Re: [PATCH net-next v2] openvswitch: add TTL decrement action

From: Pravin Shelar
Date: Thu Dec 19 2019 - 20:06:20 EST

On Thu, Dec 19, 2019 at 8:36 AM Matteo Croce <mcroce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> On Wed, Dec 18, 2019 at 4:06 AM Pravin Shelar <pshelar@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> >
> > On Tue, Dec 17, 2019 at 7:51 AM Matteo Croce <mcroce@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > > New action to decrement TTL instead of setting it to a fixed value.
> > > This action will decrement the TTL and, in case of expired TTL, drop it
> > > or execute an action passed via a nested attribute.
> > > The default TTL expired action is to drop the packet.
> > >
> > > Supports both IPv4 and IPv6 via the ttl and hop_limit fields, respectively.
> > >
> > > Tested with a corresponding change in the userspace:
> > >
> > > # ovs-dpctl dump-flows
> > > in_port(2),eth(),eth_type(0x0800), packets:0, bytes:0, used:never, actions:dec_ttl{ttl<=1 action:(drop)},1,1
> > > in_port(1),eth(),eth_type(0x0800), packets:0, bytes:0, used:never, actions:dec_ttl{ttl<=1 action:(drop)},1,2
> > > in_port(1),eth(),eth_type(0x0806), packets:0, bytes:0, used:never, actions:2
> > > in_port(2),eth(),eth_type(0x0806), packets:0, bytes:0, used:never, actions:1
> > >
> > > # ping -c1 192.168.0.2 -t 42
> > > IP (tos 0x0, ttl 41, id 61647, offset 0, flags [DF], proto ICMP (1), length 84)
> > > 192.168.0.1 > 192.168.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 386, seq 1, length 64
> > > # ping -c1 192.168.0.2 -t 120
> > > IP (tos 0x0, ttl 119, id 62070, offset 0, flags [DF], proto ICMP (1), length 84)
> > > 192.168.0.1 > 192.168.0.2: ICMP echo request, id 388, seq 1, length 64
> > > # ping -c1 192.168.0.2 -t 1
> > > #
> > >
> > > Co-authored-by: Bindiya Kurle <bindiyakurle@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Bindiya Kurle <bindiyakurle@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > Signed-off-by: Matteo Croce <mcroce@xxxxxxxxxx>
> > > ---
> > > include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h | 22 +++++++
> > > net/openvswitch/actions.c | 71 +++++++++++++++++++++
> > > net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c | 105 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
> > > 3 files changed, 198 insertions(+)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
> > > index a87b44cd5590..b6684bc04883 100644
> > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
> > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
> > > @@ -927,6 +927,7 @@ enum ovs_action_attr {
> > > OVS_ACTION_ATTR_METER, /* u32 meter ID. */
> > > OVS_ACTION_ATTR_CLONE, /* Nested OVS_CLONE_ATTR_*. */
> > > OVS_ACTION_ATTR_CHECK_PKT_LEN, /* Nested OVS_CHECK_PKT_LEN_ATTR_*. */
> > > + OVS_ACTION_ATTR_DEC_TTL, /* Nested OVS_DEC_TTL_ATTR_*. */
> > >
> > > __OVS_ACTION_ATTR_MAX, /* Nothing past this will be accepted
> > > * from userspace. */
> > > @@ -939,6 +940,23 @@ enum ovs_action_attr {
> > > };
> > >
> > > #define OVS_ACTION_ATTR_MAX (__OVS_ACTION_ATTR_MAX - 1)
> > > +enum ovs_dec_ttl_attr {
> > > + OVS_DEC_TTL_ATTR_UNSPEC,
> > > + OVS_DEC_TTL_ATTR_ACTION_TYPE, /* Action Type u32 */
> > > + OVS_DEC_TTL_ATTR_ACTION, /* nested action */
> > > + __OVS_DEC_TTL_ATTR_MAX,
> > > +#ifdef __KERNEL__
> > > + OVS_DEC_TTL_ATTR_ARG /* struct sample_arg */
> > > +#endif
> > > +};
> > > +
> >
> > I do not see need for type or OVS_DEC_TTL_ACTION_DROP, if there are no
> > nested action the datapath can drop the packet.
