When rte_hash_add_key_data() overwrites an existing key, the old data
pointer is silently lost. With RCU-protected readers still potentially
accessing the old data, the application has no safe way to free it.

When RCU is configured with a free_key_data_func callback, automatically
enqueue the old data for deferred freeing via the RCU defer queue on
overwrite. In SYNC mode, synchronize and call free_key_data_func
directly.

Signed-off-by: Robin Jarry <[email protected]>
---
 app/test/test_hash.c                   | 134 +++++++++++++++++++++++++
 doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst |   6 ++
 lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c             | 101 ++++++++++++++-----
 lib/hash/rte_hash.h                    |   8 +-
 4 files changed, 224 insertions(+), 25 deletions(-)

diff --git a/app/test/test_hash.c b/app/test/test_hash.c
index 3fb3d96d0546..56a7779e09b9 100644
--- a/app/test/test_hash.c
+++ b/app/test/test_hash.c
@@ -2342,6 +2342,137 @@ test_hash_rcu_qsbr_dq_reclaim(void)
        return 0;
 }
 
+static void *old_data;
+
+static void
+test_hash_free_key_data_func(void *p __rte_unused, void *key_data)
+{
+       old_data = key_data;
+}
+
+/*
+ * Test automatic RCU free on overwrite via rte_hash_add_key_data.
+ *  - Create hash with RW_CONCURRENCY_LF and RCU QSBR in DQ mode
+ *    with a free_key_data_func callback that increments a counter.
+ *  - Register a pseudo reader thread.
+ *  - Add key with data (void *)1.
+ *  - Overwrite same key with data (void *)2 via rte_hash_add_key_data.
+ *  - Report quiescent state, trigger reclamation.
+ *  - Verify the free callback was called exactly once.
+ *  - Delete the key, report quiescent state, reclaim again.
+ *  - Verify the free callback was called a second time.
+ */
+static int
+test_hash_rcu_qsbr_replace_auto_free(void)
+{
+       struct rte_hash_rcu_config rcu = {
+               .v = NULL,
+               .mode = RTE_HASH_QSBR_MODE_DQ,
+               .free_key_data_func = test_hash_free_key_data_func,
+               .key_data_ptr = NULL,
+       };
+       struct rte_hash_parameters params = {
+               .name = "test_replace_auto_free",
+               .entries = 16,
+               .key_len = sizeof(uint32_t),
+               .hash_func = NULL,
+               .hash_func_init_val = 0,
+               .socket_id = SOCKET_ID_ANY,
+               .extra_flag = RTE_HASH_EXTRA_FLAGS_RW_CONCURRENCY_LF,
+       };
+       struct rte_hash *hash = NULL;
+       uint32_t key = 55;
+       int32_t status;
+       int ret = -1;
+       size_t sz;
+
+       printf("\n# Running RCU replace auto-free test\n");
+
+       hash = rte_hash_create(&params);
+       if (hash == NULL) {
+               printf("hash creation failed\n");
+               goto end;
+       }
+
+       sz = rte_rcu_qsbr_get_memsize(RTE_MAX_LCORE);
+       rcu.v = rte_zmalloc(NULL, sz, RTE_CACHE_LINE_SIZE);
+       if (rcu.v == NULL) {
+               printf("RCU QSBR alloc failed\n");
+               goto end;
+       }
+       status = rte_rcu_qsbr_init(rcu.v, RTE_MAX_LCORE);
+       if (status != 0) {
+               printf("RCU QSBR init failed\n");
+               goto end;
+       }
+
+       status = rte_hash_rcu_qsbr_add(hash, &rcu);
+       if (status != 0) {
+               printf("RCU QSBR add failed\n");
+               goto end;
+       }
+
+       /* Register pseudo reader */
+       status = rte_rcu_qsbr_thread_register(rcu.v, 0);
+       if (status != 0) {
+               printf("RCU QSBR thread register failed\n");
+               goto end;
+       }
+       rte_rcu_qsbr_thread_online(rcu.v, 0);
+
+       old_data = NULL;
+
+       /* Add key with data = (void *)1 */
+       status = rte_hash_add_key_data(hash, &key, (void *)(uintptr_t)1);
+       if (status != 0) {
+               printf("failed to add key (status=%d)\n", status);
+               goto end;
+       }
+
+       /* Overwrite same key with data = (void *)2 */
+       status = rte_hash_add_key_data(hash, &key, (void *)(uintptr_t)2);
+       if (status != 0) {
+               printf("failed to overwrite key (status=%d)\n", status);
+               goto end;
+       }
+
+       /* Reader quiescent and reclaim */
+       rte_rcu_qsbr_quiescent(rcu.v, 0);
+       rte_hash_rcu_qsbr_dq_reclaim(hash, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+       if (old_data != (void *)(uintptr_t)1) {
+               printf("old data should be 0x1 but is %p\n", old_data);
+               goto end;
+       }
+
+       /* Delete the key */
+       status = rte_hash_del_key(hash, &key);
+       if (status < 0) {
+               printf("failed to delete key (status=%d)\n", status);
+               goto end;
+       }
+
+       /* Reader quiescent and reclaim again */
+       rte_rcu_qsbr_quiescent(rcu.v, 0);
+       rte_hash_rcu_qsbr_dq_reclaim(hash, NULL, NULL, NULL);
+
+       if (old_data != (void *)(uintptr_t)2) {
+               printf("old data should be 2 but is %p\n", old_data);
+               goto end;
+       }
+
+       ret = 0;
+end:
+       if (rcu.v != NULL) {
+               rte_rcu_qsbr_thread_offline(rcu.v, 0);
+               rte_rcu_qsbr_thread_unregister(rcu.v, 0);
+       }
+       rte_hash_free(hash);
+       rte_free(rcu.v);
+
+       return ret;
+}
+
 /*
  * Do all unit and performance tests.
  */
@@ -2423,6 +2554,9 @@ test_hash(void)
        if (test_hash_rcu_qsbr_dq_reclaim() < 0)
                return -1;
 
