From: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>
To: anskuma@redhat.com, sbrivio@redhat.com, passt-dev@passt.top
Cc: lvivier@redhat.com, david@gibson.dropbear.id.au, jmaloy@redhat.com
Subject: [PATCH v5 6/7] dhcp: Add RFC 3396 option splitting for concatenation-requiring options
Date: Fri, 17 Jul 2026 23:26:43 +0530 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20260717175648.879152-7-anskuma@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260717175648.879152-1-anskuma@redhat.com>
Implement option splitting per RFC 3396 for options that may exceed
255 bytes. A new DHCP_OPT_STR_CONCAT type marks concatenation-
requiring options (currently option 81, Client FQDN per RFC 4702).
The opts[].s buffer is resized from 255 to 496 bytes to hold the
maximum data that can be split across the options field, file field,
and sname field.
When a concatenation-requiring option does not fit as a single option
in any field, fill() splits it across fields in RFC 3396 order:
options field first, then file, then sname.
Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=192
Signed-off-by: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>
---
v5:
- New patch: implement option splitting per RFC 3396 for options exceeding 255 bytes
- Add DHCP_OPT_STR_CONCAT type, is_concat_opt(), fill_split() helpers
- Resize opts[].s from 255 to OPT_CONCAT_MAX (496) bytes
- Add /* fallthrough */ between DHCP_OPT_STR and DHCP_OPT_STR_CONCAT case
---
dhcp.c | 109 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--
1 file changed, 106 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dhcp.c b/dhcp.c
index cc910ee..6bebb5f 100644
--- a/dhcp.c
+++ b/dhcp.c
@@ -34,6 +34,11 @@
#include "log.h"
#include "dhcp.h"
+/* RFC 3396: maximum option data that can be split across options field,
+ * file field, and sname field (minus code+length overhead per portion).
+ */
+#define OPT_CONCAT_MAX 496
+
/**
* enum opt_state - DHCP option state
* @OPT_UNSET: Option not configured
@@ -58,7 +63,7 @@ enum opt_state {
struct opt {
int sent;
int slen;
- uint8_t s[255];
+ uint8_t s[OPT_CONCAT_MAX];
int clen;
uint8_t c[255];
enum opt_state state;
@@ -159,6 +164,7 @@ struct msg {
* @DHCP_OPT_UINT16: Unsigned 16-bit integer
* @DHCP_OPT_UINT32: Unsigned 32-bit integer
* @DHCP_OPT_INT32: Signed 32-bit integer
+ * @DHCP_OPT_STR_CONCAT:Concatenation-requiring string (RFC 3396)
*/
enum dhcp_opt_type {
DHCP_OPT_NONE,
@@ -169,6 +175,7 @@ enum dhcp_opt_type {
DHCP_OPT_UINT16,
DHCP_OPT_UINT32,
DHCP_OPT_INT32,
+ DHCP_OPT_STR_CONCAT,
};
/**
@@ -319,6 +326,10 @@ static int dhcp_opt_parse(uint8_t code, const char *str,
return width;
case DHCP_OPT_STR:
+ if (strlen(str) > 255)
+ return -1;
+ /* fallthrough */
+ case DHCP_OPT_STR_CONCAT:
slen = strlen(str);
if (slen >= buf_len)
@@ -465,6 +476,53 @@ enum dhcp_overload {
DHCP_OVERLOAD_SNAME,
};
+/**
+ * is_concat_opt() - Check if option requires RFC 3396 concatenation support
+ * @o: Option number
+ *
+ * Return: true if option is a concatenation-requiring type
+ */
+static bool is_concat_opt(int o)
+{
+ if ((size_t)o >= ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_opt_types))
+ return false;
+ return dhcp_opt_types[o] == DHCP_OPT_STR_CONCAT;
+}
+
+/**
+ * fill_split() - Write a split portion of an option into a buffer
+ * @buf: Buffer to write into
+ * @size: Usable size of @buf
+ * @o: Option number (code)
