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MASQUERADE device handling - revert optimization

PATCH Applied Phil Oester 2 participants 4 messages Nov 12, 2004 – Dec 5, 2004

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PATCH 1/1 MASQUERADE device handling - revert optimization

Since it looks like no other solution will be accepted, the only way to fix masquerade is to revert the 'mostly static' optimization which went in last year. The patch below does so.

This fixes bugzilla #227.

Phil

net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c +36 -24
diff -ru linux-orig/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c linux-new/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c
@@ -118,49 +118,57 @@
 }
 
 static inline int
-device_cmp(const struct ip_conntrack *i, void *_ina)
+device_cmp(const struct ip_conntrack *i, void *ifindex)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct in_ifaddr *ina = _ina;
+	int ret;
 
 	READ_LOCK(&masq_lock);
-	/* If it's masquerading out this interface with a different address,
-	   or we don't know the new address of this interface. */
-	if (i->nat.masq_index == ina->ifa_dev->dev->ifindex
-	    && i->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple.dst.ip != ina->ifa_address)
-		ret = 1;
+	ret = (i->nat.masq_index == (int)(long)ifindex);
 	READ_UNLOCK(&masq_lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
-static inline int
-connect_unassure(const struct ip_conntrack *i, void *_ina)
+static int masq_device_event(struct notifier_block *this,
+			     unsigned long event,
+			     void *ptr)
 {
-	struct in_ifaddr *ina = _ina;
+	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
+
+	if (event == NETDEV_DOWN) {
+		/* Device was downed.  Search entire table for
+		   conntracks which were associated with that device,
+		   and forget them. */
+		IP_NF_ASSERT(dev->ifindex != 0);
 
-	/* We reset the ASSURED bit on all connections, so they will
-	 * get reaped under memory pressure. */
-	if (i->nat.masq_index == ina->ifa_dev->dev->ifindex)
-		clear_bit(IPS_ASSURED_BIT, (unsigned long *)&i->status);
-	return 0;
+		ip_ct_selective_cleanup(device_cmp, (void *)(long)dev->ifindex);
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
 static int masq_inet_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 			   unsigned long event,
 			   void *ptr)
 {
-	/* For some configurations, interfaces often come back with
-	 * the same address.  If not, clean up old conntrack
-	 * entries. */
-	if (event == NETDEV_UP)
-		ip_ct_selective_cleanup(device_cmp, ptr);
-	else if (event == NETDEV_DOWN)
-		ip_ct_selective_cleanup(connect_unassure, ptr);
+	struct net_device *dev = ((struct in_ifaddr *)ptr)->ifa_dev->dev;
+
+	if (event == NETDEV_DOWN) {
+		/* IP address was deleted.  Search entire table for
+		   conntracks which were associated with that device,
+		   and forget them. */
+		IP_NF_ASSERT(dev->ifindex != 0);
+
+		ip_ct_selective_cleanup(device_cmp, (void *)(long)dev->ifindex);
+	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
+static struct notifier_block masq_dev_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call	= masq_device_event,
+};
+
 static struct notifier_block masq_inet_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call	= masq_inet_event,
 };
@@ -178,9 +186,12 @@
 
 	ret = ipt_register_target(&masquerade);
 
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		/* Register for device down reports */
+		register_netdevice_notifier(&masq_dev_notifier);
 		/* Register IP address change reports */
 		register_inetaddr_notifier(&masq_inet_notifier);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -188,6 +199,7 @@
 static void __exit fini(void)
 {
 	ipt_unregister_target(&masquerade);
+	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&masq_dev_notifier);
 	unregister_inetaddr_notifier(&masq_inet_notifier);	
 }
 
#1 lore raw
Quoted 5 lines · Phil Oester

<>Since it looks like no other solution will be accepted, the only way to fix masquerade is to revert the 'mostly static' optimization which went in last year. The patch below does so.

This fixes bugzilla #227.

