kernel/git/stable/linux.git/net/mptcp/protocol.c, branch linux-7.2.y

mptcp: reclaim forward-allocated memory on RX path errors

2026-08-06T15:46:24+00:00

After commit 9db5b3cec4ec ("mptcp: borrow forward memory from subflow"), errors in the receive path prior to queueing skbs into the receive queue do not trigger forward-allocated memory reclaiming. Prevent forward memory from growing unboundedly in pathological drop scenarios by explicitly reclaiming memory when skbs are dropped. Fixes: 9db5b3cec4ec ("mptcp: borrow forward memory from subflow") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260803-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-2-rc6-v2-8-b8f496d71664@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mptcp: fix stale skb->sk reference on subflow close

2026-07-23T17:50:38+00:00

The backlog list is updated by mptcp_data_ready() under mptcp_data_lock(). The cleanup of backlog references to a closing subflow, however, was performed in mptcp_close_ssk(), before __mptcp_close_ssk() acquires the ssk lock, and while holding neither the ssk lock nor mptcp_data_lock(). Because that traversal ran without mptcp_data_lock(), concurrent softirq RX processing on another CPU (subflow_data_ready() -> mptcp_data_ready() -> __mptcp_add_backlog(), under mptcp_data_lock()) could add a backlog entry referencing the ssk while the cleanup loop was in progress. Such an entry could be missed by the cleanup, or the concurrent list update could corrupt the traversal, leaving skb->sk pointing at the ssk after it is freed. A later mptcp_backlog_purge() then dereferences the stale pointer, triggering a warning in inet_sock_destruct() (ssk->sk_rmem_alloc != 0) followed by a use-after-free in mptcp_backlog_purge(). Fix this by moving the backlog cleanup into __mptcp_close_ssk(), after subflow->closing is set to 1 and while the ssk lock is still held, serialized under mptcp_data_lock(). The cleanup runs only on the push path (MPTCP_CF_PUSH), where backlog references accumulate; on other teardown paths the caller already handles cleanup. With subflow->closing set and mptcp_data_lock() held across the purge, any concurrent mptcp_data_ready() either completes its enqueue before the purge runs and is caught, or observes closing=1 and bails out. Once mptcp_data_unlock() is reached, no new skb referencing the ssk can be enqueued, so the cleanup is exhaustive. Remove the unprotected traversal from mptcp_close_ssk() entirely. Fixes: ee458a3f314e ("mptcp: introduce mptcp-level backlog") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Suggested-by: Paolo Abeni Reported-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Closes: https://github.com/multipath-tcp/mptcp_net-next/issues/621 Signed-off-by: Kalpan Jani Acked-by: Paolo Abeni Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260722-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-2-rc5-v1-3-6fb595bc86ef@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mptcp: decrement subflows counter on failed passive join

2026-07-23T17:50:38+00:00

mptcp_pm_allow_new_subflow() increments extra_subflows before __mptcp_finish_join() on the passive MP_JOIN path. In case of race conditions, the subflow is dropped without calling mptcp_close_ssk(), so the counter is not rolled back. Call mptcp_pm_close_subflow() when the join completion fails to decrement the subflows counter. Fixes: 10f6d46c943d ("mptcp: fix race between MP_JOIN and close") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Chenguang Zhao Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260722-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-2-rc5-v1-1-6fb595bc86ef@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mptcp: check desc->count in read_sock

2026-06-04T02:04:26+00:00

__tcp_read_sock() checks desc->count after each skb is consumed and breaks the loop when it reaches 0. The MPTCP variant lacks this check. This is a functional bug, other subsystems also rely on this check: TLS strparser sets desc->count to 0 once a full TLS record is assembled and depends on this break to stop reading. Add the same desc->count check to __mptcp_read_sock(), mirroring __tcp_read_sock(). Fixes: 250d9766a984 ("mptcp: implement .read_sock") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Co-developed-by: Geliang Tang Signed-off-by: Geliang Tang Signed-off-by: Gang Yan Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260602-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-1-rc7-v2-9-856831229976@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mptcp: fix retransmission loop when csum is enabled

2026-06-04T02:04:25+00:00

Sashiko noted that retransmission with csum enabled can actually transmit new data, but currently the relevant code does not update accordingly snd_nxt. The may cause incoming ack drop and an endless retransmission loop. Address the issue incrementing snd_nxt as needed. Fixes: 4e14867d5e91 ("mptcp: tune re-injections for csum enabled mode") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260602-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-1-rc7-v2-2-856831229976@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mptcp: fix missing wakeups in edge scenarios

2026-06-04T02:04:25+00:00

The mptcp_recvmsg() can fill MPTCP socket receive queue via mptcp_move_skbs(), but currently does not try to wakeup any listener, because the same process is going to check the receive queue soon. When multiple threads are reading from the same fd, the above can cause stall. Add the missing wakeup. Fixes: 6771bfd9ee24 ("mptcp: update mptcp ack sequence from work queue") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260602-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-1-rc7-v2-1-856831229976@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mptcp: reset rcv wnd on disconnect

