* [PATCH v4 2/4] dhcp: Add option overload
2026-06-17 13:22 [PATCH v4 0/4] Add --dhcp-boot and --dhcp-opt options Anshu Kumari
2026-06-17 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] dhcp: Refactor fill_one() to operate on a generic buffer Anshu Kumari
@ 2026-06-17 13:22 ` Anshu Kumari
2026-06-17 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 3/4] dhcp: Add --dhcp-opt with option table and value parser Anshu Kumari
2026-06-17 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] conf: Add --dhcp-boot command-line option Anshu Kumari
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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-06-17 13:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: passt-dev, anskuma, sbrivio; +Cc: jmaloy, david, lvivier
When the options field is full, overflow remaining DHCP options into
the sname and file fields per RFC 2132 option 52.
Per RFC 2132, Section 9.5, the boot file name is always placed in the
'file' header field. When a boot file is set, the file field is
reserved from overload and overflow uses only the sname field.
Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=192
Signed-off-by: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>
---
v4:
- Converted overload #defines to enum dhcp_overload.
- Fixed missing whitespace in comment before */.
- Boot file name always placed in 'file' header field per RFC 2132,
Section 9.5; file field reserved from overload when bootfile is
set; option 67 suppressed from options area.
v3:
- Added RFC 2132 Section 9.3 reference comment on overload
constants.
- Use ARRAY_SIZE(opts) instead of raw 255 in fill_overflow().
- Swapped overflow order: try sname (64 bytes) first, then file
(128 bytes) — better packing and keeps file field available for
boot file name.
- Removed '&' from &reply.file.
- Removed '+1' from memcpy — reply.file already zeroed.
- opt_set_dns_search() max_len: OPT_MAX - 3 instead of
sizeof(m->o).
v2:
- Added #define DHCP_OVERLOAD_FILE and #define DHCP_OVERLOAD_SNAME constants
- Added comment documenting space reservation: /* Reserve 3 bytes for option 52 */
- Fixed DNS search length: sizeof(m->o) only, not combined with file+sname
- Removed dhcp_boot references — reply.file copy now reads from opts[67]
- Used DHCP_OVERLOAD_FILE constant in reply.file guard
---
dhcp.c | 108 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
1 file changed, 100 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dhcp.c b/dhcp.c
index 8e3ffd6..78790d8 100644
--- a/dhcp.c
+++ b/dhcp.c
@@ -160,14 +160,79 @@ static bool fill_one(uint8_t *buf, size_t size, int o, int *offset)
return false;
}
+/* RFC 2132, Section 9.3 - Option Overload */
+enum dhcp_overload {
+ DHCP_OVERLOAD_NONE = 0,
+ DHCP_OVERLOAD_FILE = 1,
+ DHCP_OVERLOAD_SNAME = 2,
+};
+
/**
- * fill() - Fill options in message
- * @m: Message to fill
+ * fill_overflow() - Fill remaining options into sname and file fields
+ * @m: Msg whose sname/file fields may be used for overflow
+ * @has_bootfile: If true, reserve the file field for the boot file name
+ *
+ * Try the smaller sname field first: small options go there, leaving
+ * the larger file field available for big options. When @has_bootfile
+ * is set, the file field is reserved for the boot file name per
+ * RFC 2132, Section 9.5 and is not used for option overflow.
