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Message-ID: <CAHsH6GsmFA=J76BhiH=ZRAwQ77wg2=uQH9e+UsphmwO92KfXZA@mail.gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2024 10:57:57 -0800
From: Eyal Birger <eyal.birger@...il.com>
To: Antony Antony <antony@...nome.org>
Cc: antony.antony@...unet.com, netdev@...r.kernel.org, devel@...ux-ipsec.org, 
	Herbert Xu <herbert@...dor.apana.org.au>
Subject: Re: [DKIM] Re: [devel-ipsec] [PATCH ipsec-next] xfrm: Add Direction
 to the SA in or out

Hi Antony,

On Wed, Mar 6, 2024 at 10:38 AM Antony Antony <antony@...nome.org> wrote:
>
> Hi Eyal,
>
> On Sun, Mar 03, 2024 at 02:30:46PM -0800, Eyal Birger via Devel wrote:
> ..
> > On Sun, Mar 3, 2024 at 1:09 PM Antony Antony <antony.antony@...unet.com>
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > This patch introduces the 'dir' attribute, 'in' or 'out', to the
> > > xfrm_state, SA, enhancing usability by delineating the scope of values
> > > based on direction. An input SA will now exclusively encompass values
> > > pertinent to input, effectively segregating them from output-related
> > > values. This change aims to streamline the configuration process and
> > > improve the overall clarity of SA attributes.
> >
> > Nice! Minor comments below.
>
> Thanks for your feedback. See my response below. I don't understand how
> would I add ".strict_start_type".
>
> > >
> > > Signed-off-by: Antony Antony <antony.antony@...unet.com>
> > > ---
> > >  include/net/xfrm.h        |  1 +
> > >  include/uapi/linux/xfrm.h |  8 ++++++++
> > >  net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c    |  6 ++++--
> > >  net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c    |  5 +++++
> > >  net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c     |  1 +
> > >  net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c      | 43 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++----
> > >  6 files changed, 58 insertions(+), 6 deletions(-)
> > >
> > > diff --git a/include/net/xfrm.h b/include/net/xfrm.h
> > > index 1d107241b901..91348a03469c 100644
> > > --- a/include/net/xfrm.h
> > > +++ b/include/net/xfrm.h
> > > @@ -289,6 +289,7 @@ struct xfrm_state {
> > >         /* Private data of this transformer, format is opaque,
> > >          * interpreted by xfrm_type methods. */
> > >         void                    *data;
> > > +       enum xfrm_sa_dir        dir;
> > >  };
> > >
> > >  static inline struct net *xs_net(struct xfrm_state *x)
> > > diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/xfrm.h b/include/uapi/linux/xfrm.h
> > > index 6a77328be114..2f1d67239301 100644
> > > --- a/include/uapi/linux/xfrm.h
> > > +++ b/include/uapi/linux/xfrm.h
> > > @@ -141,6 +141,13 @@ enum {
> > >         XFRM_POLICY_MAX = 3
> > >  };
> > >
> > > +enum xfrm_sa_dir {
> > > +       XFRM_SA_DIR_UNSET = 0,
> > > +       XFRM_SA_DIR_IN  = 1,
> > > +       XFRM_SA_DIR_OUT = 2,
> > > +       XFRM_SA_DIR_MAX = 3,
> >
> > nit: comma is redundant after a "MAX" no?
>
> I removed it. Actually XFRM_SA_DIR_MAX also as Leon pointed out it is not
> necessary.

Great.

