[PATCH v7 4/5] nvme-tcp: Support KeyUpdate
Hannes Reinecke
hare at suse.de
Tue Mar 3 23:40:00 PST 2026
On 3/4/26 06:34, alistair23 at gmail.com wrote:
> From: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis at wdc.com>
>
> If the nvme_tcp_try_send() or nvme_tcp_try_recv() functions return
> EKEYEXPIRED then the underlying TLS keys need to be updated. This occurs
> on an KeyUpdate event as described in RFC8446
> https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc8446#section-4.6.3.
>
> If the NVMe Target (TLS server) initiates a KeyUpdate this patch will
> allow the NVMe layer to process the KeyUpdate request and forward the
> request to userspace. Userspace must then update the key to keep the
> connection alive.
>
> This patch allows us to handle the NVMe target sending a KeyUpdate
> request without aborting the connection. At this time we don't support
> initiating a KeyUpdate.
>
> Signed-off-by: Alistair Francis <alistair.francis at wdc.com>
> ---
> v7:
> - Use read_sock_cmsg instead of recvmsg() to handle KeyUpdate
> v6:
> - Don't use `struct nvme_tcp_hdr` to determine TLS_HANDSHAKE_KEYUPDATE,
> instead look at the cmsg fields.
> - Don't flush async_event_work
> v5:
> - Cleanup code flow
> - Check for MSG_CTRUNC in the msg_flags return from recvmsg
> and use that to determine if it's a control message
> v4:
> - Remove all support for initiating KeyUpdate
> - Don't call cancel_work() when updating keys
> v3:
> - Don't cancel existing handshake requests
> v2:
> - Don't change the state
> - Use a helper function for KeyUpdates
> - Continue sending in nvme_tcp_send_all() after a KeyUpdate
> - Remove command message using recvmsg
>
> drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c | 59 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-
> 1 file changed, 58 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
>
> diff --git a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
> index 8b6172dd1c0f..ade11d2ac9ef 100644
> --- a/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
> +++ b/drivers/nvme/host/tcp.c
> @@ -171,6 +171,7 @@ struct nvme_tcp_queue {
> bool tls_enabled;
> u32 rcv_crc;
> u32 snd_crc;
> + key_serial_t handshake_session_id;
> __le32 exp_ddgst;
> __le32 recv_ddgst;
> struct completion tls_complete;
> @@ -1361,6 +1362,59 @@ static int nvme_tcp_try_send(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
> return ret;
> }
>
> +static void update_tls_keys(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
> +{
> + int qid = nvme_tcp_queue_id(queue);
> + int ret;
> +
> + dev_dbg(queue->ctrl->ctrl.device,
> + "updating key for queue %d\n", qid);
> +
> + ret = nvme_tcp_start_tls(&(queue->ctrl->ctrl),
> + queue, queue->ctrl->ctrl.tls_pskid,
> + HANDSHAKE_KEY_UPDATE_TYPE_RECEIVED);
> +
> + if (ret < 0) {
> + dev_err(queue->ctrl->ctrl.device,
> + "failed to update the keys %d\n", ret);
> + nvme_tcp_fail_request(queue->request);
> + }
> +}
> +
> +static int nvme_tcp_recv_cmsg(read_descriptor_t *desc,
> + struct sk_buff *skb,
> + unsigned int offset, size_t len,
> + u8 content_type)
> +{
> + struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue = desc->arg.data;
> + struct socket *sock = queue->sock;
> + struct sock *sk = sock->sk;
> +
> + switch (content_type) {
> + case TLS_RECORD_TYPE_HANDSHAKE:
> + if (len == 5) {
> + u8 header[5];
> +
> + if (!skb_copy_bits(skb, offset, header,
> + sizeof(header))) {
> + if (header[0] == TLS_HANDSHAKE_KEYUPDATE) {
> + dev_err(queue->ctrl->ctrl.device, "KeyUpdate message\n");
> + release_sock(sk);
> + update_tls_keys(queue);
> + lock_sock(sk);
> + return 0;
> + }
> + }
> + }
> +
> + break;
> + default:
> + break;
> + }
I think a simple 'if' condition would be sufficient here, or do you have
handling of other TLS record types queued somewhere?
And we should log unhandled TLS records.
> +
> + return -EAGAIN;
> +}
> +
> static int nvme_tcp_try_recv(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
> {
> struct socket *sock = queue->sock;
> @@ -1372,7 +1426,8 @@ static int nvme_tcp_try_recv(struct nvme_tcp_queue *queue)
> rd_desc.count = 1;
> lock_sock(sk);
> queue->nr_cqe = 0;
> - consumed = sock->ops->read_sock(sk, &rd_desc, nvme_tcp_recv_skb);
> + consumed = sock->ops->read_sock_cmsg(sk, &rd_desc, nvme_tcp_recv_skb,
> + nvme_tcp_recv_cmsg);
> release_sock(sk);
> return consumed == -EAGAIN ? 0 : consumed;
> }
> @@ -1708,6 +1763,7 @@ static void nvme_tcp_tls_done(void *data, int status, key_serial_t pskid,
> ctrl->ctrl.tls_pskid = key_serial(tls_key);
> key_put(tls_key);
> queue->tls_err = 0;
> + queue->handshake_session_id = handshake_session_id;
> }
>
> out_complete:
> @@ -1737,6 +1793,7 @@ static int nvme_tcp_start_tls(struct nvme_ctrl *nctrl,
> keyring = key_serial(nctrl->opts->keyring);
> args.ta_keyring = keyring;
> args.ta_timeout_ms = tls_handshake_timeout * 1000;
> + args.ta_handshake_session_id = queue->handshake_session_id;
> queue->tls_err = -EOPNOTSUPP;
> init_completion(&queue->tls_complete);
> if (keyupdate == HANDSHAKE_KEY_UPDATE_TYPE_UNSPEC)
Otherwise looks good.
Cheers,
Hannes
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Dr. Hannes Reinecke Kernel Storage Architect
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