+       if (test_hash_rcu_qsbr_replace_auto_free() < 0)
+               return -1;
+
        return 0;
 }
 
diff --git a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst 
b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst
index afdf1af06c20..693034bcb0d2 100644
--- a/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst
+++ b/doc/guides/rel_notes/release_26_03.rst
@@ -87,6 +87,12 @@ New Features
   * Added support for AES-XTS cipher algorithm.
   * Added support for SHAKE-128 and SHAKE-256 authentication algorithms.
 
+* **Added automatic deferred free on hash data overwrite.**
+
+  When RCU is configured with a ``free_key_data_func`` callback,
+  ``rte_hash_add_key_data`` now automatically defers freeing the old data
+  pointer on key overwrite via the RCU defer queue.
+
 
 Removed Items
 -------------
diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c b/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
index 8189bde024be..f487b3b725dd 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_cuckoo_hash.c
@@ -75,6 +75,7 @@ EAL_REGISTER_TAILQ(rte_hash_tailq)
 struct __rte_hash_rcu_dq_entry {
        uint32_t key_idx;
        uint32_t ext_bkt_idx;
+       void *old_data;
 };
 
 RTE_EXPORT_SYMBOL(rte_hash_find_existing)
@@ -763,10 +764,11 @@ enqueue_slot_back(const struct rte_hash *h,
 
