kernel: remove legacy iptables patches

These patches were introduced 15 years ago by commit 19eaf1c5f7 to
speed up iptables match. We have been using fw4 and nftables for a long
time, so they are obsolete.

Signed-off-by: Qingfang Deng <dqfext@gmail.com>
Link: https://github.com/openwrt/openwrt/pull/23749
Signed-off-by: Markus Stockhausen <markus.stockhausen@gmx.de>
This commit is contained in:
Qingfang Deng
2026-06-17 22:17:32 +02:00
committed by Markus Stockhausen
parent 2c122bdd74
commit bd13b32899
6 changed files with 0 additions and 476 deletions
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Subject: kernel: add a new version of my netfilter speedup patches for linux 2.6.39 and 3.0
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
---
include/uapi/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h | 1 +
net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 38 insertions(+)
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct ipt_ip {
#define IPT_F_FRAG 0x01 /* Set if rule is a fragment rule */
#define IPT_F_GOTO 0x02 /* Set if jump is a goto */
#define IPT_F_MASK 0x03 /* All possible flag bits mask. */
+#define IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH 0x80 /* Internal: no default match rules present */
/* Values for "inv" field in struct ipt_ip. */
#define IPT_INV_VIA_IN 0x01 /* Invert the sense of IN IFACE. */
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
{
unsigned long ret;
+ if (ipinfo->flags & IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH)
+ return true;
+
if (NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_SRCIP,
(ip->saddr & ipinfo->smsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->src.s_addr) ||
NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_DSTIP,
@@ -78,6 +81,29 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
return true;
}
+static void
+ip_checkdefault(struct ipt_ip *ip)
+{
+ static const char iface_mask[IFNAMSIZ] = {};
+
+ if (ip->invflags || ip->flags & IPT_F_FRAG)
+ return;
+
+ if (memcmp(ip->iniface_mask, iface_mask, IFNAMSIZ) != 0)
+ return;
+
+ if (memcmp(ip->outiface_mask, iface_mask, IFNAMSIZ) != 0)
+ return;
+
+ if (ip->smsk.s_addr || ip->dmsk.s_addr)
+ return;
+
+ if (ip->proto)
+ return;
+
+ ip->flags |= IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH;
+}
+
static bool
ip_checkentry(const struct ipt_ip *ip)
{
@@ -523,6 +549,8 @@ find_check_entry(struct ipt_entry *e, st
struct xt_mtchk_param mtpar;
struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
+ ip_checkdefault(&e->ip);
+
if (!xt_percpu_counter_alloc(alloc_state, &e->counters))
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -817,6 +845,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_
const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
int ret = 0;
const void *loc_cpu_entry;
+ u8 flags;
counters = alloc_counters(table);
if (IS_ERR(counters))
@@ -844,6 +873,14 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_
goto free_counters;
}
+ flags = e->ip.flags & IPT_F_MASK;
+ if (copy_to_user(userptr + off
+ + offsetof(struct ipt_entry, ip.flags),
+ &flags, sizeof(flags)) != 0) {
+ ret = -EFAULT;
+ goto free_counters;
+ }
+
for (i = sizeof(struct ipt_entry);
i < e->target_offset;
i += m->u.match_size) {
@@ -1225,12 +1262,15 @@ compat_copy_entry_to_user(struct ipt_ent
compat_uint_t origsize;
const struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
int ret = 0;
+ u8 flags = e->ip.flags & IPT_F_MASK;
origsize = *size;
ce = *dstptr;
if (copy_to_user(ce, e, sizeof(struct ipt_entry)) != 0 ||
copy_to_user(&ce->counters, &counters[i],
- sizeof(counters[i])) != 0)
+ sizeof(counters[i])) != 0 ||
+ copy_to_user(&ce->ip.flags, &flags,
+ sizeof(flags)) != 0)
return -EFAULT;
*dstptr += sizeof(struct compat_ipt_entry);
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Subject: netfilter: match bypass default table
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
