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From: wen.yang@linux.dev
To: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
Cc: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>,
	linux-fsdevel@vger.kernel.org, linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org
Subject: [RFC PATCH 30/39] net: resolve sysctl owners from their backing data
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 2026 00:35:09 +0800	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <6fa0af34670abb09406ad3703e893b5757380cbc.1793204511.git.wen.yang@linux.dev> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <cover.1793204511.git.wen.yang@linux.dev>

From: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>

Derive network owners from backing storage and remove extra-pointer use.

Suggested-by: Joel Granados <joel.granados@kernel.org>
Signed-off-by: Wen Yang <wen.yang@linux.dev>
---
 drivers/net/vrf.c  | 20 +++++++------------
 net/ipv4/route.c   |  8 ++++----
 net/ipv6/ndisc.c   |  3 ++-
 net/ipv6/route.c   | 11 ++++++-----
 net/mpls/af_mpls.c | 49 ++++++++++++++++------------------------------
 5 files changed, 36 insertions(+), 55 deletions(-)

diff --git a/drivers/net/vrf.c b/drivers/net/vrf.c
index 79d433f49f80..993cc2d120fd 100644
--- a/drivers/net/vrf.c
+++ b/drivers/net/vrf.c
@@ -1826,22 +1826,17 @@ static int vrf_strict_mode_change(struct vrf_map *vmap, bool new_mode)
 static int vrf_shared_table_handler(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 				    void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct net *net = (struct net *)table->extra1;
+	struct net *net = table->data;
 	struct vrf_map *vmap = netns_vrf_map(net);
 	int proc_strict_mode = 0;
-	struct ctl_table tmp = {
-		.procname	= table->procname,
-		.data		= &proc_strict_mode,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= table->mode,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
-	};
+	struct ctl_table tmp = *table;
 	int ret;
 
 	if (!write)
 		proc_strict_mode = vrf_strict_mode(vmap);
 
+	tmp.data = &proc_strict_mode;
+	tmp.maxlen = sizeof(proc_strict_mode);
 	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (write && ret == 0)
@@ -1857,8 +1852,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table vrf_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= vrf_shared_table_handler,
-		/* set by the vrf_netns_init */
-		.extra1		= NULL,
+		.min		= 0,
+		.max		= 1,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -1870,8 +1865,7 @@ static int vrf_netns_init_sysctl(struct net *net, struct netns_vrf *nn_vrf)
 	if (!table)
 		return -ENOMEM;
 
-	/* init the extra1 parameter with the reference to current netns */
-	table[0].extra1 = net;
+	table[0].data = net;
 
 	nn_vrf->ctl_hdr = register_net_sysctl_sz(net, "net/vrf", table,
 						 ARRAY_SIZE(vrf_table));
diff --git a/net/ipv4/route.c b/net/ipv4/route.c
index 595a3b7f1783..b4c415f720b2 100644
--- a/net/ipv4/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/route.c
@@ -3507,12 +3507,11 @@ void ip_rt_multicast_event(struct in_device *in_dev)
 static int ip_rt_gc_interval __read_mostly  = 60 * HZ;
 static int ip_rt_gc_min_interval __read_mostly	= HZ / 2;
 static int ip_rt_gc_elasticity __read_mostly	= 8;
-static int ip_min_valid_pmtu __read_mostly	= IPV4_MIN_MTU;
 
 static int ipv4_sysctl_rtcache_flush(const struct ctl_table *__ctl, int write,
 		void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct net *net = (struct net *)__ctl->extra1;
+	struct net *net = __ctl->data;
 
 	if (write) {
 		rt_cache_flush(net);
@@ -3627,7 +3626,8 @@ static struct ctl_table ipv4_route_netns_table[] = {
 		.maxlen         = sizeof(int),
 		.mode           = 0644,
 		.proc_handler   = proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1         = &ip_min_valid_pmtu,
+		.min            = IPV4_MIN_MTU,
+		.max            = INT_MAX,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname       = "mtu_expires",
@@ -3670,7 +3670,7 @@ static __net_init int sysctl_route_net_init(struct net *net)
 		for (i = 1; i < table_size; i++)
 			tbl[i].data += (void *)net - (void *)&init_net;
 	}
-	tbl[0].extra1 = net;
+	tbl[0].data = net;
 
