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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-07-17 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: anskuma, sbrivio, passt-dev; +Cc: lvivier, david, jmaloy
Change fill_one() to accept a buffer pointer and capacity instead of
a struct msg pointer. This is a pure refactor with no behavior change,
preparing for option overload support where fill_one() will also write
into the file and sname fields.
Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=192
Signed-off-by: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>
---
v5:
- Restore debug messages for skipped options in fill()
- Add /* code and length of option */ comment in size check
- Use buf + *offset instead of &buf[*offset] for memcpy
v3:
- Restored removed comments: "If we don't have space to write the
option, then just skip" and "Move to option".
v2:
- Renamed parameter cap → size.
---
dhcp.c | 27 ++++++++++++++-------------
1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 13 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dhcp.c b/dhcp.c
index c3c7422..bb72b72 100644
--- a/dhcp.c
+++ b/dhcp.c
@@ -131,28 +131,29 @@ struct msg {
} __attribute__((__packed__));
/**
- * fill_one() - Fill a single option in message
- * @m: Message to fill
+ * fill_one() - Fill a single option into a buffer
+ * @buf: Buffer to write option
+ * @size: Usable size of @buf (excluding end marker)
* @o: Option number
- * @offset: Current offset within options field, updated on insertion
+ * @offset: Current offset within @buf, updated on insertion
*
- * Return: false if m has space to write the option, true otherwise
+ * Return: false if @buf has space to write the option, true otherwise
*/
-static bool fill_one(struct msg *m, int o, int *offset)
+static bool fill_one(uint8_t *buf, size_t size, int o, int *offset)
{
size_t slen = opts[o].slen;
/* If we don't have space to write the option, then just skip */
- if (*offset + 2 /* code and length of option */ + slen > OPT_MAX)
+ if (*offset + 2 /* code and length of option */ + slen > size)
return true;
- m->o[*offset] = o;
- m->o[*offset + 1] = slen;
+ buf[*offset] = o;
+ buf[*offset + 1] = slen;
/* Move to option */
*offset += 2;
- memcpy(&m->o[*offset], opts[o].s, slen);
+ memcpy(buf + *offset, opts[o].s, slen);
opts[o].sent = 1;
*offset += slen;
@@ -177,19 +178,19 @@ 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))
- if (fill_one(m, 53, &offset))
- debug("DHCP: skipping option 53");
+ if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, 53, &offset))
+ debug("DHCP: skipping option 53");
for (i = 0; i < opts[55].clen; i++) {
o = opts[55].c[i];
if (opts[o].slen != -1)
- if (fill_one(m, o, &offset))
+ if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset))
debug("DHCP: skipping option %i", o);
}
for (o = 0; o < 255; o++) {
if (opts[o].slen != -1 && !opts[o].sent)
- if (fill_one(m, o, &offset))
+ if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset))
debug("DHCP: skipping option %i", o);
}
--
2.54.0
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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-07-17 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: anskuma, sbrivio, passt-dev; +Cc: lvivier, david, jmaloy
Introduce enum opt_state to track each DHCP option instead
of overloading slen = -1 for "not set".
OPT_UNSET means the option is not configured.
OPT_DEFAULT means the option was set from host configuration.
This replaces all slen = -1 / slen != -1 checks with
state = OPT_UNSET / state != OPT_UNSET, and sets state = OPT_DEFAULT
for options initialised in dhcp_init() and at reply time in dhcp().
Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=192
Signed-off-by: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>
---
v5:
- New patch: introduce enum opt_state { OPT_UNSET, OPT_DEFAULT } to replace slen = -1 for tracking option state
- Replace all slen = -1 / slen != -1 checks with state = OPT_UNSET / state != OPT_UNSET
- Set OPT_DEFAULT for options initialised in dhcp_init() and at reply time
---
dhcp.c | 57 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----------------
1 file changed, 40 insertions(+), 17 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dhcp.c b/dhcp.c
index bb72b72..e5d89fc 100644
--- a/dhcp.c
+++ b/dhcp.c
@@ -33,13 +33,24 @@
#include "log.h"
#include "dhcp.h"
+/**
+ * enum opt_state - DHCP option state
+ * @OPT_UNSET: Option not configured
+ * @OPT_DEFAULT: Option set from host config
+ */
+enum opt_state {
+ OPT_UNSET,
+ OPT_DEFAULT,
+};
+
/**
* struct opt - DHCP option
* @sent: Convenience flag, set while filling replies
- * @slen: Length of option defined for server, -1 if not going to be sent
+ * @slen: Length of option defined for server
* @s: Option payload from server
* @clen: Length of option received from client, -1 if not received
* @c: Option payload from client
+ * @state: Option state (unset or default)
*/
struct opt {
int sent;
@@ -47,6 +58,7 @@ struct opt {
uint8_t s[255];
int clen;
uint8_t c[255];
+ enum opt_state state;
};
static struct opt opts[256];
@@ -76,16 +88,19 @@ void dhcp_init(void)
int i;
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(opts); i++)
- opts[i].slen = -1;
-
- opts[1] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, }; /* Mask */
- opts[3] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, }; /* Router */
- opts[51] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0xff,
- 0xff,
- 0xff,
- 0xff }, 0, { 0 }, }; /* Lease time */
- opts[53] = (struct opt) { 0, 1, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, }; /* Type */
- opts[54] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, }; /* Server ID */
+ opts[i].state = OPT_UNSET;
+
+ /* Mask */
+ opts[1] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
+ /* Router */
+ opts[3] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
+ /* Lease time */
+ opts[51] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+ 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
+ /* Type */
+ opts[53] = (struct opt) { 0, 1, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
+ /* Server ID */
+ opts[54] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
}
/**
@@ -183,13 +198,13 @@ static int fill(struct msg *m)
for (i = 0; i < opts[55].clen; i++) {
o = opts[55].c[i];
- if (opts[o].slen != -1)
+ if (opts[o].state != OPT_UNSET)
if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset))
debug("DHCP: skipping option %i", o);
}
for (o = 0; o < 255; o++) {
- if (opts[o].slen != -1 && !opts[o].sent)
+ if (opts[o].state != OPT_UNSET && !opts[o].sent)
if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset))
debug("DHCP: skipping option %i", o);
}
@@ -243,6 +258,7 @@ static void opt_set_dns_search(const struct ctx *c, size_t max_len)
int i;
opts[119].slen = 0;
+ opts[119].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
for (i = 0; i < 255; i++)
max_len -= opts[i].slen;
@@ -291,7 +307,7 @@ static void opt_set_dns_search(const struct ctx *c, size_t max_len)
}
if (!opts[119].slen)
- opts[119].slen = -1;
+ opts[119].state = OPT_UNSET;
}
/**
@@ -389,7 +405,7 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
iov_drop_header(data, *olen);
}
- opts[80].slen = -1;
+ opts[80].state = OPT_UNSET;
if (opts[53].clen > 0 && opts[53].c[0] == DHCPDISCOVER) {
if (opts[80].clen == -1) {
info("DHCP: offer to discover");
@@ -398,6 +414,7 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
info("DHCP: ack to discover (Rapid Commit)");
opts[53].s[0] = DHCPACK;
opts[80].slen = 0;
+ opts[80].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
}
} else if (opts[53].clen <= 0 || opts[53].c[0] == DHCPREQUEST) {
info("%s: ack to request", /* DHCP needs a valid message type */
@@ -421,6 +438,7 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
!= (c->ip4.guest_gw.s_addr & mask.s_addr)) {
/* a.b.c.d/32:0.0.0.0, 0:a.b.c.d */
opts[121].slen = 14;
+ opts[121].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
opts[121].s[0] = 32;
memcpy(opts[121].s + 1,
&c->ip4.guest_gw, sizeof(c->ip4.guest_gw));
@@ -430,6 +448,7 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
if (c->mtu) {
opts[26].slen = 2;
+ opts[26].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
opts[26].s[0] = c->mtu / 256;
opts[26].s[1] = c->mtu % 256;
}
@@ -441,12 +460,15 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
((struct in_addr *)opts[6].s)[i] = c->ip4.dns[i];
opts[6].slen += sizeof(uint32_t);
}
- if (!opts[6].slen)
- opts[6].slen = -1;
+ if (opts[6].slen)
+ opts[6].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
+ else
+ opts[6].state = OPT_UNSET;
opt_len = strlen(c->hostname);
if (opt_len > 0) {
opts[12].slen = opt_len;
+ opts[12].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
memcpy(opts[12].s, &c->hostname, opt_len);
}
@@ -463,6 +485,7 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
encode_domain_name((char *)opts[81].s + 3, c->fqdn);
opts[81].slen = opt_len;
+ opts[81].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
} else {
debug("DHCP: client FQDN option doesn't fit, skipping");
}
--
2.54.0
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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-07-17 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: anskuma, sbrivio, passt-dev; +Cc: lvivier, david, jmaloy
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>
---
v5:
- enhanced enum dhcp_overload to follow kernel-doc.