>
> >
> > > +};
> > > +
> > >  enum {
> > >         XFRM_SHARE_ANY,         /* No limitations */
> > >         XFRM_SHARE_SESSION,     /* For this session only */
> > > @@ -315,6 +322,7 @@ enum xfrm_attr_type_t {
> > >         XFRMA_SET_MARK_MASK,    /* __u32 */
> > >         XFRMA_IF_ID,            /* __u32 */
> > >         XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH,    /* __u32 in seconds for input SA */
> > > +       XFRMA_SA_DIR,           /* __u8 */
> > >         __XFRMA_MAX
> > >
> > >  #define XFRMA_OUTPUT_MARK XFRMA_SET_MARK       /* Compatibility */
> > > diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c
> > > index 655fe4ff8621..de0e1508f870 100644
> > > --- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c
> > > +++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_compat.c
> > > @@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ static const struct nla_policy compat_policy[XFRMA_MAX+1] = {
> > >         [XFRMA_SET_MARK_MASK]   = { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > >         [XFRMA_IF_ID]           = { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > >         [XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH]   = { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > > +       [XFRMA_SA_DIR]          = { .type = NLA_U8 },
> > >  };
> > >
> > >  static struct nlmsghdr *xfrm_nlmsg_put_compat(struct sk_buff *skb,
> > > @@ -277,9 +278,10 @@ static int xfrm_xlate64_attr(struct sk_buff *dst, const struct nlattr *src)
> > >         case XFRMA_SET_MARK_MASK:
> > >         case XFRMA_IF_ID:
> > >         case XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH:
> > > +       case XFRMA_SA_DIR:
> > >                 return xfrm_nla_cpy(dst, src, nla_len(src));
> > >         default:
> > > -               BUILD_BUG_ON(XFRMA_MAX != XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH);
> > > +               BUILD_BUG_ON(XFRMA_MAX != XFRMA_SA_DIR);
> > >                 pr_warn_once("unsupported nla_type %d\n", src->nla_type);
> > >                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> > >         }
> > > @@ -434,7 +436,7 @@ static int xfrm_xlate32_attr(void *dst, const struct nlattr *nla,
> > >         int err;
> > >
> > >         if (type > XFRMA_MAX) {
> > > -               BUILD_BUG_ON(XFRMA_MAX != XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH);
> > > +               BUILD_BUG_ON(XFRMA_MAX != XFRMA_SA_DIR);
> > >                 NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Bad attribute");
> > >                 return -EOPNOTSUPP;
> > >         }
> > > diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c
> > > index 3784534c9185..11339d7d7140 100644
> > > --- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c
> > > +++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_device.c
> > > @@ -253,6 +253,11 @@ int xfrm_dev_state_add(struct net *net, struct xfrm_state *x,
> > >                 return -EINVAL;
> > >         }
> > >
> > > +       if (xuo->flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND && x->dir != XFRM_SA_DIR_IN) {
> > > +               NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "Mismatch in SA and offload direction");
> > > +               return -EINVAL;
> > > +       }
> > > +
> > >         is_packet_offload = xuo->flags & XFRM_OFFLOAD_PACKET;
> > >
> > >         /* We don't yet support UDP encapsulation and TFC padding. */
> > > diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
> > > index bda5327bf34d..0d6f5a49002f 100644
> > > --- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
> > > +++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_state.c
> > > @@ -1744,6 +1744,7 @@ static struct xfrm_state *xfrm_state_clone(struct xfrm_state *orig,
> > >         x->lastused = orig->lastused;
> > >         x->new_mapping = 0;
> > >         x->new_mapping_sport = 0;
> > > +       x->dir = orig->dir;
> > >
> > >         return x;
> > >
> > > diff --git a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
> > > index ad01997c3aa9..fe4576e96dd4 100644
> > > --- a/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
> > > +++ b/net/xfrm/xfrm_user.c
> > > @@ -360,6 +360,16 @@ static int verify_newsa_info(struct xfrm_usersa_info *p,
> > >                 }
> > >         }
> > >
> > > +       if (attrs[XFRMA_SA_DIR]) {
> > > +               u8 sa_dir = nla_get_u8(attrs[XFRMA_SA_DIR]);
> > > +
> > > +               if (!sa_dir || sa_dir >= XFRM_SA_DIR_MAX)  {
> > > +                       NL_SET_ERR_MSG(extack, "XFRMA_SA_DIR attribute is out of range");
> > > +                       err = -EINVAL;
> > > +                       goto out;
> > > +               }
> > > +       }
> > > +
> > >  out:
> > >         return err;
> > >  }
> > > @@ -627,6 +637,7 @@ static void xfrm_update_ae_params(struct xfrm_state *x, struct nlattr **attrs,
> > >         struct nlattr *et = attrs[XFRMA_ETIMER_THRESH];
> > >         struct nlattr *rt = attrs[XFRMA_REPLAY_THRESH];
> > >         struct nlattr *mt = attrs[XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH];
> > > +       struct nlattr *dir = attrs[XFRMA_SA_DIR];
> > >
> > >         if (re && x->replay_esn && x->preplay_esn) {
> > >                 struct xfrm_replay_state_esn *replay_esn;
> > > @@ -661,6 +672,9 @@ static void xfrm_update_ae_params(struct xfrm_state *x, struct nlattr **attrs,
> > >
> > >         if (mt)
> > >                 x->mapping_maxage = nla_get_u32(mt);
> > > +
> > > +       if (dir)
> > > +               x->dir = nla_get_u8(dir);
> >
> > It's not clear to me why this belongs in xfrm_update_ae_params().
> > IOW, why isn't this done in xfrm_state_construct(), like if_id?
>
> I am in favor adding direction to all NL messages which include xfrm_state
> for consitancy. Also when offload is enabled and xuo flags falg
> XFRM_OFFLOAD_INBOUND is set. I am hopping in the long term offload can also
> x->dir instead of this xuo->flags.

I see. Thanks for the explanation.

>
>
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  static void xfrm_smark_init(struct nlattr **attrs, struct xfrm_mark *m)
> > > @@ -1182,8 +1196,13 @@ static int copy_to_user_state_extra(struct xfrm_state *x,
> > >                 if (ret)
> > >                         goto out;
> > >         }
> > > -       if (x->mapping_maxage)
> > > +       if (x->mapping_maxage) {
> > >                 ret = nla_put_u32(skb, XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH, x->mapping_maxage);
> > > +               if (ret)
> > > +                       goto out;
> > > +       }
> > > +       if (x->dir)
> > > +               ret = nla_put_u8(skb, XFRMA_SA_DIR, x->dir);
> > >  out:
> > >         return ret;
> > >  }
> > > @@ -2399,7 +2418,8 @@ static inline unsigned int xfrm_aevent_msgsize(struct xfrm_state *x)
> > >                + nla_total_size_64bit(sizeof(struct xfrm_lifetime_cur))
> > >                + nla_total_size(sizeof(struct xfrm_mark))
> > >                + nla_total_size(4) /* XFRM_AE_RTHR */
> > > -              + nla_total_size(4); /* XFRM_AE_ETHR */
> > > +              + nla_total_size(4) /* XFRM_AE_ETHR */
> > > +              + nla_total_size(sizeof(x->dir)); /* XFRMA_SA_DIR */
> > >  }
> > >
> > >  static int build_aevent(struct sk_buff *skb, struct xfrm_state *x, const struct km_event *c)