---
net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -244,6 +244,33 @@ struct ipt_entry *ipt_next_entry(const s
return (void *)entry + entry->next_offset;
}
+static bool
+ipt_handle_default_rule(struct ipt_entry *e, unsigned int *verdict)
+{
+ struct xt_entry_target *t;
+ struct xt_standard_target *st;
+
+ if (e->target_offset != sizeof(struct ipt_entry))
+ return false;
+
+ if (!(e->ip.flags & IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH))
+ return false;
+
+ t = ipt_get_target(e);
+ if (t->u.kernel.target->target)
+ return false;
+
+ st = (struct xt_standard_target *) t;
+ if (st->verdict == XT_RETURN)
+ return false;
+
+ if (st->verdict >= 0)
+ return false;
+
+ *verdict = (unsigned)(-st->verdict) - 1;
+ return true;
+}
+
/* Returns one of the generic firewall policies, like NF_ACCEPT. */
unsigned int
ipt_do_table(void *priv,
@@ -265,27 +292,28 @@ ipt_do_table(void *priv,
unsigned int addend;
/* Initialization */
+ WARN_ON(!(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook)));
+ local_bh_disable();
+ private = READ_ONCE(table->private); /* Address dependency. */
+ cpu = smp_processor_id();
+ table_base = private->entries;
+
+ e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
+ if (ipt_handle_default_rule(e, &verdict)) {
+ struct xt_counters *counter;
+
+ counter = xt_get_this_cpu_counter(&e->counters);
+ ADD_COUNTER(*counter, skb->len, 1);
+ local_bh_enable();
+ return verdict;
+ }
+
stackidx = 0;
ip = ip_hdr(skb);
indev = state->in ? state->in->name : nulldevname;
outdev = state->out ? state->out->name : nulldevname;
- /* We handle fragments by dealing with the first fragment as
- * if it was a normal packet. All other fragments are treated
- * normally, except that they will NEVER match rules that ask
- * things we don't know, ie. tcp syn flag or ports). If the
- * rule is also a fragment-specific rule, non-fragments won't
- * match it. */
- acpar.fragoff = ntohs(ip->frag_off) & IP_OFFSET;
- acpar.thoff = ip_hdrlen(skb);
- acpar.hotdrop = false;
- acpar.state = state;
- WARN_ON(!(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook)));
- local_bh_disable();
addend = xt_write_recseq_begin();
- private = READ_ONCE(table->private); /* Address dependency. */
- cpu = smp_processor_id();
- table_base = private->entries;
jumpstack = (struct ipt_entry **)private->jumpstack[cpu];
/* Switch to alternate jumpstack if we're being invoked via TEE.
@@ -298,7 +326,16 @@ ipt_do_table(void *priv,
if (static_key_false(&xt_tee_enabled))
jumpstack += private->stacksize * __this_cpu_read(nf_skb_duplicated);
- e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
+ /* We handle fragments by dealing with the first fragment as
+ * if it was a normal packet. All other fragments are treated
+ * normally, except that they will NEVER match rules that ask
+ * things we don't know, ie. tcp syn flag or ports). If the
+ * rule is also a fragment-specific rule, non-fragments won't
+ * match it. */
+ acpar.fragoff = ntohs(ip->frag_off) & IP_OFFSET;
+ acpar.thoff = ip_hdrlen(skb);
+ acpar.hotdrop = false;
+ acpar.state = state;
do {
const struct xt_entry_target *t;
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Subject: netfilter: reduce match memory access
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
---
net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
if (ipinfo->flags & IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH)
return true;
- if (NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_SRCIP,
+ if (NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_SRCIP, ipinfo->smsk.s_addr &&
(ip->saddr & ipinfo->smsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->src.s_addr) ||
- NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_DSTIP,
+ NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_DSTIP, ipinfo->dmsk.s_addr &&
(ip->daddr & ipinfo->dmsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->dst.s_addr))
