On 1 Oct 2022, at 16:19, Alexander V. Chernikov wrote:
The branch main has been updated by melifaro:

URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/src/commit/?id=7e5bf68495cc0a8c9793a338a8a02009a7f6dbb6

commit 7e5bf68495cc0a8c9793a338a8a02009a7f6dbb6
Author:     Alexander V. Chernikov <[email protected]>
AuthorDate: 2022-01-20 21:39:21 +0000
Commit:     Alexander V. Chernikov <[email protected]>
CommitDate: 2022-10-01 14:15:35 +0000

    netlink: add netlink support

Netlinks is a communication protocol currently used in Linux kernel to modify, read and subscribe for nearly all networking state. Interfaces, addresses, routes,
     firewall, fibs, vnets, etc are controlled via netlink.
It is async, TLV-based protocol, providing 1-1 and 1-many communications.

    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

The implementation also supports the NETLINK_GENERIC family framework.

    Implementation notes:
    Netlink is implemented via loadable/unloadable kernel module,
     not touching many kernel parts.
Each netlink socket uses dedicated taskqueue to support async operations that can sleep, such as interface creation. All message processing is
     performed within these taskqueues.

    Compatibility:
Most of the Netlink data models specified above maps to FreeBSD concepts
     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 compile
    and work with FreeBSD netlink.

    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(+)

