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From: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>
To: sbrivio@redhat.com, dgibson@redhat.com,
	david@gibson.dropbear.id.au, jmaloy@redhat.com,
	passt-dev@passt.top
Subject: [RFC  07/12] netlink: Subscribe to link/address changes in namespace
Date: Sun, 14 Dec 2025 20:54:36 -0500	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20251215015441.887736-8-jmaloy@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251215015441.887736-1-jmaloy@redhat.com>

We add subscriptions to RTMGRP_LINK, RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR, and
RTMGRP_IPV6_IFADDR, so that we can receive notifications when link
state or addresses change on the namespace interface.

When addresses are discovered via netlink:

- We mark them as non-permanent, which means they can be modified or
  deleted by subsequent events.
- We apply the prefix indicated in the notification.
- Update addr_seen to track the new address as the active one.

This provides the foundation for dynamic address monitoring,
and supports runtime network changes.

Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>
---
 epoll_type.h |   2 +
 netlink.c    | 370 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 netlink.h    |   3 +
 passt.c      |   5 +
 passt.h      |   1 +
 tap.c        |   6 +-
 6 files changed, 384 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)

diff --git a/epoll_type.h b/epoll_type.h
index a90ffb6..0a16d94 100644
--- a/epoll_type.h
+++ b/epoll_type.h
@@ -46,6 +46,8 @@ enum epoll_type {
 	EPOLL_TYPE_REPAIR,
 	/* Netlink neighbour subscription socket */
 	EPOLL_TYPE_NL_NEIGH,
+	/* Netlink link/address subscription socket */
+	EPOLL_TYPE_NL_LINKADDR,
 
 	EPOLL_NUM_TYPES,
 };
diff --git a/netlink.c b/netlink.c
index 82a2f0c..7492f17 100644
--- a/netlink.c
+++ b/netlink.c
@@ -35,6 +35,9 @@
 #include "passt.h"
 #include "log.h"
 #include "ip.h"
+#include "tap.h"
+#include "arp.h"
+#include "ndp.h"
 #include "netlink.h"
 #include "epoll_ctl.h"
 
@@ -59,6 +62,7 @@
 int nl_sock		 = -1;
 int nl_sock_ns		 = -1;
 static int nl_sock_neigh = -1;
+static int nl_sock_linkaddr = -1;
 static int nl_seq	 = 1;
 
