@@ -1617,8 +1617,11 @@ static int nf_tables_delchain(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
struct nft_af_info *afi;
struct nft_table *table;
struct nft_chain *chain;
+ struct nft_rule *rule;
int family = nfmsg->nfgen_family;
struct nft_ctx ctx;
+ u32 use;
+ int err;
afi = nf_tables_afinfo_lookup(net, family, false);
if (IS_ERR(afi))
@@ -1631,11 +1634,30 @@ static int nf_tables_delchain(struct net *net, struct sock *nlsk,
chain = nf_tables_chain_lookup(table, nla[NFTA_CHAIN_NAME], genmask);
if (IS_ERR(chain))
return PTR_ERR(chain);
- if (chain->use > 0)
+
+ if (nlh->nlmsg_flags & NLM_F_NONREC &&
+ chain->use > 0)
return -EBUSY;
nft_ctx_init(&ctx, net, skb, nlh, afi, table, chain, nla);
+ use = chain->use;
+ list_for_each_entry(rule, &chain->rules, list) {
+ if (!nft_is_active_next(net, rule))
+ continue;
+ use--;
+
+ err = nft_delrule(&ctx, rule);
+ if (err < 0)
+ return err;
+ }
+
+ /* There are rules and elements that are still holding references to us,
+ * we cannot do a recursive removal in this case.
+ */
+ if (use > 0)
+ return -EBUSY;
+
return nft_delchain(&ctx);
}
This patch sorts out an asymmetry in deletions. Currently, table and set deletion commands come with an implicit content flush on deletion. However, chain deletion results in -EBUSY if there is content in this chain, so no implicit flush happens. So you have to send a flush command in first place to delete chains, this is inconsistent and it can be annoying in terms of user experience. This patch uses the new NLM_F_NONREC flag to request non-recursive chain deletion, ie. if the chain to be removed contains rules, then this returns EBUSY. This problem was discussed during the NFWS'17 in Faro, Portugal. In iptables, you hit -EBUSY if you try to delete a chain that contains rules, so you have to flush first before you can remove anything. Since iptables-compat uses the nf_tables netlink interface, it has to use the NLM_F_NONREC flag from userspace to retain the original iptables semantics, ie. bail out on removing chains that contain rules. Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org> --- net/netfilter/nf_tables_api.c | 24 +++++++++++++++++++++++- 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)