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[PATCH 3/3] fwd: Don't explicitly exclude reverse-direction TCP ports for UDP
by David Gibson 19 Nov '25

19 Nov '25

In auto-forwarding mode, we forward UDP ports for which there isn't (yet) a listening UDP port on the other side, but where there is a listening TCP socket for the same port number. This is useful for certain protocols such as iperf3. Correspondinly, when excluding ports from forwarding, we also exclude TCP ports from the other direction. That sounds like it makes sense, but is unnecessary: for the purposes of exclusion, we don't care why we have a listening UDP socket for that port, just whether we have one. That is already incorporated into the UDP bitmap alone. Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david(a)gibson.dropbear.id.au> --- fwd.c | 6 ++---- util.c | 1 + 2 files changed, 3 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/fwd.c b/fwd.c index c7a880eb..c417e0f5 100644 --- a/fwd.c +++ b/fwd.c @@ -410,10 +410,8 @@ static void fwd_scan_ports(struct ctx *c) memcpy(excl_tcp_out, c->tcp.fwd_in.map, sizeof(excl_tcp_out)); memcpy(excl_tcp_in, c->tcp.fwd_out.map, sizeof(excl_tcp_in)); - bitmap_or(excl_udp_out, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE, - c->udp.fwd_in.map, c->tcp.fwd_in.map); - bitmap_or(excl_udp_in, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE, - c->udp.fwd_out.map, c->tcp.fwd_out.map); + memcpy(excl_udp_out, c->udp.fwd_in.map, sizeof(excl_udp_out)); + memcpy(excl_udp_in, c->udp.fwd_out.map, sizeof(excl_udp_in)); fwd_scan_ports_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_out, excl_tcp_out); fwd_scan_ports_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_in, excl_tcp_in); diff --git a/util.c b/util.c index 7944a495..ab23463b 100644 --- a/util.c +++ b/util.c @@ -338,6 +338,7 @@ bool bitmap_isset(const uint8_t *map, unsigned bit) * @a: First operand * @b: Second operand */ +/* cppcheck-suppress unusedFunction */ void bitmap_or(uint8_t *dst, size_t size, const uint8_t *a, const uint8_t *b) { unsigned long *dw = (unsigned long *)dst; -- 2.51.1

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[PATCH 1/3] Revert "fwd: Update all port maps before applying exclusions"
by David Gibson 19 Nov '25

