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: [PATCH v6 13/13] ndp: Support advertising multiple prefixes in Router Advertisements
Date: Sat, 21 Mar 2026 20:43:33 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260322004333.365713-14-jmaloy@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260322004333.365713-1-jmaloy@redhat.com>
We extend NDP to advertise all suitable IPv6 prefixes in Router
Advertisements, per RFC 4861. Observed and link-local addresses,
plus addresses with a prefix length != 64, are excluded.
Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>
---
v6: Adapted to previous changes in series
---
conf.c | 19 ++++++---
fwd.c | 3 ++
migrate.c | 5 +++
ndp.c | 121 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------
passt.h | 1 +
5 files changed, 103 insertions(+), 46 deletions(-)
diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index de2fb7c..b8dd40a 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -1213,7 +1213,7 @@ static void conf_print(const struct ctx *c)
}
if (c->ifi6) {
- bool has_dhcpv6 = false;
+ bool has_ndp = false, has_dhcpv6 = false;
const char *head;
if (!IN6_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(&c->ip6.map_host_loopback))
@@ -1223,18 +1223,25 @@ static void conf_print(const struct ctx *c)
/* Check what we have to advertise */
for_each_addr(a, c, AF_INET6) {
+ if (a->flags & CONF_ADDR_NDP)
+ has_ndp = true;
if (a->flags & CONF_ADDR_DHCPV6)
has_dhcpv6 = true;
}
- if (c->no_ndp && !has_dhcpv6)
+ if (!has_ndp && !has_dhcpv6)
goto dns6;
- a = fwd_get_addr(c, AF_INET6, 0, CONF_ADDR_LINKLOCAL);
- if (!c->no_ndp && a) {
+ if (has_ndp) {
info("NDP:");
- inany_ntop(&a->addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
- info(" assign: %s", buf);
+ head = "assign";
+ for_each_addr(a, c, AF_INET6) {
+ if (!(a->flags & CONF_ADDR_NDP))
+ continue;
+ inany_ntop(&a->addr, buf, sizeof(buf));
+ info(" %s: %s/%d", head, buf, a->prefix_len);
+ head = " ";
+ }
}
if (has_dhcpv6) {
diff --git a/fwd.c b/fwd.c
index f867398..fe6e9d4 100644
--- a/fwd.c
+++ b/fwd.c
@@ -305,6 +305,9 @@ void fwd_set_addr(struct ctx *c, const union inany_addr *addr,
/* DHCPv6 for IPv6 */
if (!c->no_dhcpv6)
flags |= CONF_ADDR_DHCPV6;
+ /* NDP/RA only if /64 prefix, as required for SLAAC */
+ if (!c->no_ndp && prefix_len == 64)
+ flags |= CONF_ADDR_NDP;
}
}
diff --git a/migrate.c b/migrate.c
index 105f624..98c2d7e 100644
--- a/migrate.c
+++ b/migrate.c
@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ struct migrate_seen_addrs_v2 {
#define MIGRATE_ADDR_OBSERVED BIT(3)
#define MIGRATE_ADDR_DHCP BIT(4)
#define MIGRATE_ADDR_DHCPV6 BIT(5)
+#define MIGRATE_ADDR_NDP BIT(6)
/**
* struct migrate_addr_v3 - Wire format for a single address entry
@@ -89,6 +90,8 @@ static uint8_t flags_to_wire(uint8_t flags)
wire |= MIGRATE_ADDR_DHCP;
if (flags & CONF_ADDR_DHCPV6)
wire |= MIGRATE_ADDR_DHCPV6;
+ if (flags & CONF_ADDR_NDP)
+ wire |= MIGRATE_ADDR_NDP;
return wire;