 	net->ipv4.route_hdr = register_net_sysctl_sz(net, "net/ipv4/route",
 						     tbl, table_size);
diff --git a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
index 0ed1a619372b..956220ad0cf8 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/ndisc.c
@@ -1956,7 +1956,8 @@ static void ndisc_warn_deprecated_sysctl(const struct ctl_table *ctl,
 int ndisc_ifinfo_sysctl_change(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write, void *buffer,
 		size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct net_device *dev = ctl->extra1;
+	struct neigh_parms *p = neigh_sysctl_parms(ctl);
+	struct net_device *dev = p->dev;
 	struct inet6_dev *idev;
 	int ret;
 
diff --git a/net/ipv6/route.c b/net/ipv6/route.c
index 94e5ef1c4f83..a6925e9750e0 100644
--- a/net/ipv6/route.c
+++ b/net/ipv6/route.c
@@ -6563,9 +6563,12 @@ static int rt6_stats_seq_show(struct seq_file *seq, void *v)
 static int ipv6_sysctl_rtcache_flush(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 			      void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	struct net *net;
+	int *valp = ctl->data;
+	struct net *net = container_of(valp, struct net,
+				       ipv6.sysctl.flush_delay);
 	int delay;
 	int ret;
+
 	if (!write)
 		return -EINVAL;
 
@@ -6573,7 +6576,6 @@ static int ipv6_sysctl_rtcache_flush(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 	if (ret)
 		return ret;
 
-	net = (struct net *)ctl->extra1;
 	delay = READ_ONCE(net->ipv6.sysctl.flush_delay);
 	fib6_run_gc(delay <= 0 ? 0 : (unsigned long)delay, net, delay > 0);
 	return 0;
@@ -6656,8 +6658,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table ipv6_route_table_template[] = {
 		.maxlen		=	sizeof(u8),
 		.mode		=	0644,
 		.proc_handler	=	proc_dou8vec_minmax,
-		.extra1		=	SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		=	SYSCTL_ONE,
+		.min		=	0,
+		.max		=	1,
 	},
 };
 
@@ -6673,7 +6675,6 @@ struct ctl_table * __net_init ipv6_route_sysctl_init(struct net *net)
 		table[0].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_max_size;
 		table[1].data = &net->ipv6.ip6_dst_ops.gc_thresh;
 		table[2].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.flush_delay;
-		table[2].extra1 = net;
 		table[3].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_min_interval;
 		table[4].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_timeout;
 		table[5].data = &net->ipv6.sysctl.ip6_rt_gc_interval;
diff --git a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
index ad4ad6f2001a..b8df02173d7a 100644
--- a/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
+++ b/net/mpls/af_mpls.c
@@ -37,9 +37,6 @@
 
 #define MPLS_NEIGH_TABLE_UNSPEC (NEIGH_LINK_TABLE + 1)
 
-static int label_limit = (1 << 20) - 1;
-static int ttl_max = 255;
-
 #if IS_ENABLED(CONFIG_NET_IP_TUNNEL)
 static size_t ipgre_mpls_encap_hlen(struct ip_tunnel_encap *e)
 {
@@ -1397,21 +1394,15 @@ static int mpls_netconf_dump_devconf(struct sk_buff *skb,
 static int mpls_conf_proc(const struct ctl_table *ctl, int write,
 			  void *buffer, size_t *lenp, loff_t *ppos)
 {
-	int oval = *(int *)ctl->data;
+	int *valp = ctl->data;
+	struct mpls_dev *mdev = container_of(valp, struct mpls_dev,
+					   input_enabled);
+	int oval = *valp;
 	int ret = proc_dointvec(ctl, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
-	if (write) {
-		struct mpls_dev *mdev = ctl->extra1;
-		int i = (int *)ctl->data - (int *)mdev;
-		struct net *net = ctl->extra2;
-		int val = *(int *)ctl->data;
-
-		if (i == offsetof(struct mpls_dev, input_enabled) &&
-		    val != oval) {
-			mpls_netconf_notify_devconf(net, RTM_NEWNETCONF,
-						    NETCONFA_INPUT, mdev);
-		}
-	}
+	if (write && *valp != oval)
+		mpls_netconf_notify_devconf(dev_net(mdev->dev), RTM_NEWNETCONF,
+					    NETCONFA_INPUT, mdev);
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -1442,11 +1433,8 @@ static int mpls_dev_sysctl_register(struct net_device *dev,
 	/* Table data contains only offsets relative to the base of
 	 * the mdev at this point, so make them absolute.
 	 */
-	for (i = 0; i < table_size; i++) {
+	for (i = 0; i < table_size; i++)
 		table[i].data = (char *)mdev + (uintptr_t)table[i].data;
-		table[i].extra1 = mdev;
-		table[i].extra2 = net;
-	}
 
 	snprintf(path, sizeof(path), "net/mpls/conf/%s", dev->name);
 