19 Nov '25

This reverts commit 81942a2417357ff10b02ccc8275cde2d4d6fbfbe. That commit was based on the premise of trying to make all the exclusions use the "latest" scan data. That was a fundamentally wrong approach: what we need to exclude is listening ports that pasta itself has created. That is, we need to exclude ports that we were _already_ listening on, not ones that we intend to listen once we rebind - we *want* the old data. Reverting this reduces the cases in which bug 176 occurs, but it's not a complete fix. Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=176 Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david(a)gibson.dropbear.id.au> --- fwd.c | 47 +++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) diff --git a/fwd.c b/fwd.c index 68bb1166..7b6c40fb 100644 --- a/fwd.c +++ b/fwd.c @@ -358,8 +358,10 @@ static void procfs_scan_listen(int fd, unsigned int lstate, uint8_t *map) /** * fwd_scan_ports_tcp() - Scan /proc to update TCP forwarding map * @fwd: Forwarding information to update + * @rev: Forwarding information for the reverse direction */ -static void fwd_scan_ports_tcp(struct fwd_ports *fwd) +static void fwd_scan_ports_tcp(struct fwd_ports *fwd, + const struct fwd_ports *rev) { if (fwd->mode != FWD_AUTO) return; @@ -367,15 +369,20 @@ static void fwd_scan_ports_tcp(struct fwd_ports *fwd) memset(fwd->map, 0, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE); procfs_scan_listen(fwd->scan4, TCP_LISTEN, fwd->map); procfs_scan_listen(fwd->scan6, TCP_LISTEN, fwd->map); + bitmap_and_not(fwd->map, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE, fwd->map, rev->map); } /** * fwd_scan_ports_udp() - Scan /proc to update UDP forwarding map * @fwd: Forwarding information to update + * @rev: Forwarding information for the reverse direction * @tcp_fwd: Corresponding TCP forwarding information + * @tcp_rev: TCP forwarding information for the reverse direction */ static void fwd_scan_ports_udp(struct fwd_ports *fwd, - const struct fwd_ports *tcp_fwd) + const struct fwd_ports *rev, + const struct fwd_ports *tcp_fwd, + const struct fwd_ports *tcp_rev) { if (fwd->mode != FWD_AUTO) return; @@ -391,6 +398,14 @@ static void fwd_scan_ports_udp(struct fwd_ports *fwd, */ procfs_scan_listen(tcp_fwd->scan4, TCP_LISTEN, fwd->map); procfs_scan_listen(tcp_fwd->scan6, TCP_LISTEN, fwd->map); + + /* This means we need to skip numbers of TCP ports bound on the other + * side, too. Otherwise, we would detect corresponding UDP ports as + * bound and try to forward them from the opposite side, but it's + * already us handling them. + */ + bitmap_and_not(fwd->map, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE, fwd->map, rev->map); + bitmap_and_not(fwd->map, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE, fwd->map, tcp_rev->map); } /** @@ -399,28 +414,12 @@ static void fwd_scan_ports_udp(struct fwd_ports *fwd, */ static void fwd_scan_ports(struct ctx *c) { - fwd_scan_ports_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_out); - fwd_scan_ports_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_in); - fwd_scan_ports_udp(&c->udp.fwd_out, &c->tcp.fwd_out); - fwd_scan_ports_udp(&c->udp.fwd_in, &c->tcp.fwd_in); - - if (c->tcp.fwd_out.mode == FWD_AUTO) { - bitmap_and_not(c->tcp.fwd_out.map, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE, - c->tcp.fwd_out.map, c->tcp.fwd_in.map); - } - if (c->tcp.fwd_in.mode == FWD_AUTO) { - bitmap_and_not(c->tcp.fwd_in.map, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE, - c->tcp.fwd_in.map, c->tcp.fwd_out.map); - } - - if (c->udp.fwd_out.mode == FWD_AUTO) { - bitmap_and_not(c->udp.fwd_out.map, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE, - c->udp.fwd_out.map, c->udp.fwd_in.map); - } - if (c->udp.fwd_in.mode == FWD_AUTO) { - bitmap_and_not(c->udp.fwd_in.map, PORT_BITMAP_SIZE, - c->udp.fwd_in.map, c->udp.fwd_out.map); - } + fwd_scan_ports_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_out, &c->tcp.fwd_in); + fwd_scan_ports_tcp(&c->tcp.fwd_in, &c->tcp.fwd_out); + fwd_scan_ports_udp(&c->udp.fwd_out, &c->udp.fwd_in, + &c->tcp.fwd_out, &c->tcp.fwd_in); + fwd_scan_ports_udp(&c->udp.fwd_in, &c->udp.fwd_out, + &c->tcp.fwd_in, &c->tcp.fwd_out); } /** -- 2.51.1

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[PATCH v3 0/8] Reduce differences between inbound and outbound socket binding
by David Gibson 18 Nov '25

18 Nov '25

The fact that outbound forwarding sockets are bound to the loopback address, whereas inbound forwarding sockets are (by default) bound to the unspecified address leads to some unexpected differences between the paths setting up each of them. An idea for tackling bug 100 suggested a different approach which will also reduce some of those differences and allow more code to be shared between the two paths. I've since discovered that this approach may not help for bug 100, but it might still be worthwhile for the clean up. Patches 1..6/8 are cleanups which shouldn't change behaviour, and I think are ready to merge. 7/8 is (arguably) a behavioural change, but I've made my case for it in the patch comment. 8/8 needs some further consideration, since I've discovered it does not fix bug 100 as is, I'm including it for advance review, though. v3: - A number of additional fixes covering the handling of IPV6_V6ONLY sockopt - Assorted trivial changes v2: - Some rearrangements and rewordings for clarity David Gibson (8): inany: Let length of sockaddr_inany be implicit from the family util, flow, pif: Simplify sock_l4_sa() interface tcp: Merge tcp_ns_sock_init[46]() into tcp_sock_init_one() udp: Unify some more inbound/outbound parts of udp_sock_init() udp: Move udp_sock_init() special case to its caller util: Fix setting of IPV6_V6ONLY socket option tcp, udp: Remove fallback if creating dual stack socket fails [RFC, DO NOT APPLY] tcp, udp: Bind outbound listening sockets by interface instead of address conf.c | 4 +- flow.c | 19 +++--- icmp.c | 3 +- inany.h | 18 ++++++ pif.c | 26 ++------ pif.h | 2 +- tcp.c | 164 +++++++++++++++++++-------------------------------- tcp.h | 5 +- tcp_splice.c | 5 +- udp.c | 102 +++++++++++++++----------------- udp.h | 5 +- util.c | 55 +++++++++++++---- util.h | 9 ++- 13 files changed, 201 insertions(+), 216 deletions(-) -- 2.51.0

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[PATCH 0/4] vhost-user: Add multiqueue support
by Laurent Vivier 18 Nov '25