- Inline fill_overflow() into fill()
- Use state-based checks instead of slen
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 | 88 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------
1 file changed, 79 insertions(+), 9 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dhcp.c b/dhcp.c
index e5d89fc..39f7952 100644
--- a/dhcp.c
+++ b/dhcp.c
@@ -176,13 +176,31 @@ static bool fill_one(uint8_t *buf, size_t size, int o, int *offset)
}
/**
- * fill() - Fill options in message
- * @m: Message to fill
+* enum dhcp_overload - DHCP option overload values (RFC 2132, Section 9.3)
+ * @DHCP_OVERLOAD_NONE: No overload
+ * @DHCP_OVERLOAD_FILE: file field carries options
+ * @DHCP_OVERLOAD_SNAME: sname field carries options
+ */
+enum dhcp_overload {
+ DHCP_OVERLOAD_NONE,
+ DHCP_OVERLOAD_FILE,
+ DHCP_OVERLOAD_SNAME,
+};
+
+/**
+ * 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)
{
+ int sname_off = 0, file_off = 0;
+ *overload = DHCP_OVERLOAD_NONE;
+ /* 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++)
@@ -199,14 +217,47 @@ static int fill(struct msg *m)
for (i = 0; i < opts[55].clen; i++) {
o = opts[55].c[i];
if (opts[o].state != OPT_UNSET)
- if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset))
- debug("DHCP: skipping option %i", o);
+ fill_one(m->o, size, o, &offset);
}
for (o = 0; o < 255; o++) {
if (opts[o].state != OPT_UNSET && !opts[o].sent)
- if (fill_one(m->o, OPT_MAX, o, &offset))
- debug("DHCP: skipping option %i", o);
+ fill_one(m->o, size, o, &offset);
+ }
+
+ /* Overflow unsent options into sname, then file */
+ for (o = 0; (size_t)o < ARRAY_SIZE(opts); o++) {
+ if (opts[o].state == OPT_UNSET || opts[o].sent)
+ continue;
+ fill_one(m->sname, sizeof(m->sname) - 1, o, &sname_off);
+ }
+
+ 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))
+ 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;
+ }
+
+
+ if (*overload) {
+ m->o[offset++] = 52;
+ m->o[offset++] = 1;
+ m->o[offset++] = *overload;
}
m->o[offset++] = 255;
@@ -320,6 +371,7 @@ 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;
@@ -328,9 +380,12 @@ 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);
@@ -492,9 +547,24 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
}
if (!c->no_dhcp_dns_search)
- opt_set_dns_search(c, sizeof(m->o));
+ /* 3 bytes reserved for option 52 (code, length, value) */
+ 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;
+ }
+
+ 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;
--
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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-07-17 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: anskuma, sbrivio, passt-dev; +Cc: lvivier, david, jmaloy
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 opts[] 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>
---
v5:
- Rename enum values: INT8/INT16/INT32/SINT32 → UINT8/UINT16/UINT32/INT32
- Change int len to size_t len in dhcp_opt_parse(), remove int casts
- Make dhcp_opt_parse() static, add dhcp_set_opt() to store options
directly in opts[] at startup instead of double-parsing via ctx->dhcp_opts
- Add OPT_USER to enum opt_state to protect user options from being
overwritten by built-in defaults
- Add dhcp_opt_to_str() for conf_print() display
- Remove dhcp_opts[] from struct ctx in passt.h
- Remove conf_dhcp_option() wrapper from conf.c
