From: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>
To: passt-dev@passt.top, anskuma@redhat.com, sbrivio@redhat.com
Cc: jmaloy@redhat.com, david@gibson.dropbear.id.au, lvivier@redhat.com
Subject: [PATCH v4 2/4] dhcp: Add option overload
Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2026 18:52:36 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260617132243.1499556-3-anskuma@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260617132243.1499556-1-anskuma@redhat.com>
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
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-17 13:23 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 5+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
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 [this message]
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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