18 Nov '25

This series implements multiqueue support for vhost-user mode, allowing passt to utilize multiple queue pairs. There is no improved network performance because we keep using only one thread. The implementation introduces a --max-queues parameter to configure up to 16 queue pairs (32 virtqueues) in vhost-user mode. Packets are routed to the appropriate RX queue based on which TX queue they originated from, enabling the guest kernel to distribute network traffic across multiple queues and vCPUs. This series adds: - configuration support for multiqueue via --max-queues parameter - queue parameter threading throughout the network stack - a significant refactoring that propagates queue information through all protocol handlers (TCP, UDP, ICMP, ARP, DHCP, DHCPv6, NDP) - flow-aware queue routing that matches RX queue selection to the incoming TX queue, maintaining proper packet affinity - comprehensive test coverage with VHOST_USER_MQ environment variable to validate multiqueue functionality across all test scenarios Current behavior: TX queue selection is controlled by the guest kernel, while RX packets are routed to queues based on their associated flows. Host-initiated flows currently default to queue 0. The RX queue of a flow is updated on each new packet from the TX queue to maintain affinity. The changes maintain backward compatibility - without --max-queues, behavior remains unchanged with single-queue operation. Laurent Vivier (4): vhost-user: Enable multiqueue vhost-user: Add queue parameter throughout the network stack multiqueue: Add queue-aware flow management for multiqueue support test: Add multiqueue support to vhost-user test infrastructure arp.c | 12 ++--- arp.h | 4 +- conf.c | 31 ++++++++++++- dhcp.c | 5 ++- dhcp.h | 2 +- dhcpv6.c | 12 ++--- dhcpv6.h | 2 +- flow.c | 32 +++++++++++++ flow.h | 10 +++++ fwd.c | 4 +- icmp.c | 25 ++++++----- icmp.h | 2 +- ndp.c | 32 +++++++------ ndp.h | 5 ++- passt.h | 2 + tap.c | 120 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++-------------------- tap.h | 18 ++++---- tcp.c | 82 ++++++++++++++++++--------------- tcp.h | 11 ++--- tcp_vu.c | 8 ++-- test/lib/setup | 60 +++++++++++++++++++------ test/run | 23 ++++++++++ udp.c | 40 ++++++++++------- udp.h | 12 ++--- udp_flow.c | 8 +++- udp_flow.h | 2 +- udp_vu.c | 4 +- vhost_user.c | 38 +++++++++------- virtio.h | 2 +- vu_common.c | 13 +++--- vu_common.h | 3 +- 31 files changed, 416 insertions(+), 208 deletions(-) -- 2.51.0

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[PATCH] seccomp.sh: Quote tr character ranges to prevent glob expansion
by Laurent Vivier 14 Nov '25

14 Nov '25

we use [a-z] and [A-Z] patterns with 'tr', but if there are files with names matching these patterns they will be replaced by the name of the file and seccomp.h will not be generated correctly: $ rm seccomp.h $ touch a b $ make tr: extra operand '[A-Z]' Try 'tr --help' for more information. seccomp profile passt allows: accept accept4 bind clock_gettime close connect epoll_ctl epoll_pwait epoll_wait exit_group fallocate fcntl fsync ftruncate getsockname getsockopt listen lseek read recvfrom recvmmsg recvmsg sendmmsg sendmsg sendto ... cc -Wall -Wextra -Wno-format-zero-length -Wformat-security -pedantic -std=c11 -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=700 -D_GNU_SOURCE -D_FORTIFY_SOURCE=2 -O2 -pie -fPIE -DPAGE_SIZE=4096 -DVERSION="2025_09_19.623dbf6-54-gf6b6118fcabd" -DDUAL_STACK_SOCKETS=1 -DHAS_GETRANDOM -fstack-protector-strong arch.c arp.c checksum.c conf.c dhcp.c dhcpv6.c epoll_ctl.c flow.c fwd.c icmp.c igmp.c inany.c iov.c ip.c isolation.c lineread.c log.c mld.c ndp.c netlink.c migrate.c packet.c passt.c pasta.c pcap.c pif.c repair.c tap.c tcp.c tcp_buf.c tcp_splice.c tcp_vu.c udp.c udp_flow.c udp_vu.c util.c vhost_user.c virtio.c vu_common.c -o passt In file included from isolation.c:83: seccomp.h:11:45: error: 'AUDIT_ARCH_' undeclared here (not in a function); did you mean 'AUDIT_ARCH'? 11 | BPF_JUMP(BPF_JMP | BPF_JEQ | BPF_K, AUDIT_ARCH_, 0, 80), | ^~~~~~~~~~~ Signed-off-by: Laurent Vivier <lvivier(a)redhat.com> --- seccomp.sh | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/seccomp.sh b/seccomp.sh index a7bc417b9f6b..ba92b29d9a29 100755 --- a/seccomp.sh +++ b/seccomp.sh @@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ IN="$@" [ -z "${ARCH}" ] && ARCH="$(uname -m)" [ -z "${CC}" ] && CC="cc" -AUDIT_ARCH="AUDIT_ARCH_$(echo ${ARCH} | tr [a-z] [A-Z] \ +AUDIT_ARCH="AUDIT_ARCH_$(echo ${ARCH} | tr '[a-z]' '[A-Z]' \ | sed 's/^ARM.*/ARM/' \ | sed 's/I[456]86/I386/' \ | sed 's/PPC64/PPC/' \ -- 2.51.0