> >
> > > +#ifdef __KERNEL__
> > > +struct dec_ttl_arg {
> > > + u32 action_type; /* dec_ttl action type.*/
> > > +};
> > > +#endif
> > > +
> > > +#define OVS_DEC_TTL_ATTR_MAX (__OVS_DEC_TTL_ATTR_MAX - 1)
> > >
> > > /* Meters. */
> > > #define OVS_METER_FAMILY "ovs_meter"
> > > @@ -1009,6 +1027,10 @@ enum ovs_ct_limit_attr {
> > > __OVS_CT_LIMIT_ATTR_MAX
> > > };
> > >
> > > +enum ovs_dec_ttl_action { /*Actions supported by dec_ttl */
> > > + OVS_DEC_TTL_ACTION_DROP,
> > > + OVS_DEC_TTL_ACTION_USER_SPACE
> > > +};
> > > #define OVS_CT_LIMIT_ATTR_MAX (__OVS_CT_LIMIT_ATTR_MAX - 1)
> > >
> > > #define OVS_ZONE_LIMIT_DEFAULT_ZONE -1
> > > diff --git a/net/openvswitch/actions.c b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> > > index 4c8395462303..5329668732b1 100644
> > > --- a/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> > > +++ b/net/openvswitch/actions.c
> > > @@ -960,6 +960,31 @@ static int output_userspace(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
> > > return ovs_dp_upcall(dp, skb, key, &upcall, cutlen);
> > > }
> > >
> > > +static int dec_ttl(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
> > > + struct sw_flow_key *fk, const struct nlattr *attr, bool last)
> > > +{
> > > + struct nlattr *actions;
> > > + struct nlattr *dec_ttl_arg;
> > > + int rem = nla_len(attr);
> > > + const struct dec_ttl_arg *arg;
> > > +
> > > + /* The first action is always OVS_DEC_TTL_ATTR_ARG. */
> > > + dec_ttl_arg = nla_data(attr);
> > > + arg = nla_data(dec_ttl_arg);
> > > + actions = nla_next(dec_ttl_arg, &rem);
> > > +
> > > + switch (arg->action_type) {
> > > + case OVS_DEC_TTL_ACTION_DROP:
> > > + consume_skb(skb);
> > > + break;
> > > +
> > > + case OVS_DEC_TTL_ACTION_USER_SPACE:
> > > + return clone_execute(dp, skb, fk, 0, actions, rem, last, false);
> > > + }
> > > +
> > > + return 0;
> > > +}
> > > +
> > > /* When 'last' is true, sample() should always consume the 'skb'.
> > > * Otherwise, sample() should keep 'skb' intact regardless what
> > > * actions are executed within sample().
> > > @@ -1176,6 +1201,44 @@ static int execute_check_pkt_len(struct datapath *dp, struct sk_buff *skb,
> > > nla_len(actions), last, clone_flow_key);
> > > }
> > >
> > > +static int execute_dec_ttl(struct sk_buff *skb, struct sw_flow_key *key)
> > > +{
> > > + int err;
> > > +
> > > + if (skb->protocol == htons(ETH_P_IPV6)) {
> > > + struct ipv6hdr *nh = ipv6_hdr(skb);
> > > +
> > > + err = skb_ensure_writable(skb, skb_network_offset(skb) +
> > > + sizeof(*nh));
> > There is no need to initialize 'nh', just use 'struct ipv6hdr' to get the size.
>
> But I have to set it later to have nh->hop_limit.
> Do you mean to assign it before the skb_ensure_writable check?
> What differs sizeof(*nh) and sizeof(struct ipv6hdr)? The former will
> work also after a refactor.
>
I meant you can initialize it after skb_ensure_writable() call to
avoid refreshing the pointer after this call.