@@ -2694,15 +2682,10 @@ static int mpls_platform_labels(const struct ctl_table *table, int write,
 	struct net *net = table->data;
 	int platform_labels = net->mpls.platform_labels;
 	int ret;
-	struct ctl_table tmp = {
-		.procname	= table->procname,
-		.data		= &platform_labels,
-		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
-		.mode		= table->mode,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		= &label_limit,
-	};
+	struct ctl_table tmp = *table;
 
+	tmp.data = &platform_labels;
+	tmp.maxlen = sizeof(platform_labels);
 	ret = proc_dointvec_minmax(&tmp, write, buffer, lenp, ppos);
 
 	if (write && ret == 0)
@@ -2721,6 +2704,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table mpls_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= mpls_platform_labels,
+		.min		= 0,
+		.max		= (1 << 20) - 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "ip_ttl_propagate",
@@ -2728,8 +2713,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table mpls_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ZERO,
-		.extra2		= SYSCTL_ONE,
+		.min		= 0,
+		.max		= 1,
 	},
 	{
 		.procname	= "default_ttl",
@@ -2737,8 +2722,8 @@ static const struct ctl_table mpls_table[] = {
 		.maxlen		= sizeof(int),
 		.mode		= 0644,
 		.proc_handler	= proc_dointvec_minmax,
-		.extra1		= SYSCTL_ONE,
-		.extra2		= &ttl_max,
+		.min		= 1,
+		.max		= 255,
 	},
 };
 
-- 
2.25.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2026-10-28 16:38 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 41+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2026-10-28 16:34 [RFC PATCH 00/39] sysctl: replace overloaded extra pointers with typed bounds and context wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 01/39] " wen.yang
2026-10-28 21:09   ` David Laight
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 02/39] test_sysctl: convert bounds to numeric values wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 03/39] sysctl: add KUnit coverage for numeric bounds and handlers wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 04/39] sysctl: cover runtime ranges and context lifecycles in KUnit wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 05/39] sysctl: cover priv in KUnit and the debug test module wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 06/39] sysctl: convert core table bounds to numeric values wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 07/39] sysctl: store architecture sysctl bounds by value wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 08/39] sysctl: store crypto " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 09/39] sysctl: store device " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 10/39] sysctl: store filesystem " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 11/39] sysctl: store message-queue " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 12/39] sysctl: store kernel " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 13/39] sysctl: store memory-management " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 14/39] sysctl: store IPv6 scalar " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 15/39] sysctl: store netfilter " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 16/39] sysctl: store RPC " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 17/39] sysctl: store remaining network " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 18/39] sysctl: store security " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 19/39] io_uring: store its " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:34 ` [RFC PATCH 20/39] sysctl: refresh dynamic scheduler and PID bounds per call wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 21/39] sysctl: refresh device-dependent " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 22/39] sysctl: refresh namespace IPC " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 23/39] yama: preserve scope locking with numeric sysctl bounds wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 24/39] net: refresh core sysctl limits without bound pointers wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 25/39] sctp: resolve numeric ranges from the current namespace wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 26/39] rds: preserve live reconnect limits with numeric bounds wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 27/39] ipv4: preserve live and vector bounds with numeric sysctls wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 28/39] net: refresh fragment and remaining dynamic sysctl bounds wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 29/39] neighbour: derive sysctl ownership independently of bounds wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` wen.yang [this message]
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 31/39] ipvs: derive sysctl ownership from numeric storage wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 32/39] sysctl: remove obsolete nr_open bound variables wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 33/39] ipv6: move address sysctl context to priv wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 34/39] ipv4: move device " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 35/39] netfilter: move logger " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 36/39] parport: move device " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 37/39] net: move namespace " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 38/39] arm64: move vector-length " wen.yang
2026-10-28 16:35 ` [RFC PATCH 39/39] sysctl: remove the extra pointers and the compatibility bounds read wen.yang

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