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[PATCH] udp: Use IP_FREEBIND for flow sockets as well as listening sockets
by David Gibson 14 Nov '25

14 Nov '25

The --freebind option allows pasta to listen on addresses that aren't registered on the host, which has a number of use cases. However, we omitted this option for UDP "flow sockets" which are created once a flow is started, connect()ed specifically to the peer. Flow sockets are also bound, and if the peer has contacted a freebind address, we need IP_FREEBIND to do so. Link: https://bugs.passt.top/show_bug.cgi?id=174 Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david(a)gibson.dropbear.id.au> --- util.c | 3 +-- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 2 deletions(-) I'm still waiting on confirmation from the reporter that this actually fixes bug 174. However, I'm pretty sure this is _a_ correct fix, whether or not it's a complete fix for the issue seen by the reporter. diff --git a/util.c b/util.c index 44c21a3e..ab23463b 100644 --- a/util.c +++ b/util.c @@ -67,9 +67,8 @@ int sock_l4_sa(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type, freebind = c->freebind; break; case EPOLL_TYPE_UDP_LISTEN: - freebind = c->freebind; - /* fallthrough */ case EPOLL_TYPE_UDP: + freebind = c->freebind; proto = IPPROTO_UDP; socktype = SOCK_DGRAM | SOCK_NONBLOCK; break; -- 2.51.1

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[PATCH v3 1/8] inany: Let length of sockaddr_inany be implicit from the family
by David Gibson 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

