From: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
To: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>, passt-dev@passt.top
Cc: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>,
David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
Subject: Re: [PATCH v9 16/23] pesto, conf: Send updated rules from pesto back to passt/pasta
Date: Wed, 6 May 2026 13:19:39 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <70cb8127-2013-460f-aa4b-33c9beb8d78e@redhat.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20260506092241.1607480-17-sbrivio@redhat.com>
On 5/6/26 11:22, Stefano Brivio wrote:
> From: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
>
> Extend pesto to send the updated rule configuration back to passt/pasta.
> Extend passt/pasta to read the new configuration and store the new rules in
> a "pending" table. We don't yet attempt to activate them.
>
> Signed-off-by: Stefano Brivio <sbrivio@redhat.com>
> [dwg: Based on an early draft from Stefano]
> [sbrivio: Add redundant check on interface names being terminated in
> conf_recv_rules(), to make static checkers happy]
> [sbrivio: Make conf_recv_rules() return -1 if fwd_rule_read() fails,
> as suggested by Jon Maloy]
> [sbrivio: Fix conflicts in Makefile]
> Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
Reviewed-by: Laurent Vivier <lvivier@redhat.com>
> ---
> conf.c | 94 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++--------
> fwd.c | 10 +++++-
> passt.h | 2 ++
> pesto.c | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++
> 4 files changed, 127 insertions(+), 14 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/conf.c b/conf.c
> index 9de0ed3..60448d7 100644
> --- a/conf.c
> +++ b/conf.c
> @@ -1973,6 +1973,62 @@ static int conf_send_rules(const struct ctx *c, int fd)
> return 0;
> }
>
> +/**
> + * conf_recv_rules() - Receive forwarding rules from configuration client
> + * @c: Execution context
> + * @fd: Socket to the client
> + *
> + * Return: 0 on success, -1 on failure
> + */
> +static int conf_recv_rules(const struct ctx *c, int fd)
> +{
> + while (1) {
> + struct fwd_table *fwd;
> + struct fwd_rule r;
> + uint32_t count;
> + uint8_t pif;
> + unsigned i;
> +
> + if (read_u8(fd, &pif))
> + return -1;
> +
> + if (pif == PIF_NONE)
> + break;
> +
> + if (pif >= ARRAY_SIZE(c->fwd_pending) ||
> + !(fwd = c->fwd_pending[pif])) {
> + err("Received rules for non-existent table");
> + return -1;
> + }
> +
> + if (read_u32(fd, &count))
> + return -1;
> +
> + if (count > MAX_FWD_RULES) {
> + err("Received %"PRIu32" rules (maximum %u)",
> + count, MAX_FWD_RULES);
> + return -1;
> + }
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < count; i++) {
> + if (fwd_rule_read(fd, &r))
> + return -1;
> +
> + if (r.ifname[sizeof(r.ifname) - 1]) {
> + err("Interface name was not NULL terminated");
> + return -1;
> + }
> + /* Redundant, to make static checkers happy */
> + r.ifname[sizeof(r.ifname) - 1] = '\0';
> +
> + if (fwd_rule_add(fwd, &r) < 0)
> + return -1;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + return 0;
> +}
> +
> /**
> * conf_close() - Close configuration / control socket and clean up
> * @c: Execution context
> @@ -2076,21 +2132,33 @@ fail:
> void conf_handler(struct ctx *c, uint32_t events)
> {
> if (events & EPOLLIN) {
> - char discard[BUFSIZ];
> - ssize_t n;
> -
> - do {
> - n = read(c->fd_control, discard, sizeof(discard));
> - if (n > 0)
> - debug("Discarded %zd bytes of config data", n);
> - } while (n > 0);
> - if (n == 0) {
> - debug("Configuration client EOF");
> - goto close;
> + unsigned pif;
> +
> + /* Clear pending tables */
> + for (pif = 0; pif < PIF_NUM_TYPES; pif++) {
> + struct fwd_table *fwd = c->fwd_pending[pif];
> +
> + if (!fwd)
> + continue;
> + fwd->count = 0;
> + fwd->sock_count = 0;
> }
> - if (errno != EAGAIN && errno != EWOULDBLOCK) {
> - err_perror("Error reading config data");
> +
> + /* FIXME: this could block indefinitely if the client doesn't
> + * write as much as it should
> + */
> + if (conf_recv_rules(c, c->fd_control) < 0)
> goto close;
> +
> + for (pif = 0; pif < PIF_NUM_TYPES; pif++) {
> + struct fwd_table *fwd = c->fwd_pending[pif];
> +
> + if (!fwd)
> + continue;
> +
> + info("New forwarding rules for %s:", pif_name(pif));
> + fwd_rules_dump(info, fwd->rules, fwd->count,
> + " ", "");
> }
> }
>
> diff --git a/fwd.c b/fwd.c
> index 8849cfc..d93d2e5 100644
> --- a/fwd.c
> +++ b/fwd.c
> @@ -247,6 +247,9 @@ void fwd_neigh_table_init(const struct ctx *c)
> static struct fwd_table fwd_in;
> static struct fwd_table fwd_out;
>
> +static struct fwd_table fwd_in_pending;
> +static struct fwd_table fwd_out_pending;
> +
> /**
> * fwd_rule_init() - Initialise forwarding tables
> * @c: Execution context
> @@ -269,10 +272,15 @@ void fwd_rule_init(struct ctx *c)
> caps |= FWD_CAP_IFNAME;
>
> fwd_in.caps = fwd_out.caps = caps;
> + fwd_in_pending.caps = fwd_out_pending.caps = caps;
>
> c->fwd[PIF_HOST] = &fwd_in;
> - if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA)
> + c->fwd_pending[PIF_HOST] = &fwd_in_pending;
> +
> + if (c->mode == MODE_PASTA) {
> c->fwd[PIF_SPLICE] = &fwd_out;
> + c->fwd_pending[PIF_SPLICE] = &fwd_out_pending;
> + }
> }
>
> /**
> diff --git a/passt.h b/passt.h
> index b3f049d..1726965 100644
> --- a/passt.h
> +++ b/passt.h
> @@ -188,6 +188,7 @@ struct ip6_ctx {
> * @pasta_ifi: Index of namespace interface for pasta
