From: Jun Gu <jun.gu@easystack.cn>
Date: Fri, 19 Apr 2024 06:14:25 +0000 (+0800)
Subject: net: openvswitch: Check vport netdev name
X-Git-Tag: net-accept-more-20240515~4^2~170
X-Git-Url: https://git.kernel.dk/?a=commitdiff_plain;h=2540088b836f;p=linux-block.git

net: openvswitch: Check vport netdev name

Ensure that the provided netdev name is not one of its aliases to
prevent unnecessary creation and destruction of the vport by
ovs-vswitchd.

Signed-off-by: Jun Gu <jun.gu@easystack.cn>
Acked-by: Eelco Chaudron <echaudro@redhat.com>
Link: https://lore.kernel.org/r/20240419061425.132723-1-jun.gu@easystack.cn
Signed-off-by: Jakub Kicinski <kuba@kernel.org>
---

diff --git a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
index 903537a5da22..618edc346c0f 100644
--- a/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
+++ b/net/openvswitch/vport-netdev.c
@@ -78,7 +78,10 @@ struct vport *ovs_netdev_link(struct vport *vport, const char *name)
 	int err;
 
 	vport->dev = dev_get_by_name(ovs_dp_get_net(vport->dp), name);
-	if (!vport->dev) {
+	/* Ensure that the device exists and that the provided
+	 * name is not one of its aliases.
+	 */
+	if (!vport->dev || strcmp(name, ovs_vport_name(vport))) {
 		err = -ENODEV;
 		goto error_free_vport;
 	}