sockaddr_inany can contain either an IPv4 or IPv6 socket address, so the relevant length for bind() or connect() can vary. In pif_sockaddr() we return that length, and in sock_l4_sa() we take it as an extra parameter. However, sockaddr_inany always contains exactly a sockaddr_in or a sockaddr_in6 each with a fixed size. Therefore we can derive the relevant length from the family, and don't need to pass it around separately. Make a tiny helper to get the relevant address length, and update all interfaces to use that approach instead. In the process, fix a buglet in tcp_flow_repair_bind(): we passed sizeof(union sockaddr_inany) to bind() instead of the specific length for the address family. Since the sizeof() is always longer than the specific length, this is probably fine, but not theoretically correct. Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david(a)gibson.dropbear.id.au> --- flow.c | 17 +++++++---------- icmp.c | 3 ++- inany.h | 18 ++++++++++++++++++ pif.c | 14 ++++---------- pif.h | 2 +- tcp.c | 20 +++++++++----------- tcp_splice.c | 5 ++--- udp.c | 8 +++----- util.c | 9 ++++----- util.h | 5 +++-- 10 files changed, 53 insertions(+), 48 deletions(-) diff --git a/flow.c b/flow.c index feefda3c..9926f408 100644 --- a/flow.c +++ b/flow.c @@ -170,8 +170,7 @@ struct flowside_sock_args { int fd; int err; enum epoll_type type; - const struct sockaddr *sa; - socklen_t sl; + const union sockaddr_inany *sa; const char *path; uint32_t data; }; @@ -187,7 +186,7 @@ static int flowside_sock_splice(void *arg) ns_enter(a->c); - a->fd = sock_l4_sa(a->c, a->type, a->sa, a->sl, NULL, + a->fd = sock_l4_sa(a->c, a->type, a->sa, NULL, a->sa->sa_family == AF_INET6, a->data); a->err = errno; @@ -209,11 +208,10 @@ int flowside_sock_l4(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type, uint8_t pif, { const char *ifname = NULL; union sockaddr_inany sa; - socklen_t sl; ASSERT(pif_is_socket(pif)); - pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, &sl, pif, &tgt->oaddr, tgt->oport); + pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, pif, &tgt->oaddr, tgt->oport); switch (pif) { case PIF_HOST: @@ -224,13 +222,13 @@ int flowside_sock_l4(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type, uint8_t pif, else if (sa.sa_family == AF_INET6) ifname = c->ip6.ifname_out; - return sock_l4_sa(c, type, &sa, sl, ifname, + return sock_l4_sa(c, type, &sa, ifname, sa.sa_family == AF_INET6, data); case PIF_SPLICE: { struct flowside_sock_args args = { .c = c, .type = type, - .sa = &sa.sa, .sl = sl, .data = data, + .sa = &sa, .data = data, }; NS_CALL(flowside_sock_splice, &args); errno = args.err; @@ -259,10 +257,9 @@ int flowside_connect(const struct ctx *c, int s, uint8_t pif, const struct flowside *tgt) { union sockaddr_inany sa; - socklen_t sl; - pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, &sl, pif, &tgt->eaddr, tgt->eport); - return connect(s, &sa.sa, sl); + pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, pif, &tgt->eaddr, tgt->eport); + return connect(s, &sa.sa, socklen_inany(&sa)); } /** flow_log_ - Log flow-related message diff --git a/icmp.c b/icmp.c index 6dffafb0..62b3bed8 100644 --- a/icmp.c +++ b/icmp.c @@ -301,8 +301,9 @@ int icmp_tap_handler(const struct ctx *c, uint8_t pif, sa_family_t af, ASSERT(flow_proto[pingf->f.type] == proto); pingf->ts = now->tv_sec; - pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, &msh.msg_namelen, PIF_HOST, &tgt->eaddr, 0); + pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, PIF_HOST, &tgt->eaddr, 0); msh.msg_name = &sa; + msh.msg_namelen = socklen_inany(&sa); msh.msg_iov = iov; msh.msg_iovlen = cnt; msh.msg_control = NULL; diff --git a/inany.h b/inany.h index 7ca5cbd3..e3cae2a8 100644 --- a/inany.h +++ b/inany.h @@ -67,6 +67,24 @@ union sockaddr_inany { struct sockaddr_in6 sa6; }; +/** socklen_inany() - Return relevant size of an sockaddr_inany + * @sa: sockaddr_iany socket address + * + * Returns the correct socket address length to pass to bind() or connect() with + * @sa, based on whether it is an IPv4 or IPv6 address. + */ +static inline socklen_t socklen_inany(const union sockaddr_inany *sa) +{ + switch (sa->sa_family) { + case AF_INET: + return sizeof(sa->sa4); + case AF_INET6: + return sizeof(sa->sa6); + default: + ASSERT(0); + } +} + /** inany_v4 - Extract IPv4 address, if present, from IPv[46] address * @addr: IPv4 or IPv6 address * diff --git a/pif.c b/pif.c index 592fafaa..31723b29 100644 --- a/pif.c +++ b/pif.c @@ -29,12 +29,11 @@ static_assert(ARRAY_SIZE(pif_type_str) == PIF_NUM_TYPES, /** pif_sockaddr() - Construct a socket address suitable for