Re: git: 7e5bf68495cc - main - netlink: add netlink support
- In reply to: Cy Schubert : "Re: git: 7e5bf68495cc - main - netlink: add netlink support"
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Date: Sat, 01 Oct 2022 16:56:15 UTC
On Sat, Oct 01, 2022 at 09:51:40AM -0700, Cy Schubert wrote: > In message <20221001164556.guh2gu6umjvehq3r@mutt-hbsd>, Shawn Webb writes: > > > > --iwomfqhvgfyzurjf > > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8 > > Content-Disposition: inline > > Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable > > > > On Sat, Oct 01, 2022 at 05:40:05PM +0100, Alexander V. Chernikov wrote: > > >=20 > > > > On 1 Oct 2022, at 17:35, Shawn Webb <shawn.webb@hardenedbsd.org> wrote: > > > >=20 > > > > On Sat, Oct 01, 2022 at 02:19:03PM +0000, Alexander V. Chernikov wrote: > > > >> The branch main has been updated by melifaro: > > > >>=20 > > > >> URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=3D7e5bf68495cc0a8c9793a33= > > 8a8a02009a7f6dbb6 > > > >>=20 > > > >> commit 7e5bf68495cc0a8c9793a338a8a02009a7f6dbb6 > > > >> Author: Alexander V. Chernikov <melifaro@FreeBSD.org> > > > >> AuthorDate: 2022-01-20 21:39:21 +0000 > > > >> Commit: Alexander V. Chernikov <melifaro@FreeBSD.org> > > > >> CommitDate: 2022-10-01 14:15:35 +0000 > > > >>=20 > > > >> netlink: add netlink support > > > >>=20 > > > >> Netlinks is a communication protocol currently used in Linux kernel = > > to modify, > > > >> read and subscribe for nearly all networking state. Interfaces, add= > > resses, routes, > > > >> firewall, fibs, vnets, etc are controlled via netlink. > > > >> It is async, TLV-based protocol, providing 1-1 and 1-many communicat= > > ions. > > > >>=20 > > > >> The current implementation supports the subset of NETLINK_ROUTE > > > >> family. To be more specific, the following is supported: > > > >> * Dumps: > > > >> - routes > > > >> - nexthops / nexthop groups > > > >> - interfaces > > > >> - interface addresses > > > >> - neighbors (arp/ndp) > > > >> * Notifications: > > > >> - interface arrival/departure > > > >> - interface address arrival/departure > > > >> - route addition/deletion > > > >> * Modifications: > > > >> - adding/deleting routes > > > >> - adding/deleting nexthops/nexthops groups > > > >> - adding/deleting neghbors > > > >> - adding/deleting interfaces (basic support only) > > > >> * Rtsock interaction > > > >> - route events are bridged both ways > > > >>=20 > > > >> The implementation also supports the NETLINK_GENERIC family framewor= > > k. > > > >>=20 > > > >> Implementation notes: > > > >> Netlink is implemented via loadable/unloadable kernel module, > > > >> not touching many kernel parts. > > > >> Each netlink socket uses dedicated taskqueue to support async operat= > > ions > > > >> that can sleep, such as interface creation. All message processing = > > is > > > >> performed within these taskqueues. > > > >>=20 > > > >> Compatibility: > > > >> Most of the Netlink data models specified above maps to FreeBSD conc= > > epts > > > >> nicely. Unmodified ip(8) binary correctly works with > > > >> interfaces, addresses, routes, nexthops and nexthop groups. Some > > > >> software such as net/bird require header-only modifications to compi= > > le > > > >> and work with FreeBSD netlink. > > > >>=20 > > > >> Reviewed by: imp > > > >> Differential Revision: https://reviews.freebsd.org/D36002 > > > >> MFC after: 2 months > > > >> --- > > > >> etc/mtree/BSD.include.dist | 4 + > > > >> sys/modules/Makefile | 1 + > > > >> sys/modules/netlink/Makefile | 17 + > > > >> sys/net/route.c | 11 + > > > >> sys/net/route/route_ctl.h | 7 + > > > >> sys/net/rtsock.c | 42 ++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink.h | 257 +++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_ctl.h | 102 ++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_debug.h | 82 +++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_domain.c | 689 +++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_generic.c | 472 ++++++++++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_generic.h | 112 ++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_io.c | 528 ++++++++++++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_linux.h | 54 ++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.c | 472 ++++++++++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_message_parser.h | 270 +++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_message_writer.c | 686 +++++++++++++++++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_message_writer.h | 250 +++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_module.c | 228 ++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_route.c | 135 +++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_route.h | 43 ++ > > > >> sys/netlink/netlink_var.h | 142 +++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/common.h | 213 ++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/iface.c | 857 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++= > > +++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/iface_drivers.c | 165 ++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/ifaddrs.h | 90 +++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/interface.h | 245 +++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/neigh.c | 571 +++++++++++++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/neigh.h | 105 ++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/nexthop.c | 1000 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++= > > ++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/nexthop.h | 102 ++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/route.c | 972 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++= > > +++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/route.h | 366 +++++++++++++ > > > >> sys/netlink/route/route_var.h | 101 ++++ > > > >> 34 files changed, 9391 insertions(+) > > > >>=20 > > > >=20 > > > > Hey Alexander, > > > >=20 > > > > This commit broke buildworld: > > > Should be fixed by 11ca01e9aa47 (currently building to see if that=E2=80= > > =99s the last one) > > > > Cool. Thanks! > > > > Tangentially related: it looks like the commit email for 11ca01e9aa47 > > is missing. I checked my spam folder just to make sure on my end. > > It's not missing. He hasn't pushed it yet. Alexander's statement in > brackets "()" implies he hasn't pushed it yet. > > ** Though, the hash will change should a rebase be needed between the time > he committed it and it is pushed. cgit shows that it was pushed: https://cgit.freebsd.org/src/commit/?id=11ca01e9aa479559da240ceba17fdcdf2d1e97c3 Or am I misreading cgit? -- Shawn Webb Cofounder / Security Engineer HardenedBSD https://git.hardenedbsd.org/hardenedbsd/pubkeys/-/raw/master/Shawn_Webb/03A4CBEBB82EA5A67D9F3853FF2E67A277F8E1FA.pub.asc