+ *
+ * Return: option 52 overload value
+ */
+static enum dhcp_overload fill_overflow(struct msg *m, bool has_bootfile)
+{
+ enum dhcp_overload overload = DHCP_OVERLOAD_NONE;
+ int sname_off = 0, file_off = 0;
+ int o;
+
+ for (o = 0; (size_t)o < ARRAY_SIZE(opts); o++) {
+ if (opts[o].slen == -1 || opts[o].sent)
+ continue;
+ fill_one(m->sname, sizeof(m->sname) - 1, o, &sname_off);
+ }
+
+ if (!has_bootfile) {
+ for (o = 0; (size_t)o < ARRAY_SIZE(opts); o++) {
+ if (opts[o].slen == -1 || opts[o].sent)
+ continue;
+ if (fill_one(m->file, sizeof(m->file) - 1, o,
+ &file_off))
+ debug("DHCP: skipping option %i"
+ " (overload full)", o);
+ }
+ } else {
+ for (o = 0; (size_t)o < ARRAY_SIZE(opts); o++) {
+ if (opts[o].slen == -1 || opts[o].sent)
+ continue;
+ debug("DHCP: skipping option %i (overload full)", o);
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (sname_off) {
+ m->sname[sname_off] = 255;
+ overload |= DHCP_OVERLOAD_SNAME;
+ }
+
+ if (file_off) {
+ m->file[file_off] = 255;
+ overload |= DHCP_OVERLOAD_FILE;
+ }
+
+ return overload;
+}
+
+/**
+ * fill() - Fill options in message, with overload into file/sname if needed
+ * @m: Message to fill
+ * @overload: Set to option 52 value (0 if none, 1/2/3 per RFC 2132)
+ * @has_bootfile: Reserve file field for boot file name
*
* Return: current size of options field
*/
-static int fill(struct msg *m)
+static int fill(struct msg *m, enum dhcp_overload *overload, bool has_bootfile)
{
+ /* Reserve 3 bytes for option 52 (overload) if needed */
+ size_t size = OPT_MAX - 3;
int i, o, offset = 0;
for (o = 0; o < 255; o++)
@@ -178,17 +243,25 @@ static int fill(struct msg *m)
* Put it there explicitly, unless requested via option 55.
*/
if (opts[55].clen > 0 && !memchr(opts[55].c, 53, opts[55].clen))
- fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, 53, &offset);
+ fill_one(m->o, size, 53, &offset);
for (i = 0; i < opts[55].clen; i++) {
o = opts[55].c[i];
if (opts[o].slen != -1)
- fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset);
+ fill_one(m->o, size, o, &offset);
}
for (o = 0; o < 255; o++) {
if (opts[o].slen != -1 && !opts[o].sent)
- fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset);
+ fill_one(m->o, size, o, &offset);
+ }
+
+ *overload = fill_overflow(m, has_bootfile);
+
+ if (*overload) {
+ m->o[offset++] = 52;
+ m->o[offset++] = 1;
+ m->o[offset++] = *overload;
}
m->o[offset++] = 255;
@@ -301,6 +374,7 @@ static void opt_set_dns_search(const struct ctx *c, size_t max_len)
int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
{
char macstr[ETH_ADDRSTRLEN];
+ enum dhcp_overload overload;
size_t mlen, dlen, opt_len;
struct in_addr mask, dst;
struct ethhdr eh_storage;
@@ -309,9 +383,12 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
const struct ethhdr *eh;
const struct iphdr *iph;
const struct udphdr *uh;
+ uint8_t bootfile[128];
struct msg m_storage;
struct msg const *m;
+ bool has_bootfile;
struct msg reply;
+ int bootfile_len;
unsigned int i;
eh = IOV_REMOVE_HEADER(data, eh_storage);
@@ -462,9 +539,24 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
}
if (!c->no_dhcp_dns_search)
- opt_set_dns_search(c, sizeof(m->o));
+ opt_set_dns_search(c, OPT_MAX - 3);
+
+ /* RFC 2132, Section 9.5: put boot file name in the 'file' header
+ * field. Suppress option 67 from the options area and reserve
+ * the file field from overload.
+ */
+ has_bootfile = opts[67].slen > 0 &&
+ (size_t)opts[67].slen < sizeof(reply.file);
+ if (has_bootfile) {
+ memcpy(bootfile, opts[67].s, opts[67].slen);
+ bootfile_len = opts[67].slen;
+ opts[67].slen = -1;
+ }
+
+ dlen = offsetof(struct msg, o) + fill(&reply, &overload, has_bootfile);
- dlen = offsetof(struct msg, o) + fill(&reply);
+ if (has_bootfile)
+ memcpy(reply.file, bootfile, bootfile_len);
if (m->flags & FLAG_BROADCAST)
dst = in4addr_broadcast;
--
2.54.0
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2026-06-17 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 1/4] dhcp: Refactor fill_one() to operate on a generic buffer Anshu Kumari
2026-06-17 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 2/4] dhcp: Add option overload Anshu Kumari
@ 2026-06-17 13:22 ` Anshu Kumari
2026-06-17 13:22 ` [PATCH v4 4/4] conf: Add --dhcp-boot command-line option Anshu Kumari
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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-06-17 13:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: passt-dev, anskuma, sbrivio; +Cc: jmaloy, david, lvivier
Introduce the --dhcp-opt flag that allows setting arbitrary DHCP
options from command-line in the form [--dhcp-opt CODE,VALUE].