an interface * @c: Execution context * @sa: Pointer to sockaddr to fill in - * @sl: Updated to relevant length of initialised @sa * @pif: Interface to create the socket address * @addr: IPv[46] address * @port: Port (host byte order) */ -void pif_sockaddr(const struct ctx *c, union sockaddr_inany *sa, socklen_t *sl, +void pif_sockaddr(const struct ctx *c, union sockaddr_inany *sa, uint8_t pif, const union inany_addr *addr, in_port_t port) { const struct in_addr *v4 = inany_v4(addr); @@ -46,7 +45,6 @@ void pif_sockaddr(const struct ctx *c, union sockaddr_inany *sa, socklen_t *sl, sa->sa4.sin_addr = *v4; sa->sa4.sin_port = htons(port); memset(&sa->sa4.sin_zero, 0, sizeof(sa->sa4.sin_zero)); - *sl = sizeof(sa->sa4); } else { sa->sa_family = AF_INET6; sa->sa6.sin6_addr = addr->a6; @@ -56,7 +54,6 @@ void pif_sockaddr(const struct ctx *c, union sockaddr_inany *sa, socklen_t *sl, else sa->sa6.sin6_scope_id = 0; sa->sa6.sin6_flowinfo = 0; - *sl = sizeof(sa->sa6); } } @@ -83,7 +80,6 @@ int pif_sock_l4(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type, uint8_t pif, .sa6.sin6_addr = in6addr_any, .sa6.sin6_port = htons(port), }; - socklen_t sl; ASSERT(pif_is_socket(pif)); @@ -94,10 +90,8 @@ int pif_sock_l4(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type, uint8_t pif, } if (!addr) - return sock_l4_sa(c, type, &sa, sizeof(sa.sa6), - ifname, false, data); + return sock_l4_sa(c, type, &sa, ifname, false, data); - pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, &sl, pif, addr, port); - return sock_l4_sa(c, type, &sa, sl, - ifname, sa.sa_family == AF_INET6, data); + pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, pif, addr, port); + return sock_l4_sa(c, type, &sa, ifname, sa.sa_family == AF_INET6, data); } diff --git a/pif.h b/pif.h index f029282b..0f7f6672 100644 --- a/pif.h +++ b/pif.h @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ static inline bool pif_is_socket(uint8_t pif) return pif == PIF_HOST || pif == PIF_SPLICE; } -void pif_sockaddr(const struct ctx *c, union sockaddr_inany *sa, socklen_t *sl, +void pif_sockaddr(const struct ctx *c, union sockaddr_inany *sa, uint8_t pif, const union inany_addr *addr, in_port_t port); int pif_sock_l4(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type, uint8_t pif, const union inany_addr *addr, const char *ifname, diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c index 0f9e9b3f..d63a16bf 100644 --- a/tcp.c +++ b/tcp.c @@ -1443,12 +1443,11 @@ static void tcp_bind_outbound(const struct ctx *c, { const struct flowside *tgt = &conn->f.side[TGTSIDE]; union sockaddr_inany bind_sa; - socklen_t sl; - pif_sockaddr(c, &bind_sa, &sl, PIF_HOST, &tgt->oaddr, tgt->oport); + pif_sockaddr(c, &bind_sa, PIF_HOST, &tgt->oaddr, tgt->oport); if (!inany_is_unspecified(&tgt->oaddr) || tgt->oport) { - if (bind(s, &bind_sa.sa, sl)) { + if (bind(s, &bind_sa.sa, socklen_inany(&bind_sa))) { char sstr[INANY_ADDRSTRLEN]; flow_dbg_perror(conn, @@ -1508,7 +1507,6 @@ static void tcp_conn_from_tap(const struct ctx *c, sa_family_t af, union flow *flow; int s = -1, mss; uint64_t hash; - socklen_t sl; if (!(flow = flow_alloc())) return; @@ -1541,7 +1539,7 @@ static void tcp_conn_from_tap(const struct ctx *c, sa_family_t af, if ((s = tcp_conn_sock(af)) < 0) goto cancel; - pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, &sl, PIF_HOST, &tgt->eaddr, tgt->eport); + pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, PIF_HOST, &tgt->eaddr, tgt->eport); /* Use bind() to check if the target address is local (EADDRINUSE or * similar) and already bound, and set the LOCAL flag in that case. @@ -1553,7 +1551,7 @@ static void tcp_conn_from_tap(const struct ctx *c, sa_family_t af, * * So, if bind() succeeds, close the socket, get a new one, and proceed. */ - if (bind(s, &sa.sa, sl)) { + if (bind(s, &sa.sa, socklen_inany(&sa))) { if (errno != EADDRNOTAVAIL && errno != EACCES) conn_flag(c, conn, LOCAL); } else { @@ -1593,7 +1591,7 @@ static void tcp_conn_from_tap(const struct ctx *c, sa_family_t af, tcp_bind_outbound(c, conn, s); - if (connect(s, &sa.sa, sl)) { + if (connect(s, &sa.sa, socklen_inany(&sa))) { if (errno != EINPROGRESS) { tcp_rst(c, conn); goto cancel; @@ -1612,7 +1610,8 @@ static void tcp_conn_from_tap(const struct ctx *c, sa_family_t af, tcp_epoll_ctl(c, conn); if (c->mode == MODE_VU) { /* To rebind to same oport after migration */ - sl = sizeof(sa); + socklen_t sl = sizeof(sa); + if (getsockname(s, &sa.sa, &sl) || inany_from_sockaddr(&tgt->oaddr, &tgt->oport, &sa) < 0) err_perror("Can't get local address for socket %i", s); @@ -3592,11 +3591,10 @@ static int tcp_flow_repair_bind(const