On Sun, Oct 20, 2019 at 10:02 PM Tonghao Zhang <xiangxia.m....@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> On Sat, Oct 19, 2019 at 2:12 AM Pravin Shelar <pshe...@ovn.org> wrote:
> >
> > On Thu, Oct 17, 2019 at 8:16 PM Tonghao Zhang <xiangxia.m....@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > On Fri, Oct 18, 2019 at 6:38 AM Pravin Shelar <pshe...@ovn.org> wrote:
> > > >
> > > > On Wed, Oct 16, 2019 at 5:50 AM <xiangxia.m....@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > From: Tonghao Zhang <xiangxia.m....@gmail.com>
> > > > >
> > > > > When we destroy the flow tables which may contain the flow_mask,
> > > > > so release the flow mask struct.
> > > > >
> > > > > Signed-off-by: Tonghao Zhang <xiangxia.m....@gmail.com>
> > > > > Tested-by: Greg Rose <gvrose8...@gmail.com>
> > > > > ---
> > > > > net/openvswitch/flow_table.c | 14 +++++++++++++-
> > > > > 1 file changed, 13 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
> > > > >
> > > > > diff --git a/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
> > > > > b/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
> > > > > index 5df5182..d5d768e 100644
> > > > > --- a/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
> > > > > +++ b/net/openvswitch/flow_table.c
> > > > > @@ -295,6 +295,18 @@ static void table_instance_destroy(struct
> > > > > table_instance *ti,
> > > > > }
> > > > > }
> > > > >
> > > > > +static void tbl_mask_array_destroy(struct flow_table *tbl)
> > > > > +{
> > > > > + struct mask_array *ma = ovsl_dereference(tbl->mask_array);
> > > > > + int i;
> > > > > +
> > > > > + /* Free the flow-mask and kfree_rcu the NULL is allowed. */
> > > > > + for (i = 0; i < ma->max; i++)
> > > > > + kfree_rcu(rcu_dereference_raw(ma->masks[i]), rcu);
> > > > > +
> > > > > + kfree_rcu(rcu_dereference_raw(tbl->mask_array), rcu);
> > > > > +}
> > > > > +
> > > > > /* No need for locking this function is called from RCU callback or
> > > > > * error path.
> > > > > */
> > > > > @@ -304,7 +316,7 @@ void ovs_flow_tbl_destroy(struct flow_table
> > > > > *table)
> > > > > struct table_instance *ufid_ti =
> > > > > rcu_dereference_raw(table->ufid_ti);
> > > > >
> > > > > free_percpu(table->mask_cache);
> > > > > - kfree_rcu(rcu_dereference_raw(table->mask_array), rcu);
> > > > > + tbl_mask_array_destroy(table);
> > > > > table_instance_destroy(ti, ufid_ti, false);
> > > > > }
> > > >
> > > > This should not be required. mask is linked to a flow and gets
> > > > released when flow is removed.
> > > > Does the memory leak occur when OVS module is abruptly unloaded and
> > > > userspace does not cleanup flow table?
> > > When we destroy the ovs datapath or net namespace is destroyed , the
> > > mask memory will be happened. The call tree:
> > > ovs_exit_net/ovs_dp_cmd_del
> > > -->__dp_destroy
> > > -->destroy_dp_rcu
> > > -->ovs_flow_tbl_destroy
> > > -->table_instance_destroy (which don't release the mask memory because
> > > don't call the ovs_flow_tbl_remove /flow_mask_remove directly or
> > > indirectly).
> > >
> > Thats what I suggested earlier, we need to call function similar to
> > ovs_flow_tbl_remove(), we could refactor code to use the code.
> > This is better since by introducing tbl_mask_array_destroy() is
> > creating a dangling pointer to mask in sw-flow object. OVS is anyway
> > iterating entire flow table to release sw-flow in
> > table_instance_destroy(), it is natural to release mask at that point
> > after releasing corresponding sw-flow.
> I got it, thanks. I rewrite the codes, can you help me to review it.
> If fine, I will sent it next version.
> >
> >
Sure, I can review it, Can you send the patch inlined in mail?
Thanks.