 /* Search a key from bucket and update its data.
  * Writer holds the lock before calling this.
+ * If old_data is non-NULL, save the previous data pointer before overwriting.
  */
 static inline int32_t
 search_and_update(const struct rte_hash *h, void *data, const void *key,
-       struct rte_hash_bucket *bkt, uint16_t sig)
+       struct rte_hash_bucket *bkt, uint16_t sig, void **old_data)
 {
        int i;
        struct rte_hash_key *k, *keys = h->key_store;
@@ -776,6 +778,8 @@ search_and_update(const struct rte_hash *h, void *data, 
const void *key,
                        k = (struct rte_hash_key *) ((char *)keys +
                                        bkt->key_idx[i] * h->key_entry_size);
                        if (rte_hash_cmp_eq(key, k->key, h) == 0) {
+                               if (old_data != NULL)
+                                       *old_data = k->pdata;
                                /* The store to application data at *data
                                 * should not leak after the store to pdata
                                 * in the key store. i.e. pdata is the guard
@@ -807,7 +811,7 @@ rte_hash_cuckoo_insert_mw(const struct rte_hash *h,
                struct rte_hash_bucket *sec_bkt,
                const struct rte_hash_key *key, void *data,
                uint16_t sig, uint32_t new_idx,
-               int32_t *ret_val)
+               int32_t *ret_val, void **old_data)
 {
        unsigned int i;
        struct rte_hash_bucket *cur_bkt;
@@ -817,7 +821,7 @@ rte_hash_cuckoo_insert_mw(const struct rte_hash *h,
        /* Check if key was inserted after last check but before this
         * protected region in case of inserting duplicated keys.
         */
-       ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, prim_bkt, sig);
+       ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, prim_bkt, sig, old_data);
        if (ret != -1) {
                __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
                *ret_val = ret;
@@ -825,7 +829,7 @@ rte_hash_cuckoo_insert_mw(const struct rte_hash *h,
        }
 
        FOR_EACH_BUCKET(cur_bkt, sec_bkt) {
-               ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, cur_bkt, sig);
+               ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, cur_bkt, sig, old_data);
                if (ret != -1) {
                        __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
                        *ret_val = ret;
@@ -872,7 +876,7 @@ rte_hash_cuckoo_move_insert_mw(const struct rte_hash *h,
                        const struct rte_hash_key *key, void *data,
                        struct queue_node *leaf, uint32_t leaf_slot,
                        uint16_t sig, uint32_t new_idx,
-                       int32_t *ret_val)
+                       int32_t *ret_val, void **old_data)
 {
        uint32_t prev_alt_bkt_idx;
        struct rte_hash_bucket *cur_bkt;
@@ -892,7 +896,7 @@ rte_hash_cuckoo_move_insert_mw(const struct rte_hash *h,
        /* Check if key was inserted after last check but before this
         * protected region.
         */
-       ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, bkt, sig);
+       ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, bkt, sig, old_data);
        if (ret != -1) {
                __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
                *ret_val = ret;
@@ -900,7 +904,7 @@ rte_hash_cuckoo_move_insert_mw(const struct rte_hash *h,
        }
 
        FOR_EACH_BUCKET(cur_bkt, alt_bkt) {
-               ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, cur_bkt, sig);
+               ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, cur_bkt, sig, old_data);
                if (ret != -1) {
                        __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
                        *ret_val = ret;
@@ -997,7 +1001,8 @@ rte_hash_cuckoo_make_space_mw(const struct rte_hash *h,
                        struct rte_hash_bucket *sec_bkt,
                        const struct rte_hash_key *key, void *data,
                        uint16_t sig, uint32_t bucket_idx,
-                       uint32_t new_idx, int32_t *ret_val)
+                       uint32_t new_idx, int32_t *ret_val,
+                       void **old_data)
 {
        unsigned int i;
        struct queue_node queue[RTE_HASH_BFS_QUEUE_MAX_LEN];
@@ -1023,7 +1028,7 @@ rte_hash_cuckoo_make_space_mw(const struct rte_hash *h,
                                int32_t ret = rte_hash_cuckoo_move_insert_mw(h,
                                                bkt, sec_bkt, key, data,
                                                tail, i, sig,
-                                               new_idx, ret_val);
+                                               new_idx, ret_val, old_data);
                                if (likely(ret != -1))
                                        return ret;
                        }
@@ -1076,6 +1081,29 @@ alloc_slot(const struct rte_hash *h, struct lcore_cache 
*cached_free_slots)
        return slot_id;
 }
 
