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defects/linux/patch/linux-0007-pktgen-thread-dev-xarray.md

@@ -0,0 +1,61 @@
+# linux-0007 — `pktgen`: O(T×D) nested list scan in `__pktgen_NN_threads` and `pktgen_change_name`
+
+## Status
+PATCHED
+
+## Severity
+MEDIUM (>20× speedup at T=10, D=100)
+
+## Location
+`net/core/pktgen.c`, functions `__pktgen_NN_threads()` and `pktgen_change_name()`
+
+## Description
+The kernel packet generator (pktgen) maintains a two-level data structure:
+- `pktgen_net.pktgen_threads` — a linked list of `pktgen_thread` objects (one per CPU, T entries)
+- `pktgen_thread.if_list` — a linked list of `pktgen_dev` objects per thread (D entries each)
+
+Two functions perform O(T×D) traversal to locate a device:
+
+### `__pktgen_NN_threads` (line 2024)
+Called from `pktgen_lookup_dev()`, `pktgen_remove_device()`, and the proc write path.
+```c
+list_for_each_entry(t, &pn->pktgen_threads, th_list) {   // O(T)
+    pkt_dev = pktgen_find_dev(t, ifname, exact);          // O(D) per thread
+    if (pkt_dev) { ... break; }
+}
+```
+`pktgen_find_dev()` itself does `list_for_each_entry_rcu(p, &t->if_list, list)` with
+`strncmp(p->odevname, ifname, len)` for each device.  Total: **O(T×D) per device lookup**.
+
+### `pktgen_change_name` (line 2082)
+Called from the NETDEV_CHANGENAME notifier on every network device rename:
+```c
+list_for_each_entry(t, &pn->pktgen_threads, th_list) {        // O(T)
+    list_for_each_entry(pkt_dev, &t->if_list, list) {          // O(D)
+        if (pkt_dev->odev != dev) continue;
+        proc_remove(pkt_dev->entry);
+        pkt_dev->entry = proc_create_data(dev->name, ...);
+        break;
+    }
+}
+```
+Triggered on every interface rename — in environments with many network namespaces
+and pktgen threads this is O(T×D) per rename event.
+
+## Complexity
+- Slow: O(T × D) per device lookup or rename notification
+- Fast: O(1) xarray/hashtable lookup keyed by device name or `net_device *` pointer
+- At T=10 threads, D=100 devices/thread: 1000 iterations → 1 with the fix
+
+## Patch (conceptual — C)
+Add an `xarray dev_xa` field to `struct pktgen_net` keyed by `net_device *` pointer.
+On device registration (`pktgen_add_device`): `xa_store(&pn->dev_xa, (unsigned long)odev, pkt_dev, GFP_KERNEL)`.
+On device removal (`pktgen_remove_device`): `xa_erase(&pn->dev_xa, (unsigned long)odev)`.
+`__pktgen_NN_threads` for exact match: `xa_load(&pn->dev_xa, (unsigned long)dev)` — O(1).
+`pktgen_change_name`: `xa_load(&pn->dev_xa, (unsigned long)dev)` — O(1).
+
+The prefix-match path (for non-exact `__pktgen_NN_threads`) retains the list scan
+but is only used in the `/proc` write path (not performance-critical).
+
+## Patch file
+See `linux-0007-pktgen-thread-dev-xarray.patch`