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 | 25 ++++-
dhcp.c | 338 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-----
dhcp.h | 2 +
passt.1 | 42 +++++++
4 files changed, 381 insertions(+), 26 deletions(-)
diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
index 5b6cc2b..e7f3ea0 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"
@@ -615,7 +616,8 @@ 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
@@ -843,6 +845,9 @@ 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 (dhcp_opt_to_str(i, buf, sizeof(buf)))
+ info(" option %u: %s", i, buf);
}
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(c->ip4.dns); i++) {
@@ -1316,6 +1321,7 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
{"stats", required_argument, NULL, 31 },
{"conf-path", required_argument, NULL, 'c' },
{"chroot-fallback", no_argument, NULL, 32 },
+ {"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:";
@@ -1330,10 +1336,13 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
unsigned int ifi4 = 0, ifi6 = 0;
bool opt_a_is_prefix = false;
const char *logfile = NULL;
+ unsigned long optcode;
char *runas = NULL;
size_t logsize = 0;
+ const char *comma;
uint8_t opt_n = 0;
int name, ret;
+ char *end;
uid_t uid;
gid_t gid;
@@ -1557,6 +1566,20 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
case 32:
c->chroot_fallback = true;
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);
+
+ dhcp_set_opt(optcode, comma + 1);
+ break;
case 'd':
c->debug = 1;
c->quiet = 0;
diff --git a/dhcp.c b/dhcp.c
index 39f7952..cc910ee 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"
@@ -37,10 +38,12 @@
* enum opt_state - DHCP option state
* @OPT_UNSET: Option not configured
* @OPT_DEFAULT: Option set from host config
+ * @OPT_USER: Option set via --dhcp-opt command line
*/
enum opt_state {
OPT_UNSET,
OPT_DEFAULT,
+ OPT_USER,
};
/**
@@ -50,7 +53,7 @@ enum opt_state {
* @s: Option payload from server
* @clen: Length of option received from client, -1 if not received
* @c: Option payload from client
- * @state: Option state (unset or default)
+ * @state: Option state (unset, default, or user)
*/
struct opt {
int sent;
@@ -88,19 +91,20 @@ void dhcp_init(void)
int i;
for (i = 0; i < ARRAY_SIZE(opts); i++)
- opts[i].state = OPT_UNSET;
-
- /* Mask */
- opts[1] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
- /* Router */
- opts[3] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
- /* Lease time */
- opts[51] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
+ if (opts[i].state != OPT_USER)
+ opts[i].state = OPT_UNSET;
+
+ if (opts[1].state != OPT_USER) /* Mask */
+ opts[1] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
+ if (opts[3].state != OPT_USER) /* Router */
+ opts[3] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
+ if (opts[51].state != OPT_USER) /* Lease time */
+ opts[51] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0xff, 0xff, 0xff, 0xff },
0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
- /* Type */
- opts[53] = (struct opt) { 0, 1, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
- /* Server ID */
- opts[54] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
+ if (opts[53].state != OPT_USER) /* Type */
+ opts[53] = (struct opt) { 0, 1, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
+ if (opts[54].state != OPT_USER) /* Server ID */