+/*
+ * When RCU is configured with a free function, auto-free the overwritten
+ * data pointer via RCU.
+ */
+static inline void
+__hash_rcu_auto_free_old_data(const struct rte_hash *h, void *old_data_val)
+{
+       struct __rte_hash_rcu_dq_entry rcu_dq_entry = {
+               .key_idx = EMPTY_SLOT, /* sentinel value for 
__hash_rcu_qsbr_free_resource */
+               .old_data = old_data_val,
+       };
+
+       if (h->hash_rcu_cfg == NULL || h->hash_rcu_cfg->free_key_data_func == 
NULL)
+               return;
+
+       if (h->dq == NULL || rte_rcu_qsbr_dq_enqueue(h->dq, &rcu_dq_entry) != 
0) {
+               /* SYNC mode or enqueue failed in DQ mode */
+               rte_rcu_qsbr_synchronize(h->hash_rcu_cfg->v, 
RTE_QSBR_THRID_INVALID);
+               
h->hash_rcu_cfg->free_key_data_func(h->hash_rcu_cfg->key_data_ptr,
+                                                   old_data_val);
+       }
+}
+
 static inline int32_t
 __rte_hash_add_key_with_hash(const struct rte_hash *h, const void *key,
                                                hash_sig_t sig, void *data)
@@ -1092,6 +1120,7 @@ __rte_hash_add_key_with_hash(const struct rte_hash *h, 
const void *key,
        struct lcore_cache *cached_free_slots = NULL;
        int32_t ret_val;
        struct rte_hash_bucket *last;
+       void *saved_old_data = NULL;
 
        short_sig = get_short_sig(sig);
        prim_bucket_idx = get_prim_bucket_index(h, sig);
@@ -1103,18 +1132,20 @@ __rte_hash_add_key_with_hash(const struct rte_hash *h, 
const void *key,
 
        /* Check if key is already inserted in primary location */
        __hash_rw_writer_lock(h);
-       ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, prim_bkt, short_sig);
+       ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, prim_bkt, short_sig,
+                               &saved_old_data);
        if (ret != -1) {
                __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
-               return ret;
+               goto overwrite;
        }
 
        /* Check if key is already inserted in secondary location */
        FOR_EACH_BUCKET(cur_bkt, sec_bkt) {
-               ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, cur_bkt, short_sig);
+               ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, cur_bkt, short_sig,
+                                       &saved_old_data);
                if (ret != -1) {
                        __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
-                       return ret;
+                       goto overwrite;
                }
        }
 
@@ -1153,33 +1184,39 @@ __rte_hash_add_key_with_hash(const struct rte_hash *h, 
const void *key,
 
        /* Find an empty slot and insert */
        ret = rte_hash_cuckoo_insert_mw(h, prim_bkt, sec_bkt, key, data,
-                                       short_sig, slot_id, &ret_val);
+                                       short_sig, slot_id, &ret_val,
+                                       &saved_old_data);
        if (ret == 0)
                return slot_id - 1;
        else if (ret == 1) {
                enqueue_slot_back(h, cached_free_slots, slot_id);
-               return ret_val;
+               ret = ret_val;
+               goto overwrite;
        }
 
        /* Primary bucket full, need to make space for new entry */
        ret = rte_hash_cuckoo_make_space_mw(h, prim_bkt, sec_bkt, key, data,
-                               short_sig, prim_bucket_idx, slot_id, &ret_val);
+                               short_sig, prim_bucket_idx, slot_id, &ret_val,
+                               &saved_old_data);
        if (ret == 0)
                return slot_id - 1;
        else if (ret == 1) {
                enqueue_slot_back(h, cached_free_slots, slot_id);
-               return ret_val;
+               ret = ret_val;
+               goto overwrite;
        }
 
