Fix a memory leak in netpoll and introduce netconsole selftests that expose the issue when running with kmemleak detection enabled.
This patchset includes a selftest for netpoll with multiple concurrent users (netconsole + bonding), which simulates the scenario from test[1] that originally demonstrated the issue allegedly fixed by commit efa95b01da18 ("netpoll: fix use after free") - a commit that is now being reverted.
Sending this to "net" branch because this is a fix, and the selftest might help with the backports validation.
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/96b940137a50e5c387687bb4f57de8b0435a653f.140485... [1]
Signed-off-by: Breno Leitao leitao@debian.org --- Changes in v8: - Sending it again, now that commit 1a8fed52f7be1 ("netdevsim: set the carrier when the device goes up") has landed in net - Created one namespace for TX and one for RX (Paolo) - Used additional helpers to create and delete netdevsim (Paolo) - Link to v7: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251003-netconsole_torture-v7-0-aa92fcce62a9@debi...
Changes in v7: - Rebased on top of `net` - Link to v6: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20251002-netconsole_torture-v6-0-543bf52f6b46@debi...
Changes in v6: - Expand the tests even more and some small fixups - Moved the test to bonding selftests - Link to v5: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250918-netconsole_torture-v5-0-77e25e0a4eb6@debi...
Changes in v5: - Set CONFIG_BONDING=m in selftests/drivers/net/config. - Link to v4: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250917-netconsole_torture-v4-0-0a5b3b8f81ce@debi...
Changes in v4: - Added an additional selftest to test multiple netpoll users in parallel - Link to v3: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250905-netconsole_torture-v3-0-875c7febd316@debi...
Changes in v3: - This patchset is a merge of the fix and the selftest together as recommended by Jakub.
Changes in v2: - Reuse the netconsole creation from lib_netcons.sh. Thus, refactoring the create_dynamic_target() (Jakub) - Move the "wait" to after all the messages has been sent. - Link to v1: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20250902-netconsole_torture-v1-1-03c6066598e9@debi...
--- Breno Leitao (4): net: netpoll: fix incorrect refcount handling causing incorrect cleanup selftest: netcons: refactor target creation selftest: netcons: create a torture test selftest: netcons: add test for netconsole over bonded interfaces
net/core/netpoll.c | 7 +- tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/Makefile | 1 + .../testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/Makefile | 2 + tools/testing/selftests/drivers/net/bonding/config | 4 + .../drivers/net/bonding/netcons_over_bonding.sh | 361 +++++++++++++++++++++ .../selftests/drivers/net/lib/sh/lib_netcons.sh | 82 ++++- .../selftests/drivers/net/netcons_torture.sh | 130 ++++++++ 7 files changed, 569 insertions(+), 18 deletions(-) --- base-commit: e120f46768d98151ece8756ebd688b0e43dc8b29 change-id: 20250902-netconsole_torture-8fc23f0aca99
Best regards, -- Breno Leitao leitao@debian.org