+ opts[54] = (struct opt) { 0, 4, { 0 }, 0, { 0 }, OPT_DEFAULT, };
}
/**
@@ -145,6 +149,280 @@ 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_UINT8: Unsigned 8-bit integer
+ * @DHCP_OPT_UINT16: Unsigned 16-bit integer
+ * @DHCP_OPT_UINT32: Unsigned 32-bit integer
+ * @DHCP_OPT_INT32: Signed 32-bit integer
+ */
+enum dhcp_opt_type {
+ DHCP_OPT_NONE,
+ DHCP_OPT_STR,
+ DHCP_OPT_IPV4,
+ DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST,
+ DHCP_OPT_UINT8,
+ DHCP_OPT_UINT16,
+ DHCP_OPT_UINT32,
+ DHCP_OPT_INT32,
+};
+
+/**
+ * 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_INT32, /* 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_UINT16, /* Boot File Size */
+ [15] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* Domain Name */
+ [16] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4, /* Swap Server */
+ [17] = DHCP_OPT_STR, /* Root Path */
+ [19] = DHCP_OPT_UINT8, /* IP Forwarding */
+ [23] = DHCP_OPT_UINT8, /* Default IP TTL */
+ [26] = DHCP_OPT_UINT16, /* Interface MTU */
+ [28] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4, /* Broadcast Address */
+ [37] = DHCP_OPT_UINT8, /* TCP Default TTL */
+ [38] = DHCP_OPT_UINT32, /* 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_UINT32, /* IP Address Lease Time */
+ [53] = DHCP_OPT_UINT8, /* DHCP Message Type */
+ [54] = DHCP_OPT_IPV4, /* Server Identifier */
+ [57] = DHCP_OPT_UINT16, /* Max DHCP Message Size */
+ [58] = DHCP_OPT_UINT32, /* Renewal (T1) Time */
+ [59] = DHCP_OPT_UINT32, /* 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
+ */
+static 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;
+ size_t len;
+ char *end;
+
+ 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 + sizeof(struct in_addr) > 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_UINT8:
+ case DHCP_OPT_UINT16:
+ case DHCP_OPT_UINT32:
+ case DHCP_OPT_INT32:
+ if (type == DHCP_OPT_UINT8)
+ width = 1;
+ else if (type == DHCP_OPT_UINT16)
+ width = 2;
+ else
+ width = 4;
+
+ if (buf_len < width)
+ return -1;
+
+ errno = 0;
+ if (type == DHCP_OPT_INT32) {
+ 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;
+}
+
+/**
+ * dhcp_set_opt() - Parse and store a user-specified DHCP option
+ * @code: DHCP option code
+ * @val_str: Value string from command line
+ */
+void dhcp_set_opt(uint8_t code, const char *val_str)
+{
+ int ret;
+
+ ret = dhcp_opt_parse(code, val_str, opts[code].s, sizeof(opts[code].s));
+ if (ret < 0)
+ die("Invalid value for DHCP option %u: %s", code, val_str);
+
+ opts[code].slen = ret;
+ opts[code].state = OPT_USER;
+}
+
+/**
+ * dhcp_opt_to_str() - Render a binary DHCP option value to a printable string
+ * @code: DHCP option code
+ * @buf: Output string buffer
+ * @buf_len: Size of output buffer
+ *
+ * Return: pointer to @buf if option is user-set, NULL otherwise
+ */
+const char *dhcp_opt_to_str(uint8_t code, char *buf, size_t buf_len)
+{
+ enum dhcp_opt_type type;
+ int off = 0;
+ unsigned int i;
+
+ if (opts[code].state != OPT_USER || opts[code].slen < 0)
+ return NULL;
+
+ if (code >= ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_opt_types))
+ return NULL;
+
+ type = dhcp_opt_types[code];
+
+ switch (type) {
+ case DHCP_OPT_IPV4:
+ case DHCP_OPT_IPV4_LIST:
+ for (i = 0; i + 4 <= (unsigned int)opts[code].slen; i += 4) {
+ if (off)