 /**
@@ -91,6 +95,372 @@ static int nl_sock_init_do(void *arg)
 	return 0;
 }
 
+/**
+ * nl_addr4_find() - Find an IPv4 address in the address array
+ * @c:		Execution context
+ * @addr:	Address to find
+ *
+ * Return: index if found, -1 otherwise
+ */
+static int nl_addr4_find(const struct ctx *c, const struct in_addr *addr)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < c->ip4.addr_count; i++)
+		if (IN4_ARE_ADDR_EQUAL(&c->ip4.addrs[i].addr, addr))
+			return (int)i;
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nl_addr6_find() - Find an IPv6 address in the address array
+ * @c:		Execution context
+ * @addr:	Address to find
+ *
+ * Return: index if found, -1 otherwise
+ */
+static int nl_addr6_find(const struct ctx *c, const struct in6_addr *addr)
+{
+	int i;
+
+	for (i = 0; i < c->ip6.addr_count; i++)
+		if (IN6_ARE_ADDR_EQUAL(&c->ip6.addrs[i].addr, addr))
+			return (int)i;
+
+	return -1;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nl_addr4_add() - Add a discovered IPv4 address to the address array
+ * @c:		Execution context
+ * @addr:	Address to add
+ * @prefix_len: Prefix length
+ *
+ * Return: true if added or updated, false if array full or already permanent
+ */
+static bool nl_addr4_add(struct ctx *c, const struct in_addr *addr,
+			 int prefix_len)
+{
+	int idx = nl_addr4_find(c, addr);
+
+	if (idx >= 0) {
+		/* Address exists - if permanent, don't touch; else update */
+		if (c->ip4.addrs[idx].permanent)
+			return false;
+		c->ip4.addrs[idx].prefix_len = prefix_len;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/* New address - add if room */
+	if (c->ip4.addr_count >= IP4_MAX_ADDRS) {
+		debug("IPv4 address array full, ignoring discovered address");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	idx = c->ip4.addr_count++;
+	c->ip4.addrs[idx].addr = *addr;
+	c->ip4.addrs[idx].prefix_len = prefix_len;
+	c->ip4.addrs[idx].permanent = 0;
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nl_addr6_add() - Add a discovered IPv6 address to the address array
+ * @c:		Execution context
+ * @addr:	Address to add
+ * @prefix_len: Prefix length
+ *
+ * Return: true if added or updated, false if array full or already permanent
+ */
+static bool nl_addr6_add(struct ctx *c, const struct in6_addr *addr,
+			 int prefix_len)
+{
+	int idx = nl_addr6_find(c, addr);
+
+	if (idx >= 0) {
+		/* Address exists - if permanent, don't touch; else update */
+		if (c->ip6.addrs[idx].permanent)
+			return false;
+		c->ip6.addrs[idx].prefix_len = prefix_len;
+		return true;
+	}
+
+	/* New address - add if room */
+	if (c->ip6.addr_count >= IP6_MAX_ADDRS) {
+		debug("IPv6 address array full, ignoring discovered address");
+		return false;
+	}
+
+	idx = c->ip6.addr_count++;
+	c->ip6.addrs[idx].addr = *addr;
+	c->ip6.addrs[idx].prefix_len = prefix_len;
+	c->ip6.addrs[idx].permanent = 0;
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nl_addr4_del() - Remove an IPv4 address from the array if not permanent
+ * @c:		Execution context
+ * @addr:	Address to remove
+ *
+ * Return: true if removed, false if not found or permanent
+ */
+static bool nl_addr4_del(struct ctx *c, const struct in_addr *addr)
+{
+	int i, idx = nl_addr4_find(c, addr);
+
+	if (idx < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if (c->ip4.addrs[idx].permanent)
+		return false;
+
+	/* Shift remaining entries down */
+	c->ip4.addr_count--;
+	for (i = idx; i < c->ip4.addr_count; i++)
+		c->ip4.addrs[i] = c->ip4.addrs[i + 1];
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nl_addr6_del() - Remove an IPv6 address from the array if not permanent
+ * @c:		Execution context
+ * @addr:	Address to remove
+ *
+ * Return: true if removed, false if not found or permanent
+ */
+static bool nl_addr6_del(struct ctx *c, const struct in6_addr *addr)
+{
+	int i, idx = nl_addr6_find(c, addr);
+
+	if (idx < 0)
+		return false;
+
+	if (c->ip6.addrs[idx].permanent)
+		return false;
+
+	/* Shift remaining entries down */
+	c->ip6.addr_count--;
+	for (i = idx; i < c->ip6.addr_count; i++)
+		c->ip6.addrs[i] = c->ip6.addrs[i + 1];
+
+	return true;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nl_linkaddr_msg_read() - Parse and log a netlink link/addr message
+ * @c:		Execution context
+ * @nh:	Netlink message header
+ */
+static void nl_linkaddr_msg_read(struct ctx *c, const struct nlmsghdr *nh)
+{
+	if (nh->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_DONE || nh->nlmsg_type == NLMSG_ERROR)
+		return;
+
+	if (nh->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWLINK || nh->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELLINK) {
+		const struct ifinfomsg *ifm = NLMSG_DATA(nh);
+		struct rtattr *rta = IFLA_RTA(ifm);
+		size_t na = IFLA_PAYLOAD(nh);
+		const char *name = "?";
+		bool up = !!(ifm->ifi_flags & IFF_UP);
+		bool running = !!(ifm->ifi_flags & IFF_RUNNING);
+
+		for (; RTA_OK(rta, na); rta = RTA_NEXT(rta, na)) {
+			if (rta->rta_type == IFLA_IFNAME) {
+				name = (const char *)RTA_DATA(rta);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		/* Update pasta interface UP state if this is our interface */
+		if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA &&
+		    (unsigned int)ifm->ifi_index == c->pasta_ifi) {
+			c->pasta_ifi_up = up;
+			debug("Interface %s", up ? "UP" : "DOWN");
+		}
+
