Re: [PATCH net-next v8] net: openvswitch: IPv6: Add IPv6 extension header support

[Pravin Shelar]

On Wed, Nov 24, 2021 at 11:33 AM Toms Atteka <cpp.code.lv@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> This change adds a new OpenFlow field OFPXMT_OFB_IPV6_EXTHDR and
> packets can be filtered using ipv6_ext flag.
>
> Signed-off-by: Toms Atteka <cpp.code.lv@xxxxxxxxx>
> ---
>  include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h |   6 ++
>  net/openvswitch/flow.c           | 140 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
>  net/openvswitch/flow.h           |  14 ++++
>  net/openvswitch/flow_netlink.c   |  26 +++++-
>  4 files changed, 184 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
> index a87b44cd5590..43790f07e4a2 100644
> --- a/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
> +++ b/include/uapi/linux/openvswitch.h
> @@ -342,6 +342,7 @@ enum ovs_key_attr {
>         OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_ORIG_TUPLE_IPV4,   /* struct ovs_key_ct_tuple_ipv4 */
>         OVS_KEY_ATTR_CT_ORIG_TUPLE_IPV6,   /* struct ovs_key_ct_tuple_ipv6 */
>         OVS_KEY_ATTR_NSH,       /* Nested set of ovs_nsh_key_* */
> +       OVS_KEY_ATTR_IPV6_EXTHDRS,  /* struct ovs_key_ipv6_exthdr */
>
>  #ifdef __KERNEL__
>         OVS_KEY_ATTR_TUNNEL_INFO,  /* struct ip_tunnel_info */
> @@ -421,6 +422,11 @@ struct ovs_key_ipv6 {
>         __u8   ipv6_frag;       /* One of OVS_FRAG_TYPE_*. */
>  };
>
> +/* separate structure to support backward compatibility with older user space */
> +struct ovs_key_ipv6_exthdrs {
> +       __u16  hdrs;
> +};
> +
>  struct ovs_key_tcp {
>         __be16 tcp_src;
>         __be16 tcp_dst;
> diff --git a/net/openvswitch/flow.c b/net/openvswitch/flow.c
> index 9d375e74b607..28acb40437ca 100644
> --- a/net/openvswitch/flow.c
> +++ b/net/openvswitch/flow.c
> @@ -239,6 +239,144 @@ static bool icmphdr_ok(struct sk_buff *skb)
>                                   sizeof(struct icmphdr));
>  }
>
> +/**
> + * get_ipv6_ext_hdrs() - Parses packet and sets IPv6 extension header flags.
> + *
> + * @skb: buffer where extension header data starts in packet
> + * @nh: ipv6 header
> + * @ext_hdrs: flags are stored here
> + *
> + * OFPIEH12_UNREP is set if more than one of a given IPv6 extension header
> + * is unexpectedly encountered. (Two destination options headers may be
> + * expected and would not cause this bit to be set.)
> + *
> + * OFPIEH12_UNSEQ is set if IPv6 extension headers were not in the order
> + * preferred (but not required) by RFC 2460:
> + *
> + * When more than one extension header is used in the same packet, it is
> + * recommended that those headers appear in the following order:
> + *      IPv6 header
> + *      Hop-by-Hop Options header
> + *      Destination Options header
> + *      Routing header
> + *      Fragment header
> + *      Authentication header
> + *      Encapsulating Security Payload header
> + *      Destination Options header
> + *      upper-layer header
> + */
> +static void get_ipv6_ext_hdrs(struct sk_buff *skb, struct ipv6hdr *nh,
> +                             u16 *ext_hdrs)
> +{
> +       u8 next_type = nh->nexthdr;
> +       unsigned int start = skb_network_offset(skb) + sizeof(struct ipv6hdr);
> +       int dest_options_header_count = 0;
> +
> +       *ext_hdrs = 0;
> +
> +       while (ipv6_ext_hdr(next_type)) {
> +               struct ipv6_opt_hdr _hdr, *hp;
> +
> +               switch (next_type) {
> +               case IPPROTO_NONE:
> +                       *ext_hdrs |= OFPIEH12_NONEXT;
> +                       /* stop parsing */
> +                       return;
> +
> +               case IPPROTO_ESP:
> +                       if (*ext_hdrs & OFPIEH12_ESP)
> +                               *ext_hdrs |= OFPIEH12_UNREP;
> +                       if ((*ext_hdrs & ~(OFPIEH12_HOP | OFPIEH12_DEST |
> +                                          OFPIEH12_ROUTER | IPPROTO_FRAGMENT |
> +                                          OFPIEH12_AUTH | OFPIEH12_UNREP)) ||
> +                           dest_options_header_count >= 2) {
> +                               *ext_hdrs |= OFPIEH12_UNSEQ;
> +                       }
> +                       *ext_hdrs |= OFPIEH12_ESP;
> +                       break;
you need to check_header() before looking into each extension header.