struct ctx *c, struct tcp_tap_conn *conn) { const struct flowside *sockside = HOSTFLOW(conn); union sockaddr_inany a; - socklen_t sl; - pif_sockaddr(c, &a, &sl, PIF_HOST, &sockside->oaddr, sockside->oport); + pif_sockaddr(c, &a, PIF_HOST, &sockside->oaddr, sockside->oport); - if (bind(conn->sock, &a.sa, sizeof(a))) { + if (bind(conn->sock, &a.sa, socklen_inany(&a))) { int rc = -errno; flow_perror(conn, "Failed to bind socket for migrated flow"); return rc; diff --git a/tcp_splice.c b/tcp_splice.c index 26cb6306..174a64d9 100644 --- a/tcp_splice.c +++ b/tcp_splice.c @@ -351,7 +351,6 @@ static int tcp_splice_connect(const struct ctx *c, struct tcp_splice_conn *conn) sa_family_t af = inany_v4(&tgt->eaddr) ? AF_INET : AF_INET6; uint8_t tgtpif = conn->f.pif[TGTSIDE]; union sockaddr_inany sa; - socklen_t sl; int one = 1; if (tgtpif == PIF_HOST) @@ -379,9 +378,9 @@ static int tcp_splice_connect(const struct ctx *c, struct tcp_splice_conn *conn) conn->s[1]); } - pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, &sl, tgtpif, &tgt->eaddr, tgt->eport); + pif_sockaddr(c, &sa, tgtpif, &tgt->eaddr, tgt->eport); - if (connect(conn->s[1], &sa.sa, sl)) { + if (connect(conn->s[1], &sa.sa, socklen_inany(&sa))) { if (errno != EINPROGRESS) { flow_trace(conn, "Couldn't connect socket for splice: %s", strerror_(errno)); diff --git a/udp.c b/udp.c index 86585b7e..8f96495d 100644 --- a/udp.c +++ b/udp.c @@ -773,7 +773,6 @@ static void udp_sock_to_sock(const struct ctx *c, int from_s, int n, const struct udp_flow *uflow = udp_at_sidx(tosidx); uint8_t topif = pif_at_sidx(tosidx); int to_s = uflow->s[tosidx.sidei]; - socklen_t sl; int i; if ((n = udp_sock_recv(c, from_s, udp_mh_recv, n)) <= 0) @@ -784,7 +783,7 @@ static void udp_sock_to_sock(const struct ctx *c, int from_s, int n, = udp_mh_recv[i].msg_len; } - pif_sockaddr(c, &udp_splice_to, &sl, topif, + pif_sockaddr(c, &udp_splice_to, topif, &toside->eaddr, toside->eport); sendmmsg(to_s, udp_mh_splice, n, MSG_NOSIGNAL); @@ -986,7 +985,6 @@ int udp_tap_handler(const struct ctx *c, uint8_t pif, flow_sidx_t tosidx; in_port_t src, dst; uint8_t topif; - socklen_t sl; ASSERT(!c->no_udp); @@ -1028,7 +1026,7 @@ int udp_tap_handler(const struct ctx *c, uint8_t pif, s = uflow->s[tosidx.sidei]; ASSERT(s >= 0); - pif_sockaddr(c, &to_sa, &sl, topif, &toside->eaddr, toside->eport); + pif_sockaddr(c, &to_sa, topif, &toside->eaddr, toside->eport); for (i = 0, j = 0; i < (int)p->count - idx && j < UIO_MAXIOV; i++) { const struct udphdr *uh_send; @@ -1041,7 +1039,7 @@ int udp_tap_handler(const struct ctx *c, uint8_t pif, return p->count - idx; mm[i].msg_hdr.msg_name = &to_sa; - mm[i].msg_hdr.msg_namelen = sl; + mm[i].msg_hdr.msg_namelen = socklen_inany(&to_sa); if (data.cnt) { int cnt; diff --git a/util.c b/util.c index c492f904..976fcabe 100644 --- a/util.c +++ b/util.c @@ -44,7 +44,6 @@ * @c: Execution context * @type: epoll type * @sa: Socket address to bind to - * @sl: Length of @sa * @ifname: Interface for binding, NULL for any * @v6only: Set IPV6_V6ONLY socket option * @data: epoll reference portion for protocol handlers @@ -52,10 +51,10 @@ * Return: newly created socket, negative error code on failure */ int sock_l4_sa(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type, - const void *sa, socklen_t sl, - const char *ifname, bool v6only, uint32_t data) + const union sockaddr_inany *sa, const char *ifname, + bool v6only, uint32_t data) { - sa_family_t af = ((const struct sockaddr *)sa)->sa_family; + sa_family_t af = sa->sa_family; union epoll_ref ref = { .type = type, .data = data }; bool freebind = false; struct epoll_event ev; @@ -152,7 +151,7 @@ int sock_l4_sa(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type, } } - if (bind(fd, sa, sl) < 0) { + if (bind(fd, &sa->sa, socklen_inany(sa)) < 0) { /* We'll fail to bind to low ports if we don't have enough * capabilities, and we'll fail to bind on already bound ports, * this is fine. This might also fail for ICMP because of a diff --git a/util.h b/util.h index 22eaac56..e1a1ebc9 100644 --- a/util.h +++ b/util.h @@ -201,10 +201,11 @@ int do_clone(int (*fn)(void *), char *stack_area, size_t stack_size, int flags, #include "packet.h" struct ctx; +union sockaddr_inany; int sock_l4_sa(const struct ctx *c, enum epoll_type type, - const void *sa, socklen_t sl, - const char *ifname, bool v6only, uint32_t data); + const union sockaddr_inany *sa, const char *ifname, + bool v6only, uint32_t data); int sock_unix(char *sock_path); void sock_probe_mem(struct ctx *c); long timespec_diff_ms(const struct timespec *a, const struct timespec *b); -- 2.51.0

