[PATCH 0/2] Fix regression when one IP version is disabled

[PATCH 0/2] Fix regression when one IP version is disabled

[David Gibson]

Fix for a simple but nasty regression caused by the recent forwarding
table work.  Plus a tiny feature in adjacent code.

Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=205

David Gibson (2):
  fwd_rule: Don't attempt dual stack listen()s if only one IP family
  fwd_rule: Allow parsing * as a forwarding address

 fwd_rule.c | 13 +++++++++++--
 1 file changed, 11 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

-- 
2.54.0

[PATCH 1/2] fwd_rule: Don't attempt dual stack listen()s if only one IP family

[David Gibson]

With the recent rework to forwarding configuration, we're stricter about
what forwarding rules we allow.  In particular we don't allow dual stack
forwards (listening on both IPv4 and IPv6 addresses) if we only have one
IP family enabled.

This makes what I think was a pre-existing minor bug into a nasty failure.
If we use default forwards with no address specified, e.g.:
    $ pasta -t 1234 -4
    $ pasta -U 4321 -6
these are interpreted as dual-stack forwards.  Previously these would be
applied, leading to a surprising dual stack socket.  Since 0aeda87ca185,
they instead result in an immediate fatal error.

Add logic to interpret a default "any" address as only one IP family if
only one IP family is enabled.

Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=205
Reported-by: <j.d03@cpc.cx>
Fixes: 0aeda87ca185 ("conf, fwd: Stricter rule checking in fwd_rule_add()")
Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
---
 fwd_rule.c | 11 +++++++++--
 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)

diff --git a/fwd_rule.c b/fwd_rule.c
index 5fc04d76..cb37a990 100644
--- a/fwd_rule.c
+++ b/fwd_rule.c
@@ -650,8 +650,9 @@ bad:
 void fwd_rule_parse(char optname, bool del, const char *optarg,
 		    struct fwd_table *fwd)
 {
-	union inany_addr addr_buf = inany_any6, *addr = &addr_buf;
 	char buf[BUFSIZ], *spec, *ifname = NULL;
+	union inany_addr addr_buf = inany_any6;
+	const union inany_addr *addr = &addr_buf;
 	uint8_t proto;
 
 	if (optname == 't' || optname == 'T')
@@ -708,7 +709,7 @@ void fwd_rule_parse(char optname, bool del, const char *optarg,
 				p++;
 			}
 
-			if (!inany_pton(p, addr))
+			if (!inany_pton(p, &addr_buf))
 				die("Bad forwarding address '%s'", p);
 		}
 	} else {
@@ -741,6 +742,12 @@ void fwd_rule_parse(char optname, bool del, const char *optarg,
 		ifname = "lo";
 	}
 
+	/* No need for dual stack if we only have one IP version */
+	if (!addr && !(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_IPV4))
+		addr = &inany_any6;
+	else if (!addr && !(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_IPV6))
+		addr = &inany_any4;
+
 	if (ifname && !(fwd->caps & FWD_CAP_IFNAME)) {
 		die(
 "Device binding for '-%c %s' unsupported (requires kernel 5.7+)",
-- 
2.54.0

[PATCH 2/2] fwd_rule: Allow parsing * as a forwarding address

[David Gibson]

In our output in various places, we use "*", or sometimes "[*]" to indicate
a dual stack unspecified address: that is a case where we listen on both
0.0.0.0 and ::.  However we don't currently allow the same syntax when
specifying forwarding rules on the command line.

A * address can be indirectly specified by omitting the address entirely,
but for consistency allow an explicit "*" or "[*]" as well.

Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
---
 fwd_rule.c | 4 +++-
 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)

diff --git a/fwd_rule.c b/fwd_rule.c
index cb37a990..04a0101d 100644
--- a/fwd_rule.c
+++ b/fwd_rule.c
@@ -709,7 +709,9 @@ void fwd_rule_parse(char optname, bool del, const char *optarg,
 				p++;
 			}
 
-			if (!inany_pton(p, &addr_buf))
+			if (strcmp(p, "*") == 0)
+				addr = NULL;
+			else if (!inany_pton(p, &addr_buf))
 				die("Bad forwarding address '%s'", p);
 		}
 	} else {
-- 
2.54.0

Re: [PATCH 0/2] Fix regression when one IP version is disabled

[Stefano Brivio]

On Fri, 15 May 2026 18:24:32 +1000
David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au> wrote:

> Fix for a simple but nasty regression caused by the recent forwarding
> table work.  Plus a tiny feature in adjacent code.
> 
> Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=205
> 
> David Gibson (2):
>   fwd_rule: Don't attempt dual stack listen()s if only one IP family
>   fwd_rule: Allow parsing * as a forwarding address

Applied.

-- 
Stefano