}
@@ -115,6 +118,8 @@ static uint8_t flags_from_wire(uint8_t wire)
flags |= CONF_ADDR_DHCP;
if (wire & MIGRATE_ADDR_DHCPV6)
flags |= CONF_ADDR_DHCPV6;
+ if (wire & MIGRATE_ADDR_NDP)
+ flags |= CONF_ADDR_NDP;
return flags;
}
diff --git a/ndp.c b/ndp.c
index 3750fc5..f47286e 100644
--- a/ndp.c
+++ b/ndp.c
@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
#include "passt.h"
#include "tap.h"
#include "log.h"
+#include "fwd.h"
+#include "conf.h"
#define RT_LIFETIME 65535
@@ -82,7 +84,7 @@ struct ndp_na {
} __attribute__((packed));
/**
- * struct opt_prefix_info - Prefix Information option
+ * struct opt_prefix_info - Prefix Information option header
* @header: Option header
* @prefix_len: The number of leading bits in the Prefix that are valid
* @prefix_flags: Flags associated with the prefix
@@ -99,6 +101,16 @@ struct opt_prefix_info {
uint32_t reserved;
} __attribute__((packed));
+/**
+ * struct ndp_prefix - Complete Prefix Information option with prefix
+ * @info: Prefix Information option header
+ * @prefix: IPv6 prefix
+ */
+struct ndp_prefix {
+ struct opt_prefix_info info;
+ struct in6_addr prefix;
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
+
/**
* struct opt_mtu - Maximum transmission unit (MTU) option
* @header: Option header
@@ -140,27 +152,23 @@ struct opt_dnssl {
} __attribute__((packed));
/**
- * struct ndp_ra - NDP Router Advertisement (RA) message
+ * struct ndp_ra_hdr - NDP Router Advertisement fixed header
* @ih: ICMPv6 header
* @reachable: Reachability time, after confirmation (ms)
* @retrans: Time between retransmitted NS messages (ms)
- * @prefix_info: Prefix Information option
- * @prefix: IPv6 prefix
- * @mtu: MTU option
- * @source_ll: Target link-layer address
- * @var: Variable fields
*/
-struct ndp_ra {
+struct ndp_ra_hdr {
struct icmp6hdr ih;
uint32_t reachable;
uint32_t retrans;
- struct opt_prefix_info prefix_info;
- struct in6_addr prefix;
- struct opt_l2_addr source_ll;
+} __attribute__((__packed__));
- unsigned char var[sizeof(struct opt_mtu) + sizeof(struct opt_rdnss) +
- sizeof(struct opt_dnssl)];
-} __attribute__((packed, aligned(__alignof__(struct in6_addr))));
+/* Maximum RA message size: hdr + prefixes + source_ll + mtu + rdnss + dnssl */
+#define NDP_RA_MAX_SIZE (sizeof(struct ndp_ra_hdr) + \
+ MAX_GUEST_ADDRS * sizeof(struct ndp_prefix) + \
+ sizeof(struct opt_l2_addr) + \
+ sizeof(struct opt_mtu) + sizeof(struct opt_rdnss) + \
+ sizeof(struct opt_dnssl))
/**
* struct ndp_ns - NDP Neighbor Solicitation (NS) message
@@ -231,6 +239,42 @@ void ndp_unsolicited_na(const struct ctx *c, const struct in6_addr *addr)
ndp_na(c, &in6addr_ll_all_nodes, addr);
}
+/**
+ * ndp_prefix_fill() - Fill prefix options for all suitable addresses
+ * @c: Execution context
+ * @buf: Buffer to write prefix options into
+ *
+ * Fills buffer with Prefix Information options for all non-linklocal,
+ * non-observed addresses with prefix_len == 64 (required for SLAAC).
