From: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
To: passt-dev@passt.top, Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
Cc: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
Subject: [PATCH v2 20/23] fwd, conf: Add capabilities bits to each forwarding table
Date: Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:03:06 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260410010309.736855-21-david@gibson.dropbear.id.au> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260410010309.736855-1-david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
conf_ports_spec() and conf_ports() take the global context structure, but
their only use for it is seeing if various things are possible: which
protocols and address formats are allowed in formatting rules. Localise
that information into the forwarding table, with a capabilities bitmap.
For now we set that caps map to the same thing for all tables, but keep it
per-table to allow for the possibility of different pif types in future
that might have different capabilities (e.g. if we add a forwarding table
for the tap interface, it won't be able to accept interface names to bind).
Use this information to remove the global context parameter from
conf_ports() and conf_ports_spec().
Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
---
conf.c | 48 ++++++++++++++++++++++--------------------------
fwd.c | 17 +++++++++++++++++
fwd.h | 2 ++
fwd_rule.h | 8 ++++++++
4 files changed, 49 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index 89f68de7..b7a4459e 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -218,15 +218,13 @@ fail:
/**
* conf_ports_spec() - Parse port range(s) specifier
- * @c: Execution context
* @fwd: Forwarding table to be updated
* @proto: Protocol to forward
* @addr: Listening address for forwarding
* @ifname: Interface name for listening
* @spec: Port range(s) specifier
*/
-static void conf_ports_spec(const struct ctx *c,
- struct fwd_table *fwd, uint8_t proto,
+static void conf_ports_spec(struct fwd_table *fwd, uint8_t proto,
const union inany_addr *addr, const char *ifname,
const char *spec)
{
@@ -255,7 +253,7 @@ static void conf_ports_spec(const struct ctx *c,
if (p != ep) /* Garbage after the keyword */
goto bad;
- if (c->mode != MODE_PASTA) {
+ if (!(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_SCAN)) {
die(
"'auto' port forwarding is only allowed for pasta");
}
@@ -329,13 +327,11 @@ bad:
/**
* conf_ports() - Parse port configuration options, initialise UDP/TCP sockets
- * @c: Execution context
* @optname: Short option name, t, T, u, or U
* @optarg: Option argument (port specification)
* @fwd: Forwarding table to be updated
*/
-static void conf_ports(const struct ctx *c, char optname, const char *optarg,
- struct fwd_table *fwd)
+static void conf_ports(char optname, const char *optarg, struct fwd_table *fwd)
{
union inany_addr addr_buf = inany_any6, *addr = &addr_buf;
char buf[BUFSIZ], *spec, *ifname = NULL;
@@ -360,9 +356,9 @@ static void conf_ports(const struct ctx *c, char optname, const char *optarg,
return;
}
- if (proto == IPPROTO_TCP && c->no_tcp)
+ if (proto == IPPROTO_TCP && !(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_TCP))
die("TCP port forwarding requested but TCP is disabled");
- if (proto == IPPROTO_UDP && c->no_udp)
+ if (proto == IPPROTO_UDP && !(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_UDP))
die("UDP port forwarding requested but UDP is disabled");
strncpy(buf, optarg, sizeof(buf) - 1);
@@ -410,10 +406,10 @@ static void conf_ports(const struct ctx *c, char optname, const char *optarg,
}
if (addr) {
- if (!c->ifi4 && inany_v4(addr)) {
+ if (!(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_IPV4) && inany_v4(addr)) {
die("IPv4 is disabled, can't use -%c %s",
optname, optarg);
- } else if (!c->ifi6 && !inany_v4(addr)) {
+ } else if (!(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_IPV6) && !inany_v4(addr)) {
die("IPv6 is disabled, can't use -%c %s",
optname, optarg);
}
@@ -422,17 +418,17 @@ static void conf_ports(const struct ctx *c, char optname, const char *optarg,
if (optname == 'T' || optname == 'U') {
assert(!addr && !ifname);
- if (c->no_bindtodevice) {
+ if (!(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_IFNAME)) {
warn(
"SO_BINDTODEVICE unavailable, forwarding only 127.0.0.1 and ::1 for '-%c %s'",
optname, optarg);
- if (c->ifi4) {
- conf_ports_spec(c, fwd, proto,
+ if (fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_IPV4) {
+ conf_ports_spec(fwd, proto,
&inany_loopback4, NULL, spec);
}
- if (c->ifi6) {
- conf_ports_spec(c, fwd, proto,
+ if (fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_IPV6) {
+ conf_ports_spec(fwd, proto,
&inany_loopback6, NULL, spec);
}
return;
@@ -441,13 +437,13 @@ static void conf_ports(const struct ctx *c, char optname, const char *optarg,
ifname = "lo";
}
- if (ifname && c->no_bindtodevice) {
+ if (ifname && !(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_IFNAME)) {
die(
"Device binding for '-%c %s' unsupported (requires kernel 5.7+)",
optname, optarg);
}
- conf_ports_spec(c, fwd, proto, addr, ifname, spec);
+ conf_ports_spec(fwd, proto, addr, ifname, spec);
}
/**
@@ -2186,16 +2182,16 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
if (name == 't') {
opt_t = true;
- conf_ports(c, name, optarg, c->fwd[PIF_HOST]);
+ conf_ports(name, optarg, c->fwd[PIF_HOST]);
} else if (name == 'u') {
opt_u = true;
- conf_ports(c, name, optarg, c->fwd[PIF_HOST]);
+ conf_ports(name, optarg, c->fwd[PIF_HOST]);
} else if (name == 'T') {
opt_T = true;
- conf_ports(c, name, optarg, c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE]);
+ conf_ports(name, optarg, c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE]);
} else if (name == 'U') {
opt_U = true;