        /* Also search secondary bucket to get better occupancy */
        ret = rte_hash_cuckoo_make_space_mw(h, sec_bkt, prim_bkt, key, data,
-                               short_sig, sec_bucket_idx, slot_id, &ret_val);
+                               short_sig, sec_bucket_idx, slot_id, &ret_val,
+                               &saved_old_data);
 
        if (ret == 0)
                return slot_id - 1;
        else if (ret == 1) {
                enqueue_slot_back(h, cached_free_slots, slot_id);
-               return ret_val;
+               ret = ret_val;
+               goto overwrite;
        }
 
        /* if ext table not enabled, we failed the insertion */
@@ -1193,17 +1230,21 @@ __rte_hash_add_key_with_hash(const struct rte_hash *h, 
const void *key,
         */
        __hash_rw_writer_lock(h);
        /* We check for duplicates again since could be inserted before the 
lock */
-       ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, prim_bkt, short_sig);
+       ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, prim_bkt, short_sig,
+                               &saved_old_data);
        if (ret != -1) {
                enqueue_slot_back(h, cached_free_slots, slot_id);
-               goto failure;
+               __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
+               goto overwrite;
        }
 
        FOR_EACH_BUCKET(cur_bkt, sec_bkt) {
-               ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, cur_bkt, short_sig);
+               ret = search_and_update(h, data, key, cur_bkt, short_sig,
+                                       &saved_old_data);
                if (ret != -1) {
                        enqueue_slot_back(h, cached_free_slots, slot_id);
-                       goto failure;
+                       __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
+                       goto overwrite;
                }
        }
 
@@ -1263,6 +1304,11 @@ __rte_hash_add_key_with_hash(const struct rte_hash *h, 
const void *key,
        __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
        return slot_id - 1;
 
+overwrite:
+       if (saved_old_data != NULL)
+               __hash_rcu_auto_free_old_data(h, saved_old_data);
+       return ret;
+
 failure:
        __hash_rw_writer_unlock(h);
        return ret;
@@ -1566,6 +1612,15 @@ __hash_rcu_qsbr_free_resource(void *p, void *e, unsigned 
int n)
                        *((struct __rte_hash_rcu_dq_entry *)e);
 
        RTE_SET_USED(n);
+
+       if (rcu_dq_entry.key_idx == EMPTY_SLOT) {
+               /* Overwrite case: free old data only, do not recycle slot */
+               RTE_ASSERT(h->hash_rcu_cfg->free_key_data_func != NULL);
+               
h->hash_rcu_cfg->free_key_data_func(h->hash_rcu_cfg->key_data_ptr,
+                                                   rcu_dq_entry.old_data);
+               return;
+       }
+
        keys = h->key_store;
 
        k = (struct rte_hash_key *) ((char *)keys +
diff --git a/lib/hash/rte_hash.h b/lib/hash/rte_hash.h
index f692e0868dcf..e33f0aea0f5e 100644
--- a/lib/hash/rte_hash.h
+++ b/lib/hash/rte_hash.h
@@ -226,7 +226,9 @@ rte_hash_max_key_id(const struct rte_hash *h);
  * Thread safety can be enabled by setting flag during
  * table creation.
  * If the key exists already in the table, this API updates its value
- * with 'data' passed in this API. It is the responsibility of
+ * with 'data' passed in this API. If RCU is configured with a
+ * free_key_data_func callback, the old data is automatically
+ * deferred-freed via RCU. Otherwise, it is the responsibility of
  * the application to manage any memory associated with the old value.
  * The readers might still be using the old value even after this API
  * has returned.
@@ -253,7 +255,9 @@ rte_hash_add_key_data(const struct rte_hash *h, const void 
*key, void *data);
  * Thread safety can be enabled by setting flag during
  * table creation.
  * If the key exists already in the table, this API updates its value
- * with 'data' passed in this API. It is the responsibility of
+ * with 'data' passed in this API. If RCU is configured with a
+ * free_key_data_func callback, the old data is automatically
+ * deferred-freed via RCU. Otherwise, it is the responsibility of
  * the application to manage any memory associated with the old value.
  * The readers might still be using the old value even after this API
  * has returned.
-- 
2.53.0

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