+ *
+ * Return: number of bytes written
+ */
+static size_t ndp_prefix_fill(const struct ctx *c, unsigned char *buf)
+{
+ const struct guest_addr *a;
+ struct ndp_prefix *p;
+ size_t offset = 0;
+
+ for_each_addr(a, c, AF_INET6) {
+ if (!(a->flags & CONF_ADDR_NDP))
+ continue;
+
+ p = (struct ndp_prefix *)(buf + offset);
+ p->info.header.type = OPT_PREFIX_INFO;
+ p->info.header.len = 4; /* 4 * 8 = 32 bytes */
+ p->info.prefix_len = 64;
+ p->info.prefix_flags = 0xc0; /* L, A flags */
+ p->info.valid_lifetime = ~0U;
+ p->info.pref_lifetime = ~0U;
+ p->info.reserved = 0;
+ p->prefix = a->addr.a6;
+
+ offset += sizeof(struct ndp_prefix);
+ }
+
+ return offset;
+}
+
/**
* ndp_ra() - Send an NDP Router Advertisement (RA) message
* @c: Execution context
@@ -238,7 +282,15 @@ void ndp_unsolicited_na(const struct ctx *c, const struct in6_addr *addr)
*/
static void ndp_ra(const struct ctx *c, const struct in6_addr *dst)
{
- struct ndp_ra ra = {
+ unsigned char buf[NDP_RA_MAX_SIZE]
+ __attribute__((__aligned__(__alignof__(struct in6_addr))));
+ struct ndp_ra_hdr *hdr = (struct ndp_ra_hdr *)buf;
+ struct opt_l2_addr *source_ll;
+ unsigned char *ptr;
+ size_t prefix_len;
+
+ /* Build RA header */
+ *hdr = (struct ndp_ra_hdr){
.ih = {
.icmp6_type = RA,
.icmp6_code = 0,
@@ -247,31 +299,22 @@ static void ndp_ra(const struct ctx *c, const struct in6_addr *dst)
.icmp6_rt_lifetime = htons_constant(RT_LIFETIME),
.icmp6_addrconf_managed = 1,
},
- .prefix_info = {
- .header = {
- .type = OPT_PREFIX_INFO,
- .len = 4,
- },
- .prefix_len = 64,
- .prefix_flags = 0xc0, /* prefix flags: L, A */
- .valid_lifetime = ~0U,
- .pref_lifetime = ~0U,
- },
- .source_ll = {
- .header = {
- .type = OPT_SRC_L2_ADDR,
- .len = 1,
- },
- },
};
- const struct guest_addr *a = fwd_get_addr(c, AF_INET6, 0, 0);
- unsigned char *ptr = NULL;
-
- ASSERT(a);
- ra.prefix = a->addr.a6;
+ /* Fill prefix options */
+ prefix_len = ndp_prefix_fill(c, (unsigned char *)(hdr + 1));
+ if (prefix_len == 0) {
+ /* No suitable prefixes to advertise */
+ return;
+ }
- ptr = &ra.var[0];
+ /* Add source link-layer address option */
+ ptr = (unsigned char *)(hdr + 1) + prefix_len;
+ source_ll = (struct opt_l2_addr *)ptr;
+ source_ll->header.type = OPT_SRC_L2_ADDR;
+ source_ll->header.len = 1;
+ memcpy(source_ll->mac, c->our_tap_mac, ETH_ALEN);
+ ptr += sizeof(struct opt_l2_addr);
if (c->mtu) {
struct opt_mtu *mtu = (struct opt_mtu *)ptr;
@@ -345,10 +388,8 @@ static void ndp_ra(const struct ctx *c, const struct in6_addr *dst)
}
}
- memcpy(&ra.source_ll.mac, c->our_tap_mac, ETH_ALEN);
-
/* NOLINTNEXTLINE(clang-analyzer-security.PointerSub) */
- ndp_send(c, dst, &ra, ptr - (unsigned char *)&ra);
+ ndp_send(c, dst, buf, ptr - buf);
}
/**
diff --git a/passt.h b/passt.h
index c4c1f04..c6f4406 100644
--- a/passt.h
+++ b/passt.h
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ enum passt_modes {
#define CONF_ADDR_OBSERVED BIT(3) /* Seen in guest traffic */
#define CONF_ADDR_DHCP BIT(4) /* Advertise via DHCP (IPv4) */
#define CONF_ADDR_DHCPV6 BIT(5) /* Advertise via DHCPv6 (IPv6) */
+#define CONF_ADDR_NDP BIT(6) /* Advertise via NDP/RA (IPv6, /64) */
/**
* struct guest_addr - Unified IPv4/IPv6 address entry
--
2.52.0
prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-03-22 0:43 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-03-22 0:43 [PATCH v6 00/13] Introduce multiple addresses and late binding Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 01/13] conf: use a single buffer for print formatting in conf_print() Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 02/13] ip: Introduce unified multi-address data structures Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 03/13] fwd: Unify guest accessibility checks with unified address array Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 04/13] arp: Check all configured addresses in ARP filtering Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 05/13] conf: Allow multiple -a/--address options per address family Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 06/13] netlink, conf: Read all addresses from template interface at startup Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 07/13] ip: refactor function pasta_ns_conf() Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 08/13] ip: Track observed guest IPv4 addresses in unified address array Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 09/13] ip: Track observed guest IPv6 " Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 10/13] migrate: Update protocol to v3 for multi-address support Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 11/13] dhcp: Select address for DHCP distribution Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` [PATCH v6 12/13] dhcpv6: Select addresses for DHCPv6 distribution Jon Maloy
2026-03-22 0:43 ` Jon Maloy [this message]
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