Add a type lookup table mapping option codes to RFC 2132 value types
(IPv4, IPv4 list, integer, string) and dhcp_opt_parse() to convert
CLI strings to binary wire format. Parsed options are stored in
struct ctx and injected into DHCP replies. If the same option code
is given more than once, the last value wins.
Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=192
Signed-off-by: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>
---
v4:
- Renamed custom_opts to dhcp_opts, 256 entries indexed by option
code, removed MAX_CUSTOM_DHCP_OPTS and count field.
- Changed str buffer from 256 to 255 bytes.
- Moved function to conf.c as static conf_dhcp_option(), renamed
from dhcp_add_option().
- Made dhcp_opt_parse() non-static, declared in dhcp.h
- Dropped val/len from ctx struct; conf_dhcp_option() validates
with temp buffer, dhcp() parses str directly into opts[] at
reply time.
- Replaced strtok_r() + 256-byte buffer with strcspn() +
INET_ADDRSTRLEN buffer.
- Added DHCP_OPT_SINT32 for option 2 (Time Offset), uses strtol()
per RFC 2132 Section 8.2.
- All errors in dhcp_opt_parse() return -1, removed die() calls;
caller handles error message consistently.
- Removed redundant !slen check in DHCP_OPT_STR case.
- Omitted explicit array size for dhcp_opt_types[], arraydded bounds
check before lookup.
- Added errno = 0 + errno check for strtoul() in case 34.
- Fixed usage text: "Set DHCP option CODE to VAL".
- Improved man page: added format description and examples
v3:
- Replaced DHCP_OPT_INTEGER with separate DHCP_OPT_INT8/INT16/INT32
enums, removed dhcp_opt_int_width[] array.
- Shared logic between DHCP_OPT_IPV4 and DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST — parse
both as list, error if >1 in single case.
- Added errno = 0 before strtoul() and check after.
- Fixed range check: 1ULL << (width * 8) for all widths including
width==4.
- strncpy → memcpy for DHCP_OPT_STR.
- Moved enum to dhcp.c since not used in other files.
- Removed options 55, 61 (client-only), 119 (DNS compression, use
--dhcp-search instead), 33 (IP pairs not supported).
- DHCP_OPT_PARSE_BUF 1024 → char tmp[256].
- Upgraded dhcp_add_option() to call dhcp_opt_parse() and populate
val[]/len.
- Aligned array entries for readability.
- Added tab after @DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST: in kerneldoc.
- Reject empty value strings before parsing
- Reject leading/trailing/consecutive commas in IP list values.
v2:
- Replaced struct lookup table + dhcp_opt_type_lookup() function with flat dhcp_opt_types[256] array indexed by code.
- Consolidated DHCP_OPT_UINT8/UINT16/UINT32 into single DHCP_OPT_INTEGER with dhcp_opt_int_width[256] table.
- Dropped DHCP_OPT_ROUTES / option 121 entirely.
- Added kerneldoc for enum dhcp_opt_type values.
- Removed curly braces from switch cases, declarations before switch.
- Added newlines before return statements.
- Changed IP list delimiter from space to comma (--dhcp-opt 6,1.1.1.1,8.8.8.8).
- Defined DHCP_OPT_PARSE_BUF constant for bare 1024.
- Added len and val[255] fields to struct here (moved from patch 1).
- Added kerneldoc for @custom_opts.len and @custom_opts.val.
- Wired dhcp_opt_parse() into case 32 (--dhcp-boot) to populate val/len.