diff --git a/sys/netlink/netlink.h b/sys/netlink/netlink.h
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..6a68dcec1382
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sys/netlink/netlink.h
@@ -0,0 +1,257 @@
+/*-
+ * SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD
+ *
+ * Copyright (c) 2021 Ng Peng Nam Sean
+ * Copyright (c) 2022 Alexander V. Chernikov <[email protected]>
+ *
+ * Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
+ * modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
+ * are met:
+ * 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
+ *    notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
+ * 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright + * notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the + * documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
+ *
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+ * SUCH DAMAGE.
+ *
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+ *
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+ */
+
+/*
+ * This file contains structures and constants for RFC 3549 (Netlink)
+ * protocol. Some values have been taken from Linux implementation.
+ */
+
+#ifndef _NETLINK_NETLINK_H_
+#define _NETLINK_NETLINK_H_
+
+#include <sys/types.h>
+#include <sys/socket.h>
+
+struct sockaddr_nl {
+       uint8_t         nl_len;         /* sizeof(sockaddr_nl) */
+       sa_family_t     nl_family;      /* netlink family */
+       uint16_t        nl_pad;         /* reserved, set to 0 */
+       uint32_t        nl_pid;         /* desired port ID, 0 for auto-select */
+       uint32_t        nl_groups;      /* multicast groups mask to bind to */
+};
+
+#define        SOL_NETLINK                     270
+
+/* Netlink socket options */
+#define NETLINK_ADD_MEMBERSHIP 1 /* Subscribe for the specified group notifications */ +#define NETLINK_DROP_MEMBERSHIP 2 /* Unsubscribe from the specified group */
+#define NETLINK_PKTINFO                        3 /* XXX: not supported */
+#define NETLINK_BROADCAST_ERROR                4 /* XXX: not supported */
+#define NETLINK_NO_ENOBUFS             5 /* XXX: not supported */
+#define NETLINK_RX_RING                        6 /* XXX: not supported */
+#define NETLINK_TX_RING                        7 /* XXX: not supported */
+#define NETLINK_LISTEN_ALL_NSID                8 /* XXX: not supported */
+
+#define NETLINK_LIST_MEMBERSHIPS       9
+#define NETLINK_CAP_ACK 10 /* Send only original message header in the reply */ +#define NETLINK_EXT_ACK 11 /* Ack support for receiving additional TLVs in ack */
+#define NETLINK_GET_STRICT_CHK         12 /* Strict header checking */
+
+
+/*
+ * RFC 3549, 2.3.2 Netlink Message Header
+ */
+struct nlmsghdr {
+       uint32_t nlmsg_len;   /* Length of message including header */
+       uint16_t nlmsg_type;  /* Message type identifier */
+       uint16_t nlmsg_flags; /* Flags (NLM_F_) */
+       uint32_t nlmsg_seq;   /* Sequence number */
+       uint32_t nlmsg_pid;   /* Sending process port ID */
+};
+
+/*
+ * RFC 3549, 2.3.2 standard flag bits (nlmsg_flags)
+ */
+#define NLM_F_REQUEST          0x01    /* Indicateds request to kernel */
+#define NLM_F_MULTI 0x02 /* Message is part of a group terminated by NLMSG_DONE msg */ +#define NLM_F_ACK 0x04 /* Reply with ack message containing resulting error code */
+#define NLM_F_ECHO             0x08    /* (not supported) Echo this request 
back */
+#define NLM_F_DUMP_INTR 0x10 /* Dump was inconsistent due to sequence change */
+#define NLM_F_DUMP_FILTERED    0x20    /* Dump was filtered as requested */
+
+/*
+ * RFC 3549, 2.3.2 Additional flag bits for GET requests
+ */
+#define NLM_F_ROOT             0x100   /* Return the complete table */
+#define NLM_F_MATCH            0x200   /* Return all entries matching criteria 
*/
+#define NLM_F_ATOMIC           0x400   /* Return an atomic snapshot (ignored) 
*/
+#define NLM_F_DUMP             (NLM_F_ROOT | NLM_F_MATCH)
+
+/*
+ * RFC 3549, 2.3.2 Additional flag bits for NEW requests
+ */
+#define NLM_F_REPLACE 0x100 /* Replace existing matching config object */
+#define NLM_F_EXCL             0x200   /* Don't replace the object if exists */
+#define NLM_F_CREATE           0x400   /* Create if it does not exist */
+#define NLM_F_APPEND           0x800   /* Add to end of list */
+
+/* Modifiers to DELETE requests */
+#define NLM_F_NONREC           0x100   /* Do not delete recursively */
+
+/* Flags for ACK message */
+#define NLM_F_CAPPED           0x100   /* request was capped */
+#define NLM_F_ACK_TLVS         0x200   /* extended ACK TVLs were included */
+
+/*
+ * RFC 3549, 2.3.2 standard message types (nlmsg_type).
+ */
+#define NLMSG_NOOP             0x1     /* Message is ignored. */
+#define NLMSG_ERROR            0x2     /* reply error code reporting */
+#define NLMSG_DONE             0x3     /* Message terminates a multipart 
message. */
+#define NLMSG_OVERRUN          0x4     /* overrun detected, data is lost */
+
+#define NLMSG_MIN_TYPE         0x10    /* < 0x10: reserved control messages */
+
+/*
+ * Defition of numbers assigned to the netlink subsystems.
+ */
+#define NETLINK_ROUTE          0       /* Routing/device hook */
+#define NETLINK_UNUSED         1       /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_USERSOCK       2       /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_FIREWALL       3       /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_SOCK_DIAG      4       /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_NFLOG          5       /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_XFRM           6       /* (not supported) PF_SETKEY */
+#define NETLINK_SELINUX                7       /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_ISCSI          8       /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_AUDIT          9       /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_FIB_LOOKUP     10      /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_CONNECTOR      11      /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_NETFILTER      12      /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_IP6_FW         13      /* not supported  */
+#define NETLINK_DNRTMSG                14      /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_KOBJECT_UEVENT 15      /* not supported */
+#define NETLINK_GENERIC                16      /* Generic netlink (dynamic 
families) */
+
So, really fun thing here, we also have `#define NETLINK_GENERIC 0` in sys/net/if_mib.h. (And that’s exposed to userspace, and used there, so we can’t just change that.)

Which leads to much fun if we decided to do something like including the netlink_generic header in other headers, so we can define messages that contain the genlmsghdr struct.

I ran into that experimenting with netlink for carp(4). I think I can work around it by adding a separate ip_carp_nl.h header for the netlink stuff, but sooner or later this is going to bite us.

Kristof

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