netfilter: x_tables: use pr ratelimiting in xt core

most messages are converted to info, since they occur in response to
wrong usage.

Size mismatch however is a real error (xtables ABI bug) that should not
occur.

Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Signed-off-by: Pablo Neira Ayuso <pablo@netfilter.org>

1 files changed, 34 insertions, 36 deletions

diff --git a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
index 97e06a04c0d4..fa1655aff8d3 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/x_tables.c
@@ -434,36 +434,35 @@ int xt_check_match(struct xt_mtchk_param *par,
                  * ebt_among is exempt from centralized matchsize checking
                  * because it uses a dynamic-size data set.
                  */
-                pr_err("%s_tables: %s.%u match: invalid size "
-                       "%u (kernel) != (user) %u\n",
-                       xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name,
-                       par->match->revision,
-                       XT_ALIGN(par->match->matchsize), size);
+                pr_err_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s.%u match: invalid size %u (kernel) != (user) %u\n",
+                                   xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name,
+                                   par->match->revision,
+                                   XT_ALIGN(par->match->matchsize), size);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
         if (par->match->table != NULL &&
             strcmp(par->match->table, par->table) != 0) {
-                pr_err("%s_tables: %s match: only valid in %s table, not %s\n",
-                       xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name,
-                       par->match->table, par->table);
+                pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s match: only valid in %s table, not %s\n",
+                                    xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name,
+                                    par->match->table, par->table);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
         if (par->match->hooks && (par->hook_mask & ~par->match->hooks) != 0) {
                 char used[64], allow[64];
 
-                pr_err("%s_tables: %s match: used from hooks %s, but only "
-                       "valid from %s\n",
-                       xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name,
-                       textify_hooks(used, sizeof(used), par->hook_mask,
-                                     par->family),
-                       textify_hooks(allow, sizeof(allow), par->match->hooks,
-                                     par->family));
+                pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s match: used from hooks %s, but only valid from %s\n",
+                                    xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name,
+                                    textify_hooks(used, sizeof(used),
+                                                  par->hook_mask, par->family),
+                                    textify_hooks(allow, sizeof(allow),
+                                                  par->match->hooks,
+                                                  par->family));
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
         if (par->match->proto && (par->match->proto != proto || inv_proto)) {
-                pr_err("%s_tables: %s match: only valid for protocol %u\n",
-                       xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name,
-                       par->match->proto);
+                pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s match: only valid for protocol %u\n",
+                                    xt_prefix[par->family], par->match->name,
+                                    par->match->proto);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
         if (par->match->checkentry != NULL) {
@@ -814,36 +813,35 @@ int xt_check_target(struct xt_tgchk_param *par,
         int ret;
 
         if (XT_ALIGN(par->target->targetsize) != size) {
-                pr_err("%s_tables: %s.%u target: invalid size "
-                       "%u (kernel) != (user) %u\n",
-                       xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name,
-                       par->target->revision,
-                       XT_ALIGN(par->target->targetsize), size);
+                pr_err_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s.%u target: invalid size %u (kernel) != (user) %u\n",
+                                   xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name,
+                                   par->target->revision,
+                                   XT_ALIGN(par->target->targetsize), size);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
         if (par->target->table != NULL &&
             strcmp(par->target->table, par->table) != 0) {
-                pr_err("%s_tables: %s target: only valid in %s table, not %s\n",
-                       xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name,
-                       par->target->table, par->table);
+                pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s target: only valid in %s table, not %s\n",
+                                    xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name,
+                                    par->target->table, par->table);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
         if (par->target->hooks && (par->hook_mask & ~par->target->hooks) != 0) {
                 char used[64], allow[64];
 
-                pr_err("%s_tables: %s target: used from hooks %s, but only "
-                       "usable from %s\n",
-                       xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name,
-                       textify_hooks(used, sizeof(used), par->hook_mask,
-                                     par->family),
-                       textify_hooks(allow, sizeof(allow), par->target->hooks,
-                                     par->family));
+                pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s target: used from hooks %s, but only usable from %s\n",
+                                    xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name,
+                                    textify_hooks(used, sizeof(used),
+                                                  par->hook_mask, par->family),
+                                    textify_hooks(allow, sizeof(allow),
+                                                  par->target->hooks,
+                                                  par->family));
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
         if (par->target->proto && (par->target->proto != proto || inv_proto)) {
-                pr_err("%s_tables: %s target: only valid for protocol %u\n",
-                       xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name,
-                       par->target->proto);
+                pr_info_ratelimited("%s_tables: %s target: only valid for protocol %u\n",
+                                    xt_prefix[par->family], par->target->name,
+                                    par->target->proto);
                 return -EINVAL;
         }
         if (par->target->checkentry != NULL) {