+ off += snprintf(buf + off, buf_len - off, ",");
+ inet_ntop(AF_INET, opts[code].s + i,
+ buf + off, buf_len - off);
+ off = strlen(buf);
+ }
+ return buf;
+ case DHCP_OPT_UINT8:
+ if (snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%u",
+ opts[code].s[0]) >= (int)buf_len)
+ return NULL;
+ return buf;
+ case DHCP_OPT_UINT16:
+ if (snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%u",
+ ((unsigned)opts[code].s[0] << 8) |
+ opts[code].s[1]) >= (int)buf_len)
+ return NULL;
+ return buf;
+ case DHCP_OPT_UINT32:
+ if (snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%u",
+ ((unsigned)opts[code].s[0] << 24) |
+ ((unsigned)opts[code].s[1] << 16) |
+ ((unsigned)opts[code].s[2] << 8) |
+ opts[code].s[3]) >= (int)buf_len)
+ return NULL;
+ return buf;
+ case DHCP_OPT_INT32:
+ if (snprintf(buf, buf_len, "%d",
+ (int)(((unsigned)opts[code].s[0] << 24) |
+ ((unsigned)opts[code].s[1] << 16) |
+ ((unsigned)opts[code].s[2] << 8) |
+ opts[code].s[3])) >= (int)buf_len)
+ return NULL;
+ return buf;
+ case DHCP_OPT_STR:
+ if ((size_t)opts[code].slen < buf_len) {
+ memcpy(buf, opts[code].s, opts[code].slen);
+ buf[opts[code].slen] = '\0';
+ } else {
+ memcpy(buf, opts[code].s, buf_len - 1);
+ buf[buf_len - 1] = '\0';
+ }
+ return buf;
+ default:
+ return NULL;
+ }
+}
+
/**
* fill_one() - Fill a single option into a buffer
* @buf: Buffer to write option
@@ -482,14 +760,19 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
info(" from %s", eth_ntop(m->chaddr, macstr, sizeof(macstr)));
mask.s_addr = htonl(0xffffffff << (32 - c->ip4.prefix_len));
- memcpy(opts[1].s, &mask, sizeof(mask));
- memcpy(opts[3].s, &c->ip4.guest_gw, sizeof(c->ip4.guest_gw));
- memcpy(opts[54].s, &c->ip4.our_tap_addr, sizeof(c->ip4.our_tap_addr));
+ if (opts[1].state != OPT_USER)
+ memcpy(opts[1].s, &mask, sizeof(mask));
+ if (opts[3].state != OPT_USER)
+ memcpy(opts[3].s, &c->ip4.guest_gw, sizeof(c->ip4.guest_gw));
+ if (opts[54].state != OPT_USER)
+ memcpy(opts[54].s, &c->ip4.our_tap_addr,
+ sizeof(c->ip4.our_tap_addr));
/* If the gateway is not on the assigned subnet, send an option 121
* (Classless Static Routing) adding a dummy route to it.
*/
- if ((c->ip4.addr.s_addr & mask.s_addr)
+ if (opts[121].state != OPT_USER &&
+ (c->ip4.addr.s_addr & mask.s_addr)
!= (c->ip4.guest_gw.s_addr & mask.s_addr)) {
/* a.b.c.d/32:0.0.0.0, 0:a.b.c.d */
opts[121].slen = 14;
@@ -501,27 +784,32 @@ int dhcp(const struct ctx *c, struct iov_tail *data)
&c->ip4.guest_gw, sizeof(c->ip4.guest_gw));
}
- if (c->mtu) {
+ if (opts[26].state != OPT_USER && c->mtu) {
opts[26].slen = 2;
opts[26].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
opts[26].s[0] = c->mtu / 256;
opts[26].s[1] = c->mtu % 256;
}
- for (i = 0, opts[6].slen = 0;
- !c->no_dhcp_dns && i < ARRAY_SIZE(c->ip4.dns); i++) {
- if (IN4_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(&c->ip4.dns[i]))
- break;
- ((struct in_addr *)opts[6].s)[i] = c->ip4.dns[i];
- opts[6].slen += sizeof(uint32_t);
+ if (opts[6].state != OPT_USER) {
+ for (i = 0, opts[6].slen = 0;
+ !c->no_dhcp_dns && i < ARRAY_SIZE(c->ip4.dns); i++) {
+ if (IN4_IS_ADDR_UNSPECIFIED(&c->ip4.dns[i]))
+ break;
+ ((struct in_addr *)opts[6].s)[i] = c->ip4.dns[i];
+ opts[6].slen += sizeof(uint32_t);
+ }
+ if (!opts[6].slen)
+ opts[6].slen = -1;
}
+
if (opts[6].slen)
opts[6].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