return false;
@@ -1,110 +0,0 @@
From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Subject: kernel: add a new version of my netfilter speedup patches for linux 2.6.39 and 3.0
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
---
include/uapi/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h | 1 +
net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c | 37 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++
2 files changed, 38 insertions(+)
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter_ipv4/ip_tables.h
@@ -89,6 +89,7 @@ struct ipt_ip {
#define IPT_F_FRAG 0x01 /* Set if rule is a fragment rule */
#define IPT_F_GOTO 0x02 /* Set if jump is a goto */
#define IPT_F_MASK 0x03 /* All possible flag bits mask. */
+#define IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH 0x80 /* Internal: no default match rules present */
/* Values for "inv" field in struct ipt_ip. */
#define IPT_INV_VIA_IN 0x01 /* Invert the sense of IN IFACE. */
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -48,6 +48,9 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
{
unsigned long ret;
+ if (ipinfo->flags & IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH)
+ return true;
+
if (NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_SRCIP,
(ip->saddr & ipinfo->smsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->src.s_addr) ||
NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_DSTIP,
@@ -78,6 +81,29 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
return true;
}
+static void
+ip_checkdefault(struct ipt_ip *ip)
+{
+ static const char iface_mask[IFNAMSIZ] = {};
+
+ if (ip->invflags || ip->flags & IPT_F_FRAG)
+ return;
+
+ if (memcmp(ip->iniface_mask, iface_mask, IFNAMSIZ) != 0)
+ return;
+
+ if (memcmp(ip->outiface_mask, iface_mask, IFNAMSIZ) != 0)
+ return;
+
+ if (ip->smsk.s_addr || ip->dmsk.s_addr)
+ return;
+
+ if (ip->proto)
+ return;
+
+ ip->flags |= IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH;
+}
+
static bool
ip_checkentry(const struct ipt_ip *ip)
{
@@ -523,6 +549,8 @@ find_check_entry(struct ipt_entry *e, st
struct xt_mtchk_param mtpar;
struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
+ ip_checkdefault(&e->ip);
+
if (!xt_percpu_counter_alloc(alloc_state, &e->counters))
return -ENOMEM;
@@ -817,6 +845,7 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_
const struct xt_table_info *private = table->private;
int ret = 0;
const void *loc_cpu_entry;
+ u8 flags;
counters = alloc_counters(table);
if (IS_ERR(counters))
@@ -844,6 +873,14 @@ copy_entries_to_user(unsigned int total_
goto free_counters;
}
+ flags = e->ip.flags & IPT_F_MASK;
+ if (copy_to_user(userptr + off
+ + offsetof(struct ipt_entry, ip.flags),
+ &flags, sizeof(flags)) != 0) {
+ ret = -EFAULT;
+ goto free_counters;
+ }
+
for (i = sizeof(struct ipt_entry);
i < e->target_offset;
i += m->u.match_size) {
@@ -1225,12 +1262,15 @@ compat_copy_entry_to_user(struct ipt_ent
compat_uint_t origsize;
const struct xt_entry_match *ematch;
int ret = 0;
+ u8 flags = e->ip.flags & IPT_F_MASK;
origsize = *size;
ce = *dstptr;
if (copy_to_user(ce, e, sizeof(struct ipt_entry)) != 0 ||
copy_to_user(&ce->counters, &counters[i],
- sizeof(counters[i])) != 0)
+ sizeof(counters[i])) != 0 ||
+ copy_to_user(&ce->ip.flags, &flags,
+ sizeof(flags)) != 0)
return -EFAULT;
*dstptr += sizeof(struct compat_ipt_entry);
@@ -1,106 +0,0 @@
From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Subject: netfilter: match bypass default table
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
---
net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c | 79 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------
1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 21 deletions(-)
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -244,6 +244,33 @@ struct ipt_entry *ipt_next_entry(const s
return (void *)entry + entry->next_offset;
}
+static bool