2026-05-19T13:36:35+00:00

If the MPTCP socket fallback to TCP before the MP handshake completion, the IASN remain 0, and the rcv_wnd_sent field is not explicitly initialized, just incremented over time with the data transfer. At disconnect time such value is not cleared. If the next connection falls back to TCP before the MP handshake completion, the data transfer will keep incrementing the receive window end sequence starting from the last value used in the previous connection: the announced window will be unrelated from the actual receiver buffer size and likely too big. Address the issue zeroing the field at disconnect time. Fixes: b29fcfb54cd7 ("mptcp: full disconnect implementation") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260515-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-1-rc4-v2-4-701e96419f2f@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

mptcp: do not drop partial packets

2026-05-19T13:36:35+00:00

When a packet arrives with map_seq < ack_seq < end_seq, the beginning of the packet has already been acknowledged but the end contains new data. Currently the entire packet is dropped as "old data," forcing the sender to retransmit. Instead, skip the already-acked bytes by adjusting the skb offset and enqueue only the new portion. Update bytes_received and ack_seq to reflect the new data consumed. A previous attempt at this fix has been sent by Paolo Abeni [1], but had issues [2]: it also added a zero-window check and changed rcv_wnd_sent initialization, which caused test regressions. This version addresses only the partial packet handling without modifying receive window accounting. Fixes: ab174ad8ef76 ("mptcp: move ooo skbs into msk out of order queue.") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Link: https://lore.kernel.org/c9b426a4e163aa3c4fe8b80c79f1a610f47ae7d8.1763075056.git.pabeni@redhat.com [1] Closes: https://github.com/multipath-tcp/mptcp_net-next/issues/600 [2] Signed-off-by: Shardul Bankar [pabeni@redhat.com: update map] Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260515-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-1-rc4-v2-1-701e96419f2f@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni

mptcp: fastclose msk when linger time is 0

2026-04-29T01:36:27+00:00

The SO_LINGER socket option has been supported for a while with MPTCP sockets [1], but it didn't cause the equivalent of a TCP reset as expected when enabled and its time was set to 0. This was causing some behavioural differences with TCP where some connections were not promptly stopped as expected. To fix that, an extra condition is checked at close() time before sending an MP_FASTCLOSE, the MPTCP equivalent of a TCP reset. Note that backporting up to [1] will be difficult as more changes are needed to be able to send MP_FASTCLOSE. It seems better to stop at [2], which was supposed to already imitate TCP. Validated with MPTCP packetdrill tests [3]. Fixes: 268b12387460 ("mptcp: setsockopt: support SO_LINGER") [1] Fixes: d21f83485518 ("mptcp: use fastclose on more edge scenarios") [2] Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Reported-by: Lance Tuller Closes: https://github.com/lance0/xfr/pull/67 Link: https://github.com/multipath-tcp/packetdrill/pull/196 [3] Reviewed-by: Mat Martineau Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260427-net-mptcp-misc-fixes-7-1-rc2-v1-3-7432b7f279fa@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski

mptcp: sync the msk->sndbuf at accept() time

2026-04-23T11:20:17+00:00

On passive MPTCP connections, the msk sndbuf is not updated correctly. The root cause is an order issue in the accept path: - tcp_check_req() -> subflow_syn_recv_sock() -> mptcp_sk_clone_init() calls __mptcp_propagate_sndbuf() to copy the ssk sndbuf into msk - Later, tcp_child_process() -> tcp_init_transfer() -> tcp_sndbuf_expand() grows the ssk sndbuf. So __mptcp_propagate_sndbuf() runs before the ssk sndbuf has been expanded and the msk ends up with a much smaller sndbuf than the subflow: MPTCP: msk->sndbuf:20480, msk->first->sndbuf:2626560 Fix this by moving the __mptcp_propagate_sndbuf() call from mptcp_sk_clone_init() -- the ssk sndbuf is not yet finalized there -- to __mptcp_propagate_sndbuf() at accept() time, when the ssk sndbuf has been fully expanded by tcp_sndbuf_expand(). Fixes: 8005184fd1ca ("mptcp: refactor sndbuf auto-tuning") Cc: stable@vger.kernel.org Closes: https://github.com/multipath-tcp/mptcp_net-next/issues/602 Signed-off-by: Gang Yan Acked-by: Paolo Abeni Reviewed-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Signed-off-by: Matthieu Baerts (NGI0) Link: https://patch.msgid.link/20260420-net-mptcp-sync-sndbuf-accept-v1-1-e3523e3aeb44@kernel.org Signed-off-by: Paolo Abeni