---
conf.c | 45 ++++++++++++-
dhcp.c | 191 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
dhcp.h | 2 +
passt.1 | 42 +++++++++++++
passt.h | 6 ++
5 files changed, 285 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index cd05adf..836b297 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -47,6 +47,7 @@
#include "lineread.h"
#include "isolation.h"
#include "log.h"
+#include "dhcp.h"
#include "vhost_user.h"
#include "epoll_ctl.h"
#include "conf.h"
@@ -616,7 +617,8 @@ static void usage(const char *name, FILE *f, int status)
" -S, --search LIST Space-separated list, search domains\n"
" a single, empty option disables the DNS search list\n"
" -H, --hostname NAME Hostname to configure client with\n"
- " --fqdn NAME FQDN to configure client with\n");
+ " --fqdn NAME FQDN to configure client with\n"
+ " --dhcp-opt CODE,VAL Set DHCP option CODE to VAL\n");
if (strstr(name, "pasta"))
FPRINTF(f, " default: don't use any search list\n");
else
@@ -844,6 +846,10 @@ static void conf_print(const struct ctx *c)
info(" router: %s",
inet_ntop(AF_INET, &c->ip4.guest_gw,
buf, sizeof(buf)));
+ for (i = 1; i < 255; i++)
+ if (*c->dhcp_opts[i].str)
+ info(" option %u: %s", i,
+ c->dhcp_opts[i].str);
}
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(c->ip4.dns); i++) {
@@ -1150,6 +1156,25 @@ static void conf_sock_listen(const struct ctx *c)
die_perror("Couldn't add configuration socket to epoll");
}
+/**
+ * conf_dhcp_option() - Set value for a DHCP option in configuration
+ * @c: Execution context
+ * @code: DHCP option code
+ * @val_str: Value string from command line
+ */
+static void conf_dhcp_option(struct ctx *c, uint8_t code, const char *val_str)
+{
+ uint8_t tmp[255];
+
+ if (dhcp_opt_parse(code, val_str, tmp, sizeof(tmp)) < 0)
+ die("Invalid value for DHCP option %u: %s", code, val_str);
+
+ if (snprintf_check(c->dhcp_opts[code].str,
+ sizeof(c->dhcp_opts[0].str),
+ "%s", val_str))
+ die("DHCP option value too long: %s", val_str);
+}
+
/**
* conf() - Process command-line arguments and set configuration
* @c: Execution context
@@ -1233,6 +1258,7 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
{"migrate-no-linger", no_argument, NULL, 30 },
{"stats", required_argument, NULL, 31 },
{"conf-path", required_argument, NULL, 'c' },
+ {"dhcp-opt", required_argument, NULL, 34 },
{ 0 },
};
const char *optstring = "+dqfel:hs:c:F:I:p:P:m:a:n:M:g:i:o:D:S:H:461t:u:T:U:";
@@ -1248,10 +1274,13 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
uint8_t prefix_len_from_opt = 0;
unsigned int ifi4 = 0, ifi6 = 0;
const char *logfile = NULL;
+ unsigned long optcode;
char *runas = NULL;
size_t logsize = 0;
+ const char *comma;
long fd_tap_opt;
int name, ret;
+ char *end;
uid_t uid;
gid_t gid;
@@ -1467,6 +1496,20 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
die("Can't display statistics if not running in foreground");
c->stats = strtol(optarg, NULL, 0);
break;
+ case 34:
+ comma = strchr(optarg, ',');
+ if (!comma)
+ die("--dhcp-opt requires CODE,VALUE format");
+
+ errno = 0;
+ optcode = strtoul(optarg, &end, 0);
+ if (end != comma || errno ||
+ optcode < 1 || optcode > 254)
+ die("DHCP option code must be 1-254: %s",
+ optarg);
+
+ conf_dhcp_option(c, optcode, comma + 1);
+ break;
case 'd':
c->debug = 1;
c->quiet = 0;
diff --git a/dhcp.c b/dhcp.c
index 78790d8..47bb524 100644
--- a/dhcp.c
+++ b/dhcp.c
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
#include <unistd.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <limits.h>
+#include <errno.h>
#include "util.h"
#include "ip.h"
@@ -130,6 +131,189 @@ struct msg {
uint8_t o[OPT_MAX + 1 /* End option */ ];
} __attribute__((__packed__));
+/**
+ * enum dhcp_opt_type - DHCP option value types per RFC 2132
+ * @DHCP_OPT_NONE: Unsupported or unknown option
+ * @DHCP_OPT_STR: Variable-length string
+ * @DHCP_OPT_IPV4: Single IPv4 address