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[PATCH] tcp: Properly remove sockets from epoll loop when connection is closed
by David Gibson 13 Nov '25

13 Nov '25

Most of the handling for closing a TCP connectin is in conn_event_do() when it receives a 'CLOSED' event. We specifically check for this case and, correctly, remove the connection from the flow hash table. However, we also bypass the call tp tcp_epoll_ctl() which is not correct. By skipping tcp_epoll_ctl() we skip it's specific handling of the CLOSED event, which includes removing the TCP socket from epoll. If we somehow get an event on such a stale socket, we'll get a stale flow reference. That flow slot might have been re-used, leading to to a crash in conn_at_sidx(). Fixes: b86afe3559c0 ("tcp: Don't defer hash table removal") Signed-off-by: David Gibson <david(a)gibson.dropbear.id.au> --- tcp.c | 9 +++++---- 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-) diff --git a/tcp.c b/tcp.c index e91c0cf5..3202d338 100644 --- a/tcp.c +++ b/tcp.c @@ -694,12 +694,13 @@ void conn_event_do(const struct ctx *c, struct tcp_tap_conn *conn, flow_dbg(conn, "%s", num == -1 ? "CLOSED" : tcp_event_str[num]); - if (event == CLOSED) - flow_hash_remove(c, TAP_SIDX(conn)); - else if ((event == TAP_FIN_RCVD) && !(conn->events & SOCK_FIN_RCVD)) + if ((event == TAP_FIN_RCVD) && !(conn->events & SOCK_FIN_RCVD)) { conn_flag(c, conn, ACTIVE_CLOSE); - else + } else { + if (event == CLOSED) + flow_hash_remove(c, TAP_SIDX(conn)); tcp_epoll_ctl(c, conn); + } if (CONN_HAS(conn, SOCK_FIN_SENT | TAP_FIN_ACKED)) tcp_timer_ctl(conn); -- 2.51.1

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[PATCH v7 0/5] Retry SYNs for inbound connections
by Yumei Huang 10 Nov '25

10 Nov '25

When a client connects, SYN would be sent to guest only once. If the guest is not connected or ready at that time, the connection will be reset in 10s. These patches introduce the SYN retry mechanism using the similar backoff timeout as linux kernel. Also update the data retransmission timeout using the backoff timeout. v7: - Update read_file() and read_file_integer() - Rename tcp_syn_params_init() to tcp_get_rto_params() - Modify the implementation of the timeout assignment - Add a patch to clamp the retry timeout Yumei Huang (5): tcp: Rename "retrans" to "retries" util: Introduce read_file() and read_file_integer() function tcp: Resend SYN for inbound connections tcp: Update data retransmission timeout tcp: Clamp the retry timeout tcp.c | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------ tcp.h | 6 ++++ tcp_conn.h | 12 ++++---- util.c | 86 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ util.h | 2 ++ 5 files changed, 168 insertions(+), 24 deletions(-) -- 2.49.0

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Re: [PATCH v2] contrib/selinux: use regex instead of SELinux template
by Stefano Brivio 06 Nov '25

06 Nov '25

On Wed, 05 Nov 2025 03:28:22 -0700 Max Chernoff <git(a)maxchernoff.ca> wrote: > Hi Stefano, > > On Tue, 2025-11-04 at 22:13 +0100, Stefano Brivio wrote: > > Max, thanks for testing and reviewing, I took the liberty to translate > > your comments into Tested-by: and Reviewed-by: tags as they clearly > > seemed to indicate that. > > Ah, thanks for that! I'm still fairly new to the patch-on-a-mailing-list > workflow, so is there something that I should have done differently? We use pretty much the same tags as the Linux kernel does: https://docs.kernel.org/process/submitting-patches.html#using-reported-by-t… (except we only use Link:, not Closes:) which are nice because they're machine-readable, so one could use, say, for instance, a script like: https://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/torvalds/linux.git/tree/scr… to Cc: you automatically on a patch if you often reviewed or tested the code or file affected by it. So, here, you could have simply replied with: Reviewed-by: Max Chernoff <git(a)maxchernoff.ca> Tested-by: Max Chernoff <git(a)maxchernoff.ca> to unequivocally state what you did with that submission. Now, passt is small enough that we don't really have much of a use for that at the moment, but it still sounds like a good idea in general, also to future-proof things. It's also small enough that I can add / fix tags as I merge patches without much fuss. And yes, this should also be added to the new CONTRIBUTING.md file, I have a growing list of small items to add and I'll do that in a batch at some point. :) -- Stefano

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