+		if (nh->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWLINK)
+			debug("Link %s (idx=%d): %s %s", name, ifm->ifi_index,
+			     up ? "UP" : "DOWN", running ? "RUNNING" : "");
+		else
+			debug("Link %s (idx=%d): DELETED", name, ifm->ifi_index);
+
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (nh->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWADDR || nh->nlmsg_type == RTM_DELADDR) {
+		bool is_new = (nh->nlmsg_type == RTM_NEWADDR);
+		const struct ifaddrmsg *ifa = NLMSG_DATA(nh);
+		char addr_str[INET6_ADDRSTRLEN];
+		struct rtattr *rta = IFA_RTA(ifa);
+		char ifname[IFNAMSIZ] = { 0 };
+		size_t na = IFA_PAYLOAD(nh);
+		void *addr = NULL;
+
+		for (; RTA_OK(rta, na); rta = RTA_NEXT(rta, na)) {
+			if (ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET &&
+			    rta->rta_type == IFA_LOCAL) {
+				addr = RTA_DATA(rta);
+				break;
+			} else if (ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET6 &&
+				   rta->rta_type == IFA_ADDRESS) {
+				addr = RTA_DATA(rta);
+				break;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (!addr)
+			return;
+
+		if_indextoname(ifa->ifa_index, ifname);
+		inet_ntop(ifa->ifa_family, addr, addr_str, sizeof(addr_str));
+
+		debug("%s addr on %s (index=%d): %s/%i%s",
+		      is_new ? "NEW" : "DEL", ifname, ifa->ifa_index, addr_str,
+		      ifa->ifa_prefixlen,
+		      tap_is_ready(c) ? " (tap UP)" : " (tap DOWN)");
+
+		/* Only handle our pasta interface */
+		if (c->mode != MODE_PASTA || ifa->ifa_index != c->pasta_ifi)
+			return;
+
+		if (ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET) {
+			struct in_addr *a = (struct in_addr *)addr;
+
+			if (!is_new) {
+				nl_addr4_del(c, a);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (nl_addr4_add(c, a, ifa->ifa_prefixlen)) {
+				c->ip4.addr_seen = *a;
+				if (c->pasta_ifi_up && c->ifi4) {
+					debug("Sending ARP");
+					arp_send_init_req(c);
+				}
+			}
+		} else if (ifa->ifa_family == AF_INET6) {
+			struct in6_addr *a = (struct in6_addr *)addr;
+
+			if (!is_new) {
+				nl_addr6_del(c, a);
+				return;
+			}
+
+			if (nl_addr6_add(c, a,
+					 ifa->ifa_prefixlen)) {
+				c->ip6.addr_seen = *a;
+				if (c->pasta_ifi_up &&
+				    c->ifi6 && !c->no_ndp) {
+					debug("Sending NDP");
+					ndp_send_init_req(c);
+				}
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * nl_linkaddr_notify_handler() - Handle events from link/addr notifier socket
+ * @c:		Execution context
+ */
+void nl_linkaddr_notify_handler(struct ctx *c)
+{
+	char buf[NLBUFSIZ];
+
+	for (;;) {
+		ssize_t n = recv(nl_sock_linkaddr, buf, sizeof(buf), MSG_DONTWAIT);
+		struct nlmsghdr *nh = (struct nlmsghdr *)buf;
+
+		if (n < 0) {
+			if (errno == EINTR)
+				continue;
+			if (errno != EAGAIN)
+				debug("recv() error: %s", strerror_(errno));
+			break;
+		}
+
+		debug("Received %zd bytes", n);
+
+		for (; NLMSG_OK(nh, n); nh = NLMSG_NEXT(nh, n))
+			nl_linkaddr_msg_read(c, nh);
+	}
+}
+
+/**
+ * nl_linkaddr_init_do() - Actually create and bind the netlink socket
+ * @arg:	Execution context (for namespace entry) or NULL
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -1 on failure
+ */
+static int nl_linkaddr_init_do(void *arg)
+{
+	struct sockaddr_nl addr = { .nl_family = AF_NETLINK,
+		.nl_groups = RTMGRP_LINK | RTMGRP_IPV4_IFADDR |
+			     RTMGRP_IPV6_IFADDR };
+
+	if (arg)
+		ns_enter((struct ctx *)arg);
+
+	nl_sock_linkaddr = socket(AF_NETLINK, SOCK_RAW | SOCK_CLOEXEC, NETLINK_ROUTE);
+	if (nl_sock_linkaddr < 0) {
+		debug("socket() failed: %s", strerror_(errno));
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	if (bind(nl_sock_linkaddr, (struct sockaddr *)&addr, sizeof(addr)) < 0) {
+		debug("bind() failed: %s", strerror_(errno));
+		close(nl_sock_linkaddr);
+		nl_sock_linkaddr = -1;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	debug("socket fd=%d", nl_sock_linkaddr);
+	return 0;
+}
+
+/**
+ * nl_linkaddr_notify_init() - Initialize link/address change notifier
+ * @c:		Execution context
+ *
+ * Return: 0 on success, -1 on failure
+ */
+int nl_linkaddr_notify_init(const struct ctx *c)
+{
+	union epoll_ref ref = { .type = EPOLL_TYPE_NL_LINKADDR };
+	struct epoll_event ev = { .events = EPOLLIN };
+
+	if (nl_sock_linkaddr >= 0) {
+		debug("notifier already initialized (fd=%d)", nl_sock_linkaddr);
+		return 0;
+	}
+
+	/* Open the notifier socket in the namespace for pasta mode,
+	 * or in the init namespace otherwise.
+	 */
+	if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA)
+		NS_CALL(nl_linkaddr_init_do, (void *)c);
+	else
+		nl_linkaddr_init_do(NULL);
+
+	if (nl_sock_linkaddr < 0) {
+		warn("Failed to create/bind link/addr notifier socket");
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	ev.data.u64 = ref.u64;
+	if (epoll_ctl(c->epollfd, EPOLL_CTL_ADD, nl_sock_linkaddr, &ev) == -1) {
+		warn("epoll_ctl() failed on link/addr notifier socket: %s",
+		     strerror_(errno));
+		close(nl_sock_linkaddr);
+		nl_sock_linkaddr = -1;
+		return -1;
+	}
+
+	return 0;
+}
 /**
  * nl_sock_init() - Call nl_sock_init_do(), won't return on failure
  * @c:		Execution context
diff --git a/netlink.h b/netlink.h
index 8f1e9b9..1796a72 100644
--- a/netlink.h
+++ b/netlink.h
@@ -33,4 +33,7 @@ int nl_link_set_flags(int s, unsigned int ifi,
 int nl_neigh_notify_init(const struct ctx *c);
 void nl_neigh_notify_handler(const struct ctx *c);
 
