From: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
To: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>, passt-dev@passt.top
Cc: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
Subject: [PATCH v5 02/15] util: Extend sock_probe_mem() to sock_probe_features()
Date: Tue, 2 Dec 2025 15:02:02 +1100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251202040215.2351792-3-david@gibson.dropbear.id.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251202040215.2351792-1-david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
sock_probe_mem() currently checks whether we're able to allocate large
socket buffers. Extend it to also check whether the SO_BINDTODEVICE
socket option is available. Rename to sock_probe_features() to reflect the
new functionality.
Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
---
passt.c | 2 +-
passt.h | 2 ++
util.c | 19 +++++++++++++++++--
util.h | 2 +-
4 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
diff --git a/passt.c b/passt.c
index 4964427d..0b84ac6c 100644
--- a/passt.c
+++ b/passt.c
@@ -381,7 +381,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
if (setrlimit(RLIMIT_NOFILE, &limit))
die_perror("Failed to set current limit for open files");
- sock_probe_mem(&c);
+ sock_probe_features(&c);
conf(&c, argc, argv);
trace_init(c.trace);
diff --git a/passt.h b/passt.h
index 15801b44..79d01ddb 100644
--- a/passt.h
+++ b/passt.h
@@ -204,6 +204,7 @@ struct ip6_ctx {
* @freebind: Allow binding of non-local addresses for forwarding
* @low_wmem: Low probed net.core.wmem_max
* @low_rmem: Low probed net.core.rmem_max
+ * @no_bindtodevice: Unprivileged SO_BINDTODEVICE not available
* @vdev: vhost-user device
* @device_state_fd: Device state migration channel
* @device_state_result: Device state migration result
@@ -281,6 +282,7 @@ struct ctx {
int low_wmem;
int low_rmem;
+ int no_bindtodevice;
struct vu_dev *vdev;
diff --git a/util.c b/util.c
index 347f34f5..bad38129 100644
--- a/util.c
+++ b/util.c
@@ -233,12 +233,13 @@ int sock_unix(char *sock_path)
}
/**
- * sock_probe_mem() - Check if setting high SO_SNDBUF and SO_RCVBUF is allowed
+ * sock_probe_features() - Probe for socket features we might use
* @c: Execution context
*/
-void sock_probe_mem(struct ctx *c)
+void sock_probe_features(struct ctx *c)
{
int v = INT_MAX / 2, s;
+ const char lo[] = "lo";
socklen_t sl;
s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM | SOCK_CLOEXEC, IPPROTO_TCP);
@@ -247,6 +248,7 @@ void sock_probe_mem(struct ctx *c)
return;
}
+ /* Check if setting high SO_SNDBUF and SO_RCVBUF is allowed */
sl = sizeof(v);
if (setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &v, sizeof(v)) ||
getsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_SNDBUF, &v, &sl) ||
@@ -259,6 +261,19 @@ void sock_probe_mem(struct ctx *c)
(size_t)v < RCVBUF_BIG)
c->low_rmem = 1;
+ /* Check if SO_BINDTODEVICE is available
+ *
+ * Supported since kernel version 5.7, commit c427bfec18f2 ("net: core:
+ * enable SO_BINDTODEVICE for non-root users"). Some distro kernels may
+ * have backports, of course. Record whether we can use it so that we
+ * can give more useful diagnostics.
+ */
+ if (setsockopt(s, SOL_SOCKET, SO_BINDTODEVICE, lo, sizeof(lo)-1)) {
+ if (errno != EPERM)
+ warn_perror("Unexpected error probing SO_BINDTODEVICE");
+ c->no_bindtodevice = 1;
+ }
+
close(s);
}
diff --git a/util.h b/util.h
index a0b2ada6..200b6408 100644
--- a/util.h
+++ b/util.h
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ int sock_l4_sa(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type,
const void *sa, socklen_t sl,
const char *ifname, bool v6only);
int sock_unix(char *sock_path);
-void sock_probe_mem(struct ctx *c);
+void sock_probe_features(struct ctx *c);
long timespec_diff_ms(const struct timespec *a, const struct timespec *b);
int64_t timespec_diff_us(const struct timespec *a, const struct timespec *b);
void bitmap_set(uint8_t *map, unsigned bit);
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-12-02 4:02 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 21+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-12-02 4:02 [PATCH v5 00/15] Reduce differences between inbound and outbound socket binding David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 01/15] util: Correct error message on SO_BINDTODEVICE failure David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` David Gibson [this message]
2025-12-03 6:34 ` [PATCH v5 02/15] util: Extend sock_probe_mem() to sock_probe_features() Stefano Brivio
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 03/15] conf: More useful errors for kernels without SO_BINDTODEVICE David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 04/15] flow: Remove bogus @path field from flowside_sock_args David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 05/15] inany: Let length of sockaddr_inany be implicit from the family David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 06/15] util, flow, pif: Simplify sock_l4_sa() interface David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 07/15] tcp: Merge tcp_ns_sock_init[46]() into tcp_sock_init_one() David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 08/15] udp: Unify some more inbound/outbound parts of udp_sock_init() David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 09/15] udp: Move udp_sock_init() special case to its caller David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 10/15] util: Fix setting of IPV6_V6ONLY socket option David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 11/15] tcp, udp: Remove fallback if creating dual stack socket fails David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 12/15] tcp, udp: Bind outbound listening sockets by interface instead of address David Gibson
2025-12-03 4:41 ` David Gibson
2025-12-03 6:38 ` Stefano Brivio
2025-12-03 13:13 ` Stefano Brivio
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 13/15] util: Rename sock_l4_dualstack() to sock_l4_dualstack_any() David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 14/15] tcp: Always populate oaddr field for socket initiated flows David Gibson
2025-12-02 4:02 ` [PATCH v5 15/15] fwd: Preserve non-standard loopback address when splice forwarding David Gibson
2025-12-03 6:34 ` [PATCH v5 00/15] Reduce differences between inbound and outbound socket binding Stefano Brivio
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