+ * @DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST: Multiple IPv4 addresses, comma-separated
+ * @DHCP_OPT_INT8: Unsigned 8-bit integer
+ * @DHCP_OPT_INT16: Unsigned 16-bit integer
+ * @DHCP_OPT_INT32: Unsigned 32-bit integer
+ * @DHCP_OPT_SINT32: Signed 32-bit integer
+ */
+enum dhcp_opt_type {
+ DHCP_OPT_NONE,
+ DHCP_OPT_STR,
+ DHCP_OPT_IPV4,
+ DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST,
+ DHCP_OPT_INT8,
+ DHCP_OPT_INT16,
+ DHCP_OPT_INT32,
+ DHCP_OPT_SINT32,
+};
+
+/**
+ * dhcp_opt_types - Maps option code to RFC 2132 value type, indexed by code
+ */
+static const enum dhcp_opt_type dhcp_opt_types[] = {
+ [1] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4, /* Subnet Mask */
+ [2] = DHCP_OPT_SINT32, /* Time Offset */
+ [3] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* Router */
+ [4] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* Time Server */
+ [5] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* Name Server */
+ [6] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* Domain Name Server */
+ [7] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* Log Server */
+ [8] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* Cookie Server */
+ [9] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* LPR Server */
+ [10] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* Impress Server */
+ [11] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* Resource Location Server */
+ [12] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* Host Name */
+ [13] = DHCP_OPT_INT16, /* Boot File Size */
+ [15] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* Domain Name */
+ [16] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4, /* Swap Server */
+ [17] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* Root Path */
+ [19] = DHCP_OPT_INT8, /* IP Forwarding */
+ [23] = DHCP_OPT_INT8, /* Default IP TTL */
+ [26] = DHCP_OPT_INT16, /* Interface MTU */
+ [28] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4, /* Broadcast Address */
+ [37] = DHCP_OPT_INT8, /* TCP Default TTL */
+ [38] = DHCP_OPT_INT32, /* TCP Keepalive Interval */
+ [40] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* NIS Domain Name */
+ [41] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* NIS Servers */
+ [42] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* NTP Servers */
+ [44] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST, /* NetBIOS Name Server */
+ [50] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4, /* Requested IP Address */
+ [51] = DHCP_OPT_INT32, /* IP Address Lease Time */
+ [53] = DHCP_OPT_INT8, /* DHCP Message Type */
+ [54] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4, /* Server Identifier */
+ [57] = DHCP_OPT_INT16, /* Max DHCP Message Size */
+ [58] = DHCP_OPT_INT32, /* Renewal (T1) Time */
+ [59] = DHCP_OPT_INT32, /* Rebinding (T2) Time */
+ [60] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* Vendor Class Identifier */
+ [66] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* TFTP Server Name */
+ [67] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* Bootfile Name */
+ [252] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* WPAD URL */
+};
+
+/**
+ * dhcp_opt_parse() - Parse a DHCP option value
+ * @code: DHCP option code
+ * @str: Value string from command line
+ * @buf: Output buffer for binary value
+ * @buf_len: Size of output buffer
+ *
+ * Return: number of bytes written to @buf, or -1 on error
+ */
+int dhcp_opt_parse(uint8_t code, const char *str,
+ uint8_t *buf, size_t buf_len)
+{
+ enum dhcp_opt_type type;
+ unsigned long val;
+ unsigned int i;
+ uint8_t width;
+ size_t slen;
+ char *end;
+ int len;
+
+ if (code >= ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_opt_types))
+ return -1;
+
+ type = dhcp_opt_types[code];
+
+ if (!*str)
+ return -1;
+
+ switch (type) {
+ case DHCP_OPT_NONE:
+ return -1;
