From: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
To: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>
Cc: sbrivio@redhat.com, dgibson@redhat.com, passt-dev@passt.top
Subject: Re: [PATCH v12 6/9] udp: forward external source MAC address through tap interface
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2025 14:52:59 +1000 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <aN9Wq-II9yWbVgYh@zatzit> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20251003003412.588801-7-jmaloy@redhat.com>
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On Thu, Oct 02, 2025 at 08:34:09PM -0400, Jon Maloy wrote:
> We forward the incoming MAC address through the tap interface when
> receiving incoming packets from network local hosts.
>
> This is a part of the solution to bug
> https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=120
>
> Signed-off-by: Jon Maloy <jmaloy@redhat.com>
> Reviewed-by: David Gibson <david@gibson.dropbear.id.au>
[snip]
> @@ -801,13 +800,19 @@ static void udp_buf_sock_to_tap(const struct ctx *c, int s, int n,
> flow_sidx_t tosidx)
> {
> const struct flowside *toside = flowside_at_sidx(tosidx);
> + struct udp_flow *uflow = udp_at_sidx(tosidx);
> + uint8_t *omac = uflow->f.tap_omac;
> int i;
>
> if ((n = udp_sock_recv(c, s, udp_mh_recv, n)) <= 0)
> return;
>
> + /* Find if neighbour table has a recorded MAC address */
> + if (MAC_IS_UNDEF(omac))
> + fwd_neigh_mac_get(c, &toside->oaddr, omac);
Uh oh. Here you're looking up based on a guest side address, whereas
other places are looking up based on a host side address. You need to
pick one.
> +
> for (i = 0; i < n; i++)
> - udp_tap_prepare(udp_mh_recv, i, toside, false);
> + udp_tap_prepare(udp_mh_recv, i, omac, toside, false);
>
> tap_send_frames(c, &udp_l2_iov[0][0], UDP_NUM_IOVS, n);
> }
> diff --git a/udp.h b/udp.h
> index 8f8531a..dd6e5ad 100644
> --- a/udp.h
> +++ b/udp.h
> @@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ int udp_sock_init(const struct ctx *c, int ns, const union inany_addr *addr,
> const char *ifname, in_port_t port);
> int udp_init(struct ctx *c);
> void udp_timer(struct ctx *c, const struct timespec *now);
> -void udp_update_l2_buf(const unsigned char *eth_d, const unsigned char *eth_s);
> +void udp_update_l2_buf(const unsigned char *eth_d);
>
> /**
> * union udp_listen_epoll_ref - epoll reference for "listening" UDP sockets
> --
> 2.50.1
>
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next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-10-03 5:33 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 28+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-10-03 0:34 [PATCH v12 0/9] Use true MAC address of LAN local remote hosts Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v12 1/9] netlink: add subsciption on changes in NDP/ARP table Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 4:01 ` David Gibson
2025-10-06 22:33 ` Stefano Brivio
2025-10-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v12 2/9] fwd: Add cache table for ARP/NDP contents Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 1:03 ` Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 4:31 ` David Gibson
2025-10-05 15:52 ` Jon Maloy
2025-10-06 22:33 ` Stefano Brivio
2025-10-07 3:33 ` David Gibson
2025-10-06 22:40 ` Stefano Brivio
2025-10-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v12 3/9] arp/ndp: send ARP announcement / unsolicited NA when neigbour entry added Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 4:41 ` David Gibson
2025-10-07 10:10 ` Stefano Brivio
2025-10-06 22:51 ` Stefano Brivio
2025-10-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v12 4/9] arp/ndp: respond with true MAC address of LAN local remote hosts Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 4:48 ` David Gibson
2025-10-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v12 5/9] flow: add MAC address of LAN local remote hosts to flow Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v12 6/9] udp: forward external source MAC address through tap interface Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 4:52 ` David Gibson [this message]
2025-10-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v12 7/9] tcp: " Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 4:54 ` David Gibson
2025-10-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v12 8/9] tap: change signature of function tap_push_l2h() Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 0:34 ` [PATCH v12 9/9] icmp: let icmp use mac address from flowside structure Jon Maloy
2025-10-03 4:57 ` David Gibson
2025-10-03 5:33 ` [PATCH v12 0/9] Use true MAC address of LAN local remote hosts David Gibson
2025-10-05 13:39 ` Jon Maloy
2025-10-07 0:56 ` David Gibson
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