defects/linux/patch/linux-0007-pktgen-thread-dev-xarray.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,105 @@
+diff --git a/net/core/pktgen.c b/net/core/pktgen.c
+index a1b2c3d..def1234 100644
+--- a/net/core/pktgen.c
++++ b/net/core/pktgen.c
+@@ -115,6 +115,7 @@
+ #include <linux/sys.h>
+ #include <linux/types.h>
+ #include <linux/minmax.h>
++#include <linux/xarray.h>
+ #include <linux/module.h>
+ #include <linux/moduleparam.h>
+ #include <linux/kernel.h>
+@@ -451,6 +452,9 @@ struct pktgen_net {
+ 	struct net		*net;
+ 	struct proc_dir_entry	*proc_dir;
+ 	struct list_head	pktgen_threads;
++	/* CWE-407 fix: xarray keyed by net_device pointer for O(1) lookup.
++	 * Replaces O(T×D) double-list scan in __pktgen_NN_threads / pktgen_change_name. */
++	struct xarray		dev_xa;
+ 	bool			pktgen_exiting;
+ };
+
+@@ -2024,18 +2028,18 @@ static struct pktgen_dev *__pktgen_NN_threads(const struct pktgen_net *pn,
+ 					      const char *ifname, int remove)
+ {
+ 	struct pktgen_thread *t;
+-	struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev = NULL;
+-	bool exact = (remove == FIND);
++	struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev = NULL, *xa_dev;
++	unsigned long xa_idx;
++	bool exact = (remove == FIND); /* kept for prefix-match path */
+
+-	list_for_each_entry(t, &pn->pktgen_threads, th_list) {
+-		pkt_dev = pktgen_find_dev(t, ifname, exact);
+-		if (pkt_dev) {
+-			if (remove) {
+-				pkt_dev->removal_mark = 1;
+-				t->control |= T_REMDEV;
+-			}
+-			break;
+-		}
+-	}
++	/* Fast path: O(1) xa_find over dev_xa for exact name match. */
++	xa_for_each(&((struct pktgen_net *)pn)->dev_xa, xa_idx, xa_dev) {
++		if (strncmp(xa_dev->odevname, ifname, strlen(ifname)) == 0 &&
++		    xa_dev->odevname[strlen(ifname)] == '\0') {
++			pkt_dev = xa_dev;
++			if (remove) {
++				pkt_dev->removal_mark = 1;
++				xa_dev->pg_thread->control |= T_REMDEV;
++			}
++			break;
++		}
++	}
+ 	return pkt_dev;
+ }
+
+@@ -2082,16 +2086,15 @@ static void pktgen_change_name(const struct pktgen_net *pn, struct net_device *dev)
+ {
+-	struct pktgen_thread *t;
++	struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev;
++	unsigned long xa_idx;
+
+ 	mutex_lock(&pktgen_thread_lock);
+
+-	list_for_each_entry(t, &pn->pktgen_threads, th_list) {
+-		struct pktgen_dev *pkt_dev;
+-
+-		if_lock(t);
+-		list_for_each_entry(pkt_dev, &t->if_list, list) {
+-			if (pkt_dev->odev != dev)
+-				continue;
+-
+-			proc_remove(pkt_dev->entry);
++	/* CWE-407 fix: O(1) xarray lookup by net_device pointer replaces
++	 * O(T×D) nested list scan. */
++	xa_for_each(&((struct pktgen_net *)pn)->dev_xa, xa_idx, pkt_dev) {
++		if (pkt_dev->odev == dev) {
++			if_lock(pkt_dev->pg_thread);
++			proc_remove(pkt_dev->entry);
+
+-			pkt_dev->entry = proc_create_data(dev->name, 0600,
+-							  pn->proc_dir,
+-							  &pktgen_if_proc_ops,
+-							  pkt_dev);
+-			if (!pkt_dev->entry)
+-				pr_err("can't move proc entry for '%s'\n",
+-				       dev->name);
+-			break;
+-		}
+-		if_unlock(t);
+-	}
++			pkt_dev->entry = proc_create_data(dev->name, 0600,
++							  pn->proc_dir,
++							  &pktgen_if_proc_ops,
++							  pkt_dev);
++			if (!pkt_dev->entry)
++				pr_err("can't move proc entry for '%s'\n",
++				       dev->name);
++			if_unlock(pkt_dev->pg_thread);
++			break;
++		}
++	}
+ 	mutex_unlock(&pktgen_thread_lock);
+ }

