file *file)
 {
 	struct ppp_config conf = {
 		.file = file,
+		.fd = -1,
 		.unit = *unit,
+		.ifname_is_set = false,
 	};
 	struct net_device *dev;
 	struct ppp *ppp;

@@ -3038,6 +3137,7 @@ static void __exit ppp_cleanup(void)
 	/* should never happen */
 	if (atomic_read(&ppp_unit_count) || atomic_read(&channel_count))
 		pr_err("PPP: removing module but units remain!\n");
+	rtnl_link_unregister(&ppp_link_ops);
 	unregister_chrdev(PPP_MAJOR, "ppp");
 	device_destroy(ppp_class, MKDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0));
 	class_destroy(ppp_class);

@@ -3096,4 +3196,5 @@ EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_register_compressor);
 EXPORT_SYMBOL(ppp_unregister_compressor);
 MODULE_LICENSE("GPL");
 MODULE_ALIAS_CHARDEV(PPP_MAJOR, 0);
+MODULE_ALIAS_RTNL_LINK("ppp");
 MODULE_ALIAS("devname:ppp");
include/uapi/linux/if_link.h +8 -0
index a30b780..72b0213 100644
@@ -470,6 +470,14 @@ enum {
 };
 #define IFLA_GENEVE_MAX	(__IFLA_GENEVE_MAX - 1)
 
+/* PPP section */
+enum {
+	IFLA_PPP_UNSPEC,
+	IFLA_PPP_DEV_FD,
+	__IFLA_PPP_MAX,
+};
+#define IFLA_PPP_MAX (__IFLA_PPP_MAX - 1)
+
 /* Bonding section */
 
 enum {
author
#4 lore raw

Re: [PATCH 2/2] ppp: implement rtnetlink device handling

Quoted 38 lines · walter harms

Am 23.12.2015 21:04, schrieb Guillaume Nault:

Quoted 15 lines
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c +10 -1
@@ -1012,7 +1017,24 @@ static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev,
 	int indx;
 	int err;
 
-	file = conf->file;
+	if (conf->fd >= 0) {
+		file = fget(conf->fd);
+		if (file) {
+			if (file->f_op != &ppp_device_fops) {
+				fput(file);
+				return -EBADF;
+			}
+
+			/* Don't hold reference on file: ppp_release() is
+			 * responsible for safely freeing the associated

drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c static int ppp_dev_configure(struct net *src_net, struct net_device *dev, · line 1039

Quoted 10 lines
drivers/net/ppp/ppp_generic.c +8 -0
+			 * resources upon release. So file won't go away
+			 * from under us.
+			 */
+			fput(file);
+		}
+	} else {
+		file = conf->file;
+	}
 	if (!file)
 		return -EBADF;

I would write that a bid different to reduce indent und improve readability

(note: totaly untested just reviewing)

if (conf->fd < 0) {
	file = conf->file;
	if (!file)
Quoted 8 lines

return -EBADF;
}
else
{
file = fget(conf->fd);
if (!file)
return -EBADF;

Early return on fget() failure looks indeed simpler.

Quoted 5 lines

fput(file);

if (file->f_op != &ppp_device_fops) {		
		return -EBADF;
	}

But this is wrong: we can't act on file after fput(). So we have to place fput() after the test.

Thanks for your review.

author
#6 lore raw
In reply to Guillaume Nault
Quoted 2 lines · Guillaume Nault

This series adds netlink support for creating PPP devices.

Any feedback on this series? I can see that it has been marked "Deferred" in patchwork, so I'm unsure about what to do with this patch set now.
Should I repost later (e.g. after the end of the merge window)? Are there any concern/issues with the series itself? Or should the idea of implementing netlink handlers for ppp devices be entirely dropped?

maintainer
#7 lore raw

From: Guillaume Nault <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 19:10:20 +0100

Quoted 9 lines · Guillaume Nault
Quoted 2 lines

This series adds netlink support for creating PPP devices.

Any feedback on this series? I can see that it has been marked "Deferred" in patchwork, so I'm unsure about what to do with this patch set now.
Should I repost later (e.g. after the end of the merge window)? Are there any concern/issues with the series itself? Or should the idea of implementing netlink handlers for ppp devices be entirely dropped?

Repost it again later, I want more people to see and review this series and the holidays is not a good time for that...

author
#8 lore raw
Quoted 13 lines · David Miller

From: Guillaume Nault <[email protected]>
Date: Tue, 5 Jan 2016 19:10:20 +0100

Quoted 9 lines · Guillaume Nault
Quoted 2 lines

This series adds netlink support for creating PPP devices.

Any feedback on this series? I can see that it has been marked "Deferred" in patchwork, so I'm unsure about what to do with this patch set now.
Should I repost later (e.g. after the end of the merge window)? Are there any concern/issues with the series itself? Or should the idea of implementing netlink handlers for ppp devices be entirely dropped?

Quoted 2 lines

Repost it again later, I want more people to see and review this series and the holidays is not a good time for that...

Sure. Thanks for the feedback.