From b1881d362e1924b66f6016c3efd28807032b41bf Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Pablo Neira Ayuso Date: Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:16:02 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] netfilter: nf_tables: move hardware offload step after building the chain blob Allocate the chain blob before the ruleset offload to reduce chances of entering an inconsistent state where the offloaded ruleset in the nic and the software ruleset differ. Fixes: c9626a2cbdb2 ("netfilter: nf_tables: add hardware offload support") Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso --- net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 14 ++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 10 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c index c112ecc4fca3..71f4227d7ac7 100644 --- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c +++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c @@ -10982,10 +10982,6 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb) return -EAGAIN; } - err = nft_flow_rule_offload_commit(net); - if (err < 0) - return err; - /* 1. Allocate space for next generation rules_gen_X[] */ list_for_each_entry_safe(trans, next, &nft_net->commit_list, list) { struct nft_table *table = trans->table; @@ -11010,6 +11006,16 @@ static int nf_tables_commit(struct net *net, struct sk_buff *skb) } } + /* must be last, so audit and chain blob set up does not leave hardware + * in consistent state. + */ + err = nft_flow_rule_offload_commit(net); + if (err < 0) { + nf_tables_commit_chain_prepare_cancel(net); + nf_tables_commit_audit_free(&adl); + return err; + } + /* step 2. Make rules_gen_X visible to packet path */ nft_set_commit_update(&ctx, nft_net);