+ipt_handle_default_rule(struct ipt_entry *e, unsigned int *verdict)
+{
+ struct xt_entry_target *t;
+ struct xt_standard_target *st;
+
+ if (e->target_offset != sizeof(struct ipt_entry))
+ return false;
+
+ if (!(e->ip.flags & IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH))
+ return false;
+
+ t = ipt_get_target(e);
+ if (t->u.kernel.target->target)
+ return false;
+
+ st = (struct xt_standard_target *) t;
+ if (st->verdict == XT_RETURN)
+ return false;
+
+ if (st->verdict >= 0)
+ return false;
+
+ *verdict = (unsigned)(-st->verdict) - 1;
+ return true;
+}
+
/* Returns one of the generic firewall policies, like NF_ACCEPT. */
unsigned int
ipt_do_table(void *priv,
@@ -265,27 +292,28 @@ ipt_do_table(void *priv,
unsigned int addend;
/* Initialization */
+ WARN_ON(!(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook)));
+ local_bh_disable();
+ private = READ_ONCE(table->private); /* Address dependency. */
+ cpu = smp_processor_id();
+ table_base = private->entries;
+
+ e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
+ if (ipt_handle_default_rule(e, &verdict)) {
+ struct xt_counters *counter;
+
+ counter = xt_get_this_cpu_counter(&e->counters);
+ ADD_COUNTER(*counter, skb->len, 1);
+ local_bh_enable();
+ return verdict;
+ }
+
stackidx = 0;
ip = ip_hdr(skb);
indev = state->in ? state->in->name : nulldevname;
outdev = state->out ? state->out->name : nulldevname;
- /* We handle fragments by dealing with the first fragment as
- * if it was a normal packet. All other fragments are treated
- * normally, except that they will NEVER match rules that ask
- * things we don't know, ie. tcp syn flag or ports). If the
- * rule is also a fragment-specific rule, non-fragments won't
- * match it. */
- acpar.fragoff = ntohs(ip->frag_off) & IP_OFFSET;
- acpar.thoff = ip_hdrlen(skb);
- acpar.hotdrop = false;
- acpar.state = state;
- WARN_ON(!(table->valid_hooks & (1 << hook)));
- local_bh_disable();
addend = xt_write_recseq_begin();
- private = READ_ONCE(table->private); /* Address dependency. */
- cpu = smp_processor_id();
- table_base = private->entries;
jumpstack = (struct ipt_entry **)private->jumpstack[cpu];
/* Switch to alternate jumpstack if we're being invoked via TEE.
@@ -298,7 +326,16 @@ ipt_do_table(void *priv,
if (static_key_false(&xt_tee_enabled))
jumpstack += private->stacksize * current->in_nf_duplicate;
- e = get_entry(table_base, private->hook_entry[hook]);
+ /* We handle fragments by dealing with the first fragment as
+ * if it was a normal packet. All other fragments are treated
+ * normally, except that they will NEVER match rules that ask
+ * things we don't know, ie. tcp syn flag or ports). If the
+ * rule is also a fragment-specific rule, non-fragments won't
+ * match it. */
+ acpar.fragoff = ntohs(ip->frag_off) & IP_OFFSET;
+ acpar.thoff = ip_hdrlen(skb);
+ acpar.hotdrop = false;
+ acpar.state = state;
do {
const struct xt_entry_target *t;
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
From: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
Subject: netfilter: reduce match memory access
Signed-off-by: Felix Fietkau <nbd@nbd.name>
---
net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c | 4 ++--
1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
--- a/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
+++ b/net/ipv4/netfilter/ip_tables.c
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@ ip_packet_match(const struct iphdr *ip,
if (ipinfo->flags & IPT_F_NO_DEF_MATCH)
return true;
- if (NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_SRCIP,
+ if (NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_SRCIP, ipinfo->smsk.s_addr &&
(ip->saddr & ipinfo->smsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->src.s_addr) ||
- NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_DSTIP,
+ NF_INVF(ipinfo, IPT_INV_DSTIP, ipinfo->dmsk.s_addr &&
(ip->daddr & ipinfo->dmsk.s_addr) != ipinfo->dst.s_addr))
return false;