+ case DHCP_OPT_IPV4:
+ case DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST:
+ len = 0;
+
+ while (*str) {
+ char ipbuf[INET_ADDRSTRLEN];
+ size_t chunk;
+
+ chunk = strcspn(str, ",");
+
+ if (!chunk || chunk >= sizeof(ipbuf))
+ return -1;
+
+ memcpy(ipbuf, str, chunk);
+ ipbuf[chunk] = '\0';
+
+ if (len + (int)sizeof(struct in_addr) > (int)buf_len)
+ return -1;
+
+ if (inet_pton(AF_INET, ipbuf, buf + len) != 1)
+ return -1;
+
+ len += sizeof(struct in_addr);
+
+ if (type == DHCP_OPT_IPV4) {
+ if (str[chunk] == ',')
+ return -1;
+ break;
+ }
+
+ str += chunk + (str[chunk] == ',');
+ }
+
+ if (!len)
+ return -1;
+
+ return len;
+ case DHCP_OPT_INT8:
+ case DHCP_OPT_INT16:
+ case DHCP_OPT_INT32:
+ case DHCP_OPT_SINT32:
+ if (type == DHCP_OPT_INT8)
+ width = 1;
+ else if (type == DHCP_OPT_INT16)
+ width = 2;
+ else
+ width = 4;
+
+ if (buf_len < width)
+ return -1;
+
+ errno = 0;
+ if (type == DHCP_OPT_SINT32) {
+ long sval;
+
+ sval = strtol(str, &end, 0);
+ if (*end || errno ||
+ sval < INT32_MIN || sval > INT32_MAX)
+ return -1;
+ val = (uint32_t)sval;
+ } else {
+ val = strtoul(str, &end, 0);
+ if (*end || errno ||
+ val >= (1ULL << (width * 8)))
+ return -1;
+ }
+
+ for (i = width; i > 0; i--) {
+ buf[i - 1] = val & 0xff;
+ val >>= 8;
+ }
+
+ return width;
+ case DHCP_OPT_STR:
+ slen = strlen(str);
+
+ if (slen >= buf_len)
+ return -1;
+
+ memcpy(buf, str, slen);
+
+ return slen;
+ }
+
+ return -1;
+}
+
/**
* fill_one() - Fill a single option into a buffer
* @buf: Buffer to write option
@@ -541,6 +725,13 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
if (!c->no_dhcp_dns_search)
opt_set_dns_search(c, OPT_MAX - 3);
+ for (i = 1; i < 255; i++) {
+ if (!c->dhcp_opts[i].str[0])
+ continue;
+ opts[i].slen = dhcp_opt_parse(i, c->dhcp_opts[i].str,
+ opts[i].s, sizeof(opts[i].s));
+ }
+
/* RFC 2132, Section 9.5: put boot file name in the 'file' header
* field. Suppress option 67 from the options area and reserve
* the file field from overload.
diff --git a/dhcp.h b/dhcp.h
index cd50c99..cc8d5dd 100644
--- a/dhcp.h
+++ b/dhcp.h
@@ -8,5 +8,7 @@
int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data);
void dhcp_init(void);
+int dhcp_opt_parse(uint8_t code, const char *str,
+ uint8_t *buf, size_t buf_len);
#endif /* DHCP_H */
diff --git a/passt.1 b/passt.1
index 908fd4a..ccdcbb2 100644
--- a/passt.1
+++ b/passt.1
@@ -430,6 +430,48 @@ Send \fIname\fR as DHCP option 12 (hostname).
FQDN to configure the client with.
Send \fIname\fR as Client FQDN: DHCP option 81 and DHCPv6 option 39.
+.TP
+.BR \-\-dhcp-opt " " \fICODE\fR,\fIVALUE\fR
+Set DHCP option \fICODE\fR (1\-254) to \fIVALUE\fR. The value format depends
+on the option type and is determined automatically from the option code.
+Multiple IPv4 addresses are comma-separated.
+This option can be specified multiple times. If the same option code is
+given more than once, the last value wins. Options set with
+\fB\-\-dhcp-opt\fR override built-in values.
+.PP
+Examples:
+.nf
+ \-\-dhcp-opt 6,8.8.8.8,4.4.4.4
+ \-\-dhcp-opt 12,myhostname
+.fi
+.PP
+Only the following option codes are supported (unsupported codes cause an error):
+.RS
+.TP
+.B IPv4 address options
+1 (Subnet Mask), 16 (Swap Server), 28 (Broadcast Address), 50 (Requested IP),
+54 (Server Identifier)
+.TP
+.B IPv4 address list options (comma-separated)
+3 (Router), 4 (Time Server), 5 (Name Server), 6 (DNS), 7 (Log Server),
+8 (Cookie Server), 9 (LPR Server), 10 (Impress Server),
+11 (Resource Location Server), 41 (NIS Servers),
+42 (NTP Servers), 44 (NetBIOS Name Server)
+.TP
+.B Integer options
+2 (Time Offset, 32-bit), 13 (Boot File Size, 16-bit), 19 (IP Forwarding, 8-bit),
+23 (Default IP TTL, 8-bit), 26 (Interface MTU, 16-bit),
+37 (TCP Default TTL, 8-bit), 38 (TCP Keepalive Interval, 32-bit),
+51 (IP Address Lease Time, 32-bit),
+53 (DHCP Message Type, 8-bit), 57 (Max DHCP Message Size, 16-bit),