Patch applied, thanks Phil. Can you send a patch for 2.4 as well ?

Regards
Patrick

#2 lore raw
Quoted 9 lines · Patrick McHardy
Quoted 5 lines · Phil Oester

<>Since it looks like no other solution will be accepted, the only way to fix masquerade is to revert the 'mostly static' optimization which went in last year. The patch below does so.

This fixes bugzilla #227.

Patch applied, thanks Phil. Can you send a patch for 2.4 as well ?

Sure, attached.

Phil

net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c +41 -14
diff -ru linux24-orig/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c linux24-new/net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_MASQUERADE.c
@@ -125,35 +125,58 @@
 }
 
 static inline int
-device_cmp(const struct ip_conntrack *i, void *_ina)
+device_cmp(const struct ip_conntrack *i, void *ifindex)
 {
-	int ret = 0;
-	struct in_ifaddr *ina = _ina;
+	int ret;
 
 	READ_LOCK(&masq_lock);
-	/* If it's masquerading out this interface with a different address,
-	 * or we don't know the new address of this interface. */
-	if (i->nat.masq_index == ina->ifa_dev->dev->ifindex
-	    && i->tuplehash[IP_CT_DIR_REPLY].tuple.dst.ip != ina->ifa_address)
-		ret = 1;
+	ret = (i->nat.masq_index == (int)(long)ifindex);
 	READ_UNLOCK(&masq_lock);
 
 	return ret;
 }
 
+static int masq_device_event(struct notifier_block *this,
+			     unsigned long event,
+			     void *ptr)
+{
+	struct net_device *dev = ptr;
+
+	if (event == NETDEV_DOWN) {
+		/* Device was downed.  Search entire table for
+		   conntracks which were associated with that device,
+		   and forget them. */
+		IP_NF_ASSERT(dev->ifindex != 0);
+ 
+		ip_ct_selective_cleanup(device_cmp, (void *)(long)dev->ifindex);
+	}
+
+	return NOTIFY_DONE;
+}
+
+
 static int masq_inet_event(struct notifier_block *this,
 			   unsigned long event,
 			   void *ptr)
 {
-	/* For some configurations, interfaces often come back with
-	 * the same address.  If not, clean up old conntrack
-	 * entries. */
-	if (event == NETDEV_UP)
-		ip_ct_selective_cleanup(device_cmp, ptr);
+	struct net_device *dev = ((struct in_ifaddr *)ptr)->ifa_dev->dev;
+
+	if (event == NETDEV_DOWN) {
+		/* IP address was deleted.  Search entire table for
+		   conntracks which were associated with that device,
+		   and forget them. */
+		IP_NF_ASSERT(dev->ifindex != 0);
+
+		ip_ct_selective_cleanup(device_cmp, (void *)(long)dev->ifindex);
+	}
 
 	return NOTIFY_DONE;
 }
 
+static struct notifier_block masq_dev_notifier = {
+	.notifier_call  = masq_device_event,
+};
+
 static struct notifier_block masq_inet_notifier = {
 	.notifier_call = masq_inet_event
 };
@@ -168,9 +191,12 @@
 
 	ret = ipt_register_target(&masquerade);
 
-	if (ret == 0)
+	if (ret == 0) {
+		/* Register for device down reports */
+		register_netdevice_notifier(&masq_dev_notifier);
 		/* Register IP address change reports */
 		register_inetaddr_notifier(&masq_inet_notifier);
+	}
 
 	return ret;
 }
@@ -178,6 +204,7 @@
 static void __exit fini(void)
 {
 	ipt_unregister_target(&masquerade);
+	unregister_netdevice_notifier(&masq_dev_notifier);
 	unregister_inetaddr_notifier(&masq_inet_notifier);	
 }
 
#3 lore raw
Quoted 10 lines · Phil Oester
Quoted 3 lines · Patrick McHardy

Can you send a patch for 2.4 as well ?

Sure, attached.

Applied, thanks Phil.

Regards
Patrick