From: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>
To: sbrivio@redhat.com, david@gibson.dropbear.id.au,
jmaloy@redhat.com, passt-dev@passt.top
Subject: [PATCH v8 06/14] conf: Allow multiple -a/--address options per address family
Date: Thu, 25 Jun 2026 22:45:11 -0400 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260626024519.3701556-7-jmaloy@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260626024519.3701556-1-jmaloy@redhat.com>
Allow specifying multiple addresses per family with -a/--address.
The first address of each family is used for DHCP/DHCPv6 assignment.
Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=47
Cc: lemmi@nerd2nerd.org
Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>
---
v2: - Adapted to previous code changes
v3: - Adapted to single-array strategy
- Changes according to feedback from S. Brivio and G Gibson.
v4: - Stripped down and adapted after feedback from David G.
v6: - Adapted to previous changes in series
- Removed the "one address" limitation for -n option
v7: - Updated man page.
v8: - Adapted to previous changes in this series
- Updated according to comments from David G.
---
conf.c | 7 ++++---
passt.1 | 18 ++++++++----------
pasta.c | 13 +++++++++----
3 files changed, 21 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index 1c0c1786..8855a42e 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -595,9 +595,11 @@ static void usage(const char *name, FILE *f, int status)
" default: 65520: maximum 802.3 MTU minus 802.3 header\n"
" length, rounded to 32 bits (IPv4 words)\n"
" -a, --address ADDR Assign IPv4 or IPv6 address ADDR[/PREFIXLEN]\n"
- " can be specified zero to two times (for IPv4 and IPv6)\n"
+ " can be specified up to a maximum of %d times\n"
" default: use addresses from interface with default route\n"
- " -n, --netmask MASK Assign IPv4 MASK, dot-decimal or bits\n"
+ " -n, --netmask MASK Assign IPv4 MASK, dot-decimal or bits\n",
+ MAX_GUEST_ADDRS);
+ FPRINTF(f,
" default: netmask from matching address on the host\n"
" -M, --mac-addr ADDR Use source MAC address ADDR\n"
" default: 9a:55:9a:55:9a:55 (locally administered)\n"
@@ -1596,7 +1598,6 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
IN6_IS_ADDR_V4COMPAT(&addr.a6))
die("Invalid address: %s", optarg);
- /* Legacy behaviour: replace existing address if any */
fwd_set_addr(c, &addr, CONF_ADDR_USER, prefix_len);
if (inany_v4(&addr))
c->ip4.no_copy_addrs = true;
diff --git a/passt.1 b/passt.1
index 908fd4a4..254bd80e 100644
--- a/passt.1
+++ b/passt.1
@@ -169,16 +169,14 @@ An optional /\fIprefix_len\fR (0-32 for IPv4, 0-128 for IPv6) can be
appended in CIDR notation (e.g. 192.0.2.1/24). This is an alternative to
using the \fB-n\fR, \fB--netmask\fR option. Mixing CIDR notation with
\fB-n\fR results in an error.
-If a prefix length is assigned to an IPv6 address using this method, it will
-in the current code version be overridden by the default value of 64.
-This option can be specified zero (for defaults) to two times (once for IPv4,
-once for IPv6).
-By default, assigned IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are taken from the host interfaces
-with the first default route, if any, for the corresponding IP version. If no
-default routes are available and there is any interface with any route for a
-given IP version, the first of these interfaces will be chosen instead. If no
-such interface exists for a given IP version, the link-local address 169.254.2.1
-is assigned for IPv4, and no additional address will be assigned for IPv6.
+This option can be given multiple times, indicating multiple different
+addresses. By default, assigned IPv4 and IPv6 addresses are taken from
+the host interfaces with the first default route, if any, for the
+corresponding IP version. If no default routes are available and there
+is any interface with any route for a given IP version, the first of
+these interfaces will be chosen instead. If no such interface exists for
+a given IP version, the link-local address 169.254.2.1 is assigned for
+IPv4, and no additional address will be assigned for IPv6.
.TP
.BR \-n ", " \-\-netmask " " \fImask
diff --git a/pasta.c b/pasta.c
index 9ef3ac00..aea52001 100644
--- a/pasta.c
+++ b/pasta.c
@@ -343,8 +343,9 @@ void pasta_ns_conf(struct ctx *c)
if (c->ifi4) {
if (c->ip4.no_copy_addrs) {
- a = fwd_get_addr(c, AF_INET, CONF_ADDR_ANY, 0);
- if (a) {
+ int ac = c->addr_count;
+
+ for_each_addr(a, c->addrs, ac, AF_INET) {
const struct in_addr *v4;
v4 = inany_prefix_v4(&a->addr,
@@ -353,6 +354,8 @@ void pasta_ns_conf(struct ctx *c)
rc = nl_addr_set(nl_sock_ns,
c->pasta_ifi, AF_INET,
v4, plen);
+ if (rc < 0)
+ break;
}
} else {
rc = nl_addr_dup(nl_sock, c->ifi4,
@@ -406,12 +409,14 @@ ipv4_done:
0, IFF_NOARP);
if (c->ip6.no_copy_addrs) {
- a = fwd_get_addr(c, AF_INET6, CONF_ADDR_ANY, 0);
- if (a)
+ for_each_addr(a, c->addrs, c->addr_count, AF_INET6) {
rc = nl_addr_set(nl_sock_ns,
c->pasta_ifi,
AF_INET6, &a->addr.a6,
a->prefix_len);
+ if (rc < 0)
+ break;
+ }
} else {
rc = nl_addr_dup(nl_sock, c->ifi6,
nl_sock_ns, c->pasta_ifi,
--
2.52.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-06-26 2:45 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 15+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-06-26 2:45 [PATCH v8 00/14] Introduce multiple addresses Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 01/14] dhcpv6: Fix reply destination to match client's source address Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 02/14] passt, pasta: Introduce unified multi-address data structures Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 03/14] tap, conf: Replace addr_fixed with CONF_ADDR_USER flag check Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 04/14] fwd: Unify guest accessibility checks with unified address array Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 05/14] arp: Check all configured addresses in ARP filtering Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` Jon Maloy [this message]
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 07/14] netlink, conf: Read all addresses from template interface at startup Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 08/14] netlink, pasta: refactor function pasta_ns_conf() Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 09/14] conf, pasta: Track observed guest IPv4 addresses in unified address array Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 10/14] conf, pasta: Track observed guest IPv6 " Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 11/14] dhcp: Select address for DHCP distribution Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 12/14] dhcpv6: Select addresses for DHCPv6 distribution Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 13/14] ndp: Support advertising multiple prefixes in Router Advertisements Jon Maloy
2026-06-26 2:45 ` [PATCH v8 14/14] migrate: Update protocol to v3 for multi-address support Jon Maloy
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