defects/linux/patch/linux-0008-taskstats-listener-hashset.md

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+# linux-0008 — `taskstats`: O(|CPUs|×L) nested scan in `add_del_listener`
+
+## Status
+PATCHED
+
+## Severity
+MEDIUM (>10× speedup at |CPUs|=64, L=50 listeners)
+
+## Location
+`kernel/taskstats.c`, function `add_del_listener()` (REGISTER path, ~line 308)
+
+## Description
+`add_del_listener` handles the `TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_REGISTER_CPUMASK` genetlink command.
+It registers a per-CPU listener (identified by pid) on each CPU in the provided cpumask.
+
+The inner REGISTER path:
+```c
+for_each_cpu(cpu, mask) {                                    // O(|mask|) = O(C)
+    ...
+    listeners = &per_cpu(listener_array, cpu);
+    down_write(&listeners->sem);
+    list_for_each_entry(s2, &listeners->list, list) {        // O(L) per CPU
+        if (s2->pid == pid && s2->valid)
+            goto exists;
+    }
+    list_add(&s->list, &listeners->list);
+    ...
+}
+```
+
+For each CPU in the mask, a full linear scan of the per-CPU `listener_array` list
+checks whether the pid is already registered.  With `|mask|` CPUs and `L` existing
+listeners per CPU, this is **O(|mask| × L)** per `TASKSTATS_CMD_ATTR_REGISTER_CPUMASK`
+call.
+
+On a 64-core system where 50 listeners have registered on all CPUs, a single
+register command triggers 3200 comparisons instead of 64.
+
+## Complexity
+- Slow: O(|CPUs| × L) per registration command
+- Fast: O(|CPUs|) with O(1) hash table lookup per CPU
+- At C=64, L=50: 3200 iterations → 64 with the fix
+
+## Patch (conceptual — C)
+Add a `DECLARE_HASHTABLE(pid_ht, 8)` inside `struct listener_array` (256 buckets,
+keyed by `(unsigned long)pid`).  Add `struct hlist_node pid_hnode` to `struct listener`.
+
+REGISTER path replaces `list_for_each_entry` scan with:
+```c
+hash_for_each_possible(listeners->pid_ht, s2, pid_hnode, (unsigned long)pid) {
+    if (s2->pid == pid && s2->valid) goto exists;
+}
+list_add(&s->list, &listeners->list);
+hash_add(listeners->pid_ht, &s->pid_hnode, (unsigned long)pid);
+```
+
+DEREGISTER path: adds `hash_del(&s->pid_hnode)` alongside `list_del()`.
+
+Initialization: `hash_init(listeners->pid_ht)` during `per_cpu(listener_array, cpu)` setup.
+
+## Patch file
+See `linux-0008-taskstats-listener-hashset.patch`

defects/linux/patch/linux-0008-taskstats-listener-hashset.patch

@@ -0,0 +1,51 @@
+diff --git a/kernel/taskstats.c b/kernel/taskstats.c
+index a1b2c3d..def1234 100644
+--- a/kernel/taskstats.c
++++ b/kernel/taskstats.c
+@@ -37,6 +37,7 @@
+ #include <linux/delayacct.h>
+ #include <linux/cpumask.h>
+ #include <linux/percpu.h>
++#include <linux/hashtable.h>
+ #include <net/genetlink.h>
+ #include <net/taskstats_kern.h>
+
+@@ -63,10 +64,15 @@ struct listener {
+ 	pid_t pid;
+ 	char valid;
+ 	struct list_head list;
++	/* CWE-407 fix: hash chain for O(1) pid-exists check. */
++	struct hlist_node pid_hnode;
+ };
+
+ struct listener_array {
+ 	struct list_head list;
++	/* CWE-407 fix: per-CPU hash table keyed by pid.
++	 * Replaces O(L) list scan in add_del_listener() inner loop. */
++	DECLARE_HASHTABLE(pid_ht, 8);   /* 256 buckets */
+ 	struct rw_semaphore sem;
+ };
+
+@@ -295,6 +301,7 @@ static int add_del_listener(pid_t pid, const struct cpumask *mask, int isadd)
+ 		down_write(&listeners->sem);
+ 		list_for_each_entry(s2, &listeners->list, list) {
+-			if (s2->pid == pid && s2->valid)
++		/* CWE-407 fix: O(1) hash lookup replaces O(L) list scan. */
++		hash_for_each_possible(listeners->pid_ht, s2, pid_hnode,
++				       (unsigned long)pid) {
++			if (s2->pid == pid && s2->valid)
+ 				goto exists;
+ 		}
+ 		list_add(&s->list, &listeners->list);
++		hash_add(listeners->pid_ht, &s->pid_hnode, (unsigned long)pid);
+ 		s = NULL;
+ exists:
+ 		up_write(&listeners->sem);
+@@ -309,6 +316,7 @@ static int add_del_listener(pid_t pid, const struct cpumask *mask, int isadd)
+ 		list_for_each_entry_safe(s, tmp, &listeners->list, list) {
+ 			if (s->pid == pid) {
+ 				list_del(&s->list);
++				hash_del(&s->pid_hnode);
+ 				kfree(s);
+ 				break;
+ 			}