+int nl_linkaddr_notify_init(const struct ctx *c);
+void nl_linkaddr_notify_handler(struct ctx *c);
+
 #endif /* NETLINK_H */
diff --git a/passt.c b/passt.c
index 5ed88d0..f274858 100644
--- a/passt.c
+++ b/passt.c
@@ -80,6 +80,7 @@ char *epoll_type_str[] = {
 	[EPOLL_TYPE_REPAIR_LISTEN]	= "TCP_REPAIR helper listening socket",
 	[EPOLL_TYPE_REPAIR]		= "TCP_REPAIR helper socket",
 	[EPOLL_TYPE_NL_NEIGH]		= "netlink neighbour notifier socket",
+	[EPOLL_TYPE_NL_LINKADDR]	= "netlink link/address notifier socket",
 };
 static_assert(ARRAY_SIZE(epoll_type_str) == EPOLL_NUM_TYPES,
 	      "epoll_type_str[] doesn't match enum epoll_type");
@@ -304,6 +305,9 @@ static void passt_worker(void *opaque, int nfds, struct epoll_event *events)
 		case EPOLL_TYPE_NL_NEIGH:
 			nl_neigh_notify_handler(c);
 			break;
+		case EPOLL_TYPE_NL_LINKADDR:
+			nl_linkaddr_notify_handler(c);
+			break;
 		default:
 			/* Can't happen */
 			ASSERT(0);
@@ -413,6 +417,7 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 
 	fwd_neigh_table_init(&c);
 	nl_neigh_notify_init(&c);
+	nl_linkaddr_notify_init(&c);
 