- conf_ports(c, name, optarg, c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE]);
+ conf_ports(name, optarg, c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE]);
}
} while (name != -1);
@@ -2247,13 +2243,13 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA) {
if (!opt_t)
- conf_ports(c, 't', "auto", c->fwd[PIF_HOST]);
+ conf_ports('t', "auto", c->fwd[PIF_HOST]);
if (!opt_T)
- conf_ports(c, 'T', "auto", c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE]);
+ conf_ports('T', "auto", c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE]);
if (!opt_u)
- conf_ports(c, 'u', "auto", c->fwd[PIF_HOST]);
+ conf_ports('u', "auto", c->fwd[PIF_HOST]);
if (!opt_U)
- conf_ports(c, 'U', "auto", c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE]);
+ conf_ports('U', "auto", c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE]);
}
if (!c->quiet)
diff --git a/fwd.c b/fwd.c
index 3e87169b..c7fd1a9d 100644
--- a/fwd.c
+++ b/fwd.c
@@ -326,6 +326,23 @@ static struct fwd_table fwd_out;
*/
void fwd_rule_init(struct ctx *c)
{
+ uint32_t caps = 0;
+
+ if (c->ifi4)
+ caps |= FWD_CAP_IPV4;
+ if (c->ifi6)
+ caps |= FWD_CAP_IPV6;
+ if (!c->no_tcp)
+ caps |= FWD_CAP_TCP;
+ if (!c->no_udp)
+ caps |= FWD_CAP_UDP;
+ if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA)
+ caps |= FWD_CAP_SCAN;
+ if (!c->no_bindtodevice)
+ caps |= FWD_CAP_IFNAME;
+
+ fwd_in.caps = fwd_out.caps = caps;
+
c->fwd[PIF_HOST] = &fwd_in;
if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA)
c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE] = &fwd_out;
diff --git a/fwd.h b/fwd.h
index 43bfeadb..3e365d35 100644
--- a/fwd.h
+++ b/fwd.h
@@ -52,6 +52,7 @@ struct fwd_listen_ref {
/**
* struct fwd_table - Forwarding state (per initiating pif)
+ * @caps: Forwarding capabilities for this initiating pif
* @count: Number of forwarding rules
* @rules: Array of forwarding rules
* @rulesocks: Parallel array of @rules (@count valid entries) of pointers to
@@ -61,6 +62,7 @@ struct fwd_listen_ref {
* @socks: Listening sockets for forwarding
*/
struct fwd_table {
+ uint32_t caps;
unsigned count;
struct fwd_rule rules[MAX_FWD_RULES];
int *rulesocks[MAX_FWD_RULES];
diff --git a/fwd_rule.h b/fwd_rule.h
index 8506a0c4..edba6782 100644
--- a/fwd_rule.h
+++ b/fwd_rule.h
@@ -17,6 +17,14 @@
#include "inany.h"
#include "bitmap.h"
+/* Forwarding capability bits */
+#define FWD_CAP_IPV4 BIT(0)
+#define FWD_CAP_IPV6 BIT(1)
+#define FWD_CAP_TCP BIT(2)
+#define FWD_CAP_UDP BIT(3)
+#define FWD_CAP_SCAN BIT(4)
+#define FWD_CAP_IFNAME BIT(5)
+
/**
* struct fwd_rule - Forwarding rule governing a range of ports
* @addr: Address to forward from
--
2.53.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-04-10 1:03 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 24+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-04-10 1:02 [PATCH v2 00/23] Rework forwarding option parsing David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 01/23] conf: Split parsing of port specifiers from the rest of -[tuTU] parsing David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 02/23] conf: Simplify handling of default forwarding mode David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 03/23] conf: Move first pass handling of -[TU] next to handling of -[tu] David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 04/23] doc: Consolidate -[tu] option descriptions for passt and pasta David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 05/23] conf: Permit -[tTuU] all in pasta mode David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 06/23] fwd: Better split forwarding rule specification from associated sockets David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 07/23] fwd_rule: Move forwarding rule formatting David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 08/23] conf: Pass protocol explicitly to conf_ports_range_except() David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 09/23] fwd: Split rule building from rule adding David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 10/23] fwd_rule: Move rule conflict checking from fwd_rule_add() to caller David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 11/23] fwd: Improve error handling in fwd_rule_add() David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 12/23] conf: Don't be strict about exclusivity of forwarding mode David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:02 ` [PATCH v2 13/23] conf: Rework stepping through chunks of port specifiers David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:03 ` [PATCH v2 14/23] conf: Rework checking for garbage after a range David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:03 ` [PATCH v2 15/23] doc: Rework man page description of port specifiers David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:03 ` [PATCH v2 16/23] conf: Move "all" handling to port specifier David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:03 ` [PATCH v2 17/23] conf: Allow user-specified auto-scanned port forwarding ranges David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:03 ` [PATCH v2 18/23] conf: Move SO_BINDTODEVICE workaround to conf_ports() David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:03 ` [PATCH v2 19/23] conf: Don't pass raw commandline argument to conf_ports_spec() David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:03 ` David Gibson [this message]
2026-04-10 1:03 ` [PATCH v2 21/23] conf, fwd: Stricter rule checking in fwd_rule_add() David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:03 ` [PATCH v2 22/23] fwd_rule: Move ephemeral port probing to fwd_rule.c David Gibson
2026-04-10 1:03 ` [PATCH v2 23/23] fwd, conf: Move rule parsing code to fwd_rule.[ch] David Gibson
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