else
opts[6].state = OPT_UNSET;
opt_len = strlen(c->hostname);
- if (opt_len > 0) {
+ if (opts[12].state != OPT_USER && opt_len > 0) {
opts[12].slen = opt_len;
opts[12].state = OPT_DEFAULT;
memcpy(opts[12].s, &c->hostname, opt_len);
diff --git a/dhcp.h b/dhcp.h
index cd50c99..80abda6 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);
+void dhcp_set_opt(uint8_t code, const char *val_str);
+const char *dhcp_opt_to_str(uint8_t code, char *buf, size_t buf_len);
#endif /* DHCP_H */
diff --git a/passt.1 b/passt.1
index 995590a..215a289 100644
--- a/passt.1
+++ b/passt.1
@@ -440,6 +440,48 @@ 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 either:
--
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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-07-17 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: anskuma, sbrivio, passt-dev; +Cc: lvivier, david, jmaloy
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>
---
v5:
- replaced conf_dhcp_option() to dhcp_set_opt().
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 e7f3ea0..eccf1c0 100644
--- a/conf.c
+++ b/conf.c
@@ -617,6 +617,7 @@ 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");
@@ -1321,6 +1322,7 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
{"stats", required_argument, NULL, 31 },
{"conf-path", required_argument, NULL, 'c' },
{"chroot-fallback", no_argument, NULL, 32 },
+ {"dhcp-boot", required_argument, NULL, 33 },
{"dhcp-opt", required_argument, NULL, 34 },
{ 0 },
};
@@ -1566,6 +1568,9 @@ void conf(struct ctx *c, int argc, char **argv)
case 32:
c->chroot_fallback = true;
break;
+ case 33:
+ dhcp_set_opt(67, optarg);
+ break;
case 34:
comma = strchr(optarg, ',');
if (!comma)
diff --git a/passt.1 b/passt.1
index 215a289..bfc2111 100644
--- a/passt.1
+++ b/passt.1
@@ -440,6 +440,13 @@ 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
--
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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-07-17 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: anskuma, sbrivio, passt-dev; +Cc: lvivier, david, jmaloy
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;
--
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From: Anshu Kumari @ 2026-07-17 17:56 UTC (permalink / raw)
To: anskuma, sbrivio, passt-dev; +Cc: lvivier, david, jmaloy
Mark Client FQDN (option 81) as concatenation-requiring per
RFC 4702, Section 2. When the encoded FQDN exceeds 255 bytes,
fill() now splits it across DHCP message fields using the RFC 3396
splitting infrastructure instead of silently dropping it.
Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=192
Signed-off-by: Anshu Kumari <anskuma@redhat.com>
---
v5:
- New patch: mark Client FQDN (option 81) as concatenation-requiring per RFC 4702
---
dhcp.c | 12 +++++++++---
1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
diff --git a/dhcp.c b/dhcp.c
index 6bebb5f..a54ac58 100644
--- a/dhcp.c
+++ b/dhcp.c
@@ -484,9 +484,15 @@ enum dhcp_overload {
*/
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;
+ if ((size_t)o < ARRAY_SIZE(dhcp_opt_types) &&
+ dhcp_opt_types[o] == DHCP_OPT_STR_CONCAT)
+ return true;
+
+ /* RFC 4702, Section 2: Client FQDN option requires concatenation */
+ if (o == 81)
+ return true;
+
+ return false;
}
/**
--
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