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
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2.1 KiB
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55 lines
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/*-
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* SPDX-License-Identifier: BSD-2-Clause-FreeBSD
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*
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* Copyright (c) 2022 Alexander V. Chernikov <melifaro@FreeBSD.org>
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*
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* Redistribution and use in source and binary forms, with or without
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* modification, are permitted provided that the following conditions
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* are met:
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* 1. Redistributions of source code must retain the above copyright
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* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer.
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* 2. Redistributions in binary form must reproduce the above copyright
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* notice, this list of conditions and the following disclaimer in the
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* documentation and/or other materials provided with the distribution.
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*
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* THIS SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED BY THE AUTHOR AND CONTRIBUTORS ``AS IS'' AND
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* ANY EXPRESS OR IMPLIED WARRANTIES, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE
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* IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE
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* ARE DISCLAIMED. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR OR CONTRIBUTORS BE LIABLE
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* FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, EXEMPLARY, OR CONSEQUENTIAL
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* DAMAGES (INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS
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* OR SERVICES; LOSS OF USE, DATA, OR PROFITS; OR BUSINESS INTERRUPTION)
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* HOWEVER CAUSED AND ON ANY THEORY OF LIABILITY, WHETHER IN CONTRACT, STRICT
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* LIABILITY, OR TORT (INCLUDING NEGLIGENCE OR OTHERWISE) ARISING IN ANY WAY
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* OUT OF THE USE OF THIS SOFTWARE, EVEN IF ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF
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* SUCH DAMAGE.
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*/
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#ifndef _NETLINK_LINUX_VAR_H_
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#define _NETLINK_LINUX_VAR_H_
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/*
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* The file contains headers for the bridge interface between
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* linux[_common] module and the netlink module
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*/
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struct nlpcb;
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struct nl_pstate;
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typedef struct mbuf *mbufs_to_linux_cb_t(int netlink_family, struct mbuf *m,
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struct nlpcb *nlp);
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typedef struct mbuf *msgs_to_linux_cb_t(int netlink_family, char *buf, int data_length,
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struct nlpcb *nlp);
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typedef struct nlmsghdr *msg_from_linux_cb_t(int netlink_family, struct nlmsghdr *hdr,
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struct nl_pstate *npt);
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struct linux_netlink_provider {
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mbufs_to_linux_cb_t *mbufs_to_linux;
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msgs_to_linux_cb_t *msgs_to_linux;
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msg_from_linux_cb_t *msg_from_linux;
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};
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extern struct linux_netlink_provider *linux_netlink_p;
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#endif
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