+ * @offset: Current offset within @buf, updated on write
+ * @data: Pointer to remaining option data to write
+ * @remaining: Bytes of option data still to write
+ *
+ * Return: number of data bytes written (excluding code+length header)
+ */
+static size_t fill_split(uint8_t *buf, size_t size, int o, int *offset,
+ const uint8_t *data, size_t remaining)
+{
+ size_t avail, chunk;
+
+ if (*offset + 2 >= (int)size)
+ return 0;
+
+ avail = size - *offset - 2;
+ chunk = remaining < avail ? remaining : avail;
+ if (!chunk)
+ return 0;
+
+ buf[*offset] = o;
+ buf[*offset + 1] = chunk;
+ *offset += 2;
+
+ memcpy(buf + *offset, data, chunk);
+ *offset += chunk;
+
+ return chunk;
+}
+
/**
* fill() - Fill options in message, with overload into file/sname if needed
* @m: Message to fill
@@ -513,14 +571,59 @@ static int fill(struct msg *m, enum dhcp_overload *overload, bool has_bootfile)
for (o = 0; (size_t)o < ARRAY_SIZE(opts); o++) {
if (opts[o].state == OPT_UNSET || opts[o].sent)
continue;
-
if (!has_bootfile &&
fill_one(m->file, sizeof(m->file) - 1, o,
- &file_off))
+ &file_off))
+ if (!is_concat_opt(o))
debug("DHCP: skipping option %i"
" (overload full)", o);
}
+ /* RFC 3396: split concatenation-requiring options that didn't fit
+ * as a single option. Split order: options, file, sname.
+ */
+ for (o = 0; (size_t)o < ARRAY_SIZE(opts); o++) {
+ size_t file_cap, sname_cap, total, written;
+
+ if (opts[o].state == OPT_UNSET || opts[o].sent ||
+ !is_concat_opt(o))
+ continue;
+
+ sname_cap = sizeof(m->sname) - 1 > (size_t)sname_off ?
+ sizeof(m->sname) - 1 - sname_off : 0;
+
+ if (has_bootfile || sizeof(m->file) - 1 <= (size_t)file_off)
+ file_cap = 0;
+ else
+ file_cap = sizeof(m->file) - 1 - file_off;
+
+ total = (size > (size_t)offset ? size - offset : 0)
+ + file_cap + sname_cap;
+
+ if (total < (size_t)opts[o].slen) {
+ debug("DHCP: skipping option %i (no space to split)",
+ o);
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ written = 0;
+ written += fill_split(m->o, size, o, &offset,
+ opts[o].s, opts[o].slen);
+ if (written < (size_t)opts[o].slen && !has_bootfile)
+ written += fill_split(m->file,
+ sizeof(m->file) - 1, o,
+ &file_off,
+ opts[o].s + written,
+ opts[o].slen - written);
+ if (written < (size_t)opts[o].slen)
+ fill_split(m->sname,
+ sizeof(m->sname) - 1, o,
+ &sname_off,
+ opts[o].s + written,
+ opts[o].slen - written);
+ opts[o].sent = 1;
+ }
+
if (sname_off) {
m->sname[sname_off] = 255;
*overload |= DHCP_OVERLOAD_SNAME;
--
2.54.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-07-17 17:58 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 8+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-07-17 17:56 [PATCH v5 0/7] Add --dhcp-boot and --dhcp-opt options Anshu Kumari
2026-07-17 17:56 ` [PATCH v5 1/7] dhcp: Refactor fill_one() to operate on a generic buffer Anshu Kumari
2026-07-17 17:56 ` [PATCH v5 2/7] dhcp: Add option state management with enum opt_state Anshu Kumari
2026-07-17 17:56 ` [PATCH v5 3/7] dhcp: Add option overload Anshu Kumari
2026-07-17 17:56 ` [PATCH v5 4/7] dhcp: Add --dhcp-opt with option table and value parser Anshu Kumari
2026-07-17 17:56 ` [PATCH v5 5/7] dhcp: Add --dhcp-boot command-line option Anshu Kumari
2026-07-17 17:56 ` Anshu Kumari [this message]
2026-07-17 17:56 ` [PATCH v5 7/7] dhcp: Handle FQDN option with RFC 3396 concatenation Anshu Kumari
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