 	if (!c.foreground) {
 		if ((devnull_fd = open("/dev/null", O_RDWR | O_CLOEXEC)) < 0)
diff --git a/passt.h b/passt.h
index 533f2cb..70ccaf1 100644
--- a/passt.h
+++ b/passt.h
@@ -264,6 +264,7 @@ struct ctx {
 	char pasta_ifn[IF_NAMESIZE];
 	unsigned int pasta_ifi;
 	int pasta_conf_ns;
+	int pasta_ifi_up;	/* Namespace interface is UP */
 
 	int no_tcp;
 	struct tcp_ctx tcp;
diff --git a/tap.c b/tap.c
index 0b96cc1..a2a4459 100644
--- a/tap.c
+++ b/tap.c
@@ -1363,10 +1363,10 @@ bool tap_is_ready(const struct ctx *c)
 		return false;
 
 	if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA) {
-		/* If pasta_conf_ns is set, the interface was configured and
-		 * brought up during initialization. If not, it's still down.
+		/* Check if the namespace interface is actually UP.
+		 * This is tracked by netlink link notifications.
 		 */
-		return c->pasta_conf_ns;
+		return c->pasta_ifi_up;
 	}
 
 	return true;
-- 
2.51.1


  parent reply	other threads:[~2025-12-15  1:54 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2025-12-15  1:54 [RFC 00/12] Support for multiple address and late binding Jon Maloy
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 01/12] ip: Introduce multi-address data structures for IPv4 and IPv6 Jon Maloy
2025-12-15  9:40   ` David Gibson
2025-12-15 22:05     ` Jon Maloy
2025-12-16  1:58       ` Jon Maloy
2025-12-16  3:14         ` David Gibson
2025-12-15  9:46   ` David Gibson
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 02/12] ip: Add ip4_default_prefix_len() helper function for class-based prefix Jon Maloy
2025-12-15  9:41   ` David Gibson
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 03/12] conf: Allow multiple -a/--address options per address family Jon Maloy
2025-12-15  9:53   ` David Gibson
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 04/12] conf: Apply -n/--netmask to most recently added address Jon Maloy
2025-12-15  9:54   ` David Gibson
2025-12-15 22:43     ` Jon Maloy
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 05/12] fwd: Check all configured addresses in guest accessibility functions Jon Maloy
2025-12-15 10:06   ` David Gibson
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 06/12] arp: Check all configured addresses in ARP filtering Jon Maloy
2025-12-15 10:07   ` David Gibson
2025-12-15  1:54 ` Jon Maloy [this message]
2025-12-15 10:32   ` [RFC 07/12] netlink: Subscribe to link/address changes in namespace David Gibson
2025-12-15 23:25     ` Jon Maloy
2025-12-16  3:21       ` David Gibson
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 08/12] netlink: Subscribe to route " Jon Maloy
2025-12-15 10:38   ` David Gibson
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 09/12] netlink: Add host-side monitoring for late template interface binding Jon Maloy
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 10/12] netlink: Add host-side route monitoring and propagation Jon Maloy
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 11/12] netlink: Prevent host route events from overwriting guest-configured gateway Jon Maloy
2025-12-15  1:54 ` [RFC 12/12] netlink: Rename tap interface when late binding discovers template name Jon Maloy

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