> * @pasta_conf_ns: Configure namespace after creating it
> * @fwd: Forwarding tables
> + * @fwd_pending: Pending forward tables
> * @no_tcp: Disable TCP operation
> * @tcp: Context for TCP protocol handler
> * @no_udp: Disable UDP operation
> @@ -270,6 +271,7 @@ struct ctx {
> int pasta_conf_ns;
>
> struct fwd_table *fwd[PIF_NUM_TYPES];
> + struct fwd_table *fwd_pending[PIF_NUM_TYPES];
>
> int no_tcp;
> struct tcp_ctx tcp;
> diff --git a/pesto.c b/pesto.c
> index 16b3a5a..73fdc39 100644
> --- a/pesto.c
> +++ b/pesto.c
> @@ -230,6 +230,39 @@ static bool read_pif_conf(int fd, struct configuration *conf)
> return true;
> }
>
> +/**
> + * send_conf() - Send updated configuration to passt/pasta
> + * @fd: Control socket
> + * @conf: Updated configuration
> + */
> +static void send_conf(int fd, const struct configuration *conf)
> +{
> + unsigned i;
> +
> + for (i = 0; i < conf->npifs; i++) {
> + const struct pif_configuration *pc = &conf->pif[i];
> + unsigned j;
> +
> + if (write_u8(fd, pc->pif) < 0)
> + goto fail;
> +
> + if (write_u32(fd, pc->fwd.count) < 0)
> + goto fail;
> +
> + for (j = 0; j < pc->fwd.count; j++) {
> + if (fwd_rule_write(fd, &pc->fwd.rules[j]) < 0)
> + goto fail;
> + }
> + }
> +
> + if (write_u8(fd, PIF_NONE) < 0)
> + goto fail;
> + return;
> +
> +fail:
> + die_perror("Error writing to control socket");
> +}
> +
> /**
> * show_conf() - Show current configuration obtained from passt/pasta
> * @conf: Configuration description
> @@ -432,6 +465,8 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
> show_conf(&conf);
> }
>
> + send_conf(s, &conf);
> +
> noupdate:
> if (shutdown(s, SHUT_RDWR) < 0 || close(s) < 0)
> die_perror("Error shutting down control socket");
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2026-05-06 11:19 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 37+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2026-05-06 9:22 [PATCH v9 00/23] Dynamic configuration update implementation Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 01/23] conf, fwd: Stricter rule checking in fwd_rule_add() Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 02/23] fwd_rule: Move ephemeral port probing to fwd_rule.c Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 03/23] fwd, conf: Move rule parsing code to fwd_rule.[ch] Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 04/23] fwd_rule: Move conflict checking back within fwd_rule_add() Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 05/23] fwd: Generalise fwd_rules_info() Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 06/23] pif: Limit pif names to 128 bytes Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 07/23] fwd_rule: Fix some format specifiers Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 08/23] pesto: Introduce stub configuration tool Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 10:44 ` Laurent Vivier
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 09/23] pesto, log: Share log.h (but not log.c) with pesto tool Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 10/23] pesto, conf: Have pesto connect to passt and check versions Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 10:57 ` Laurent Vivier
2026-05-06 11:58 ` Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 11/23] pesto: Expose list of pifs to pesto and display them Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 23:25 ` David Gibson
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 12/23] ip: Prepare ip.[ch] for sharing with pesto tool Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 13/23] inany: Prepare inany.[ch] " Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 14/23] pesto: Read current ruleset from passt/pasta and optionally display it Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 15/23] pesto: Parse and add new rules from command line Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 11:00 ` Laurent Vivier
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 16/23] pesto, conf: Send updated rules from pesto back to passt/pasta Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 11:19 ` Laurent Vivier [this message]
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 17/23] conf, fwd: Allow switching to new rules received from pesto Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 18/23] fwd_rule: Fix static checkers warnings in fwd_rule_add() Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 11:21 ` Laurent Vivier
2026-05-06 23:28 ` David Gibson
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 19/23] pesto, conf, fwd_rule: Add options and modes to add, delete, clear rules Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 11:43 ` Laurent Vivier
2026-05-06 12:07 ` Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 12:27 ` Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 20/23] apparmor: Add policy file for pesto Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 21/23] selinux: Add file context and type enforcement " Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 22/23] fedora: Install pesto, its SELinux policy, and the man page from the spec file Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 12:12 ` Laurent Vivier
2026-05-06 9:22 ` [PATCH v9 23/23] hooks: Copy static build of pesto and related man page to server Stefano Brivio
2026-05-06 12:16 ` Laurent Vivier
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