+58 (Renewal Time, 32-bit), 59 (Rebinding Time, 32-bit)
+.TP
+.B String options
+12 (Host Name), 15 (Domain Name), 17 (Root Path), 40 (NIS Domain Name),
+60 (Vendor Class Identifier), 66 (TFTP Server Name),
+67 (Bootfile Name), 252 (WPAD URL)
+.RE
+
.TP
.BR \-t ", " \-\-tcp-ports " " \fIspec
Configure TCP port forwarding to guest or namespace. \fIspec\fR can be one of:
diff --git a/passt.h b/passt.h
index 3a07294..15e2d83 100644
--- a/passt.h
+++ b/passt.h
@@ -182,6 +182,8 @@ struct ip6_ctx {
* @dns_search: DNS search list
* @hostname: Guest hostname
* @fqdn: Guest FQDN
+ * @dhcp_opts: User-specified DHCP options from --dhcp-opt
+ * @dhcp_opts.str: String value from command line
* @ifi6: Template interface for IPv6, -1: none, 0: IPv6 disabled
* @ip6: IPv6 configuration
* @pasta_ifn: Name of namespace interface for pasta
@@ -264,6 +266,10 @@ struct ctx {
char hostname[PASST_MAXDNAME];
char fqdn[PASST_MAXDNAME];
+ struct {
+ char str[255];
+ } dhcp_opts[256];
+
int ifi6;
struct ip6_ctx ip6;
--
2.54.0
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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-06-17 13:22 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: passt-dev, anskuma, sbrivio; +Cc: jmaloy, david, lvivier
Add a convenience shorthand --dhcp-boot FILE that sets the boot file
name (DHCP option 67) for network boot. This is equivalent to
--dhcp-opt 67,FILE.
Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=192
Signed-off-by: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>
---
v4:
- Changed argument name from URL to FILE in usage and man page.
- Fixed UEFI HTTP boot wording in man page
v3:
- case 32 now calls dhcp_add_option(c, 67, optarg).
- Handles duplicate codes: --dhcp-boot and --dhcp-opt 67 coexist
correctly, last value wins.
v2:
- Removed separate dhcp_boot[PATH_MAX] field — --dhcp-boot foo now stores into custom_opts[] as code 67 (same as --dhcp-opt 67,foo)
---
conf.c | 5 +++++
passt.1 | 7 +++++++
2 files changed, 12 insertions(+)
diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index 836b297..f100e0b 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -618,6 +618,7 @@ static void usage(const char *name, FILE *f, int status)
" a single, empty option disables the DNS search list\n"
" -H, --hostname NAME Hostname to configure client with\n"
" --fqdn NAME FQDN to configure client with\n"
+ " --dhcp-boot FILE Boot file name for network boot\n"
" --dhcp-opt CODE,VAL Set DHCP option CODE to VAL\n");
if (strstr(name, "pasta"))
FPRINTF(f, " default: don't use any search list\n");
@@ -1258,6 +1259,7 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
{"migrate-no-linger", no_argument, NULL, 30 },
{"stats", required_argument, NULL, 31 },
{"conf-path", required_argument, NULL, 'c' },
+ {"dhcp-boot", required_argument, NULL, 33 },
{"dhcp-opt", required_argument, NULL, 34 },
{ 0 },
};
@@ -1496,6 +1498,9 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
die("Can't display statistics if not running in foreground");
c->stats = strtol(optarg, NULL, 0);
break;
+ case 33:
+ conf_dhcp_option(c, 67, optarg);
+ break;
case 34:
comma = strchr(optarg, ',');
if (!comma)
diff --git a/passt.1 b/passt.1
index ccdcbb2..f2341ef 100644
--- a/passt.1
+++ b/passt.1
@@ -430,6 +430,13 @@ Send \fIname\fR as DHCP option 12 (hostname).
FQDN to configure the client with.
Send \fIname\fR as Client FQDN: DHCP option 81 and DHCPv6 option 39.
+.TP
+.BR \-\-dhcp-boot " " \fIfile
+Convenience shorthand for \fB\-\-dhcp-opt\fR 67,\fIfile\fR.
+Sets the boot file name (DHCP option 67) for network boot.
+For UEFI HTTP boot, the vendor class identifier also needs to be set using
+\fB\-\-dhcp-opt\fR 60,HTTPClient.
+
.TP
.BR \-\-dhcp-opt " " \fICODE\fR,\fIVALUE\fR
Set DHCP option \fICODE\fR (1\-254) to \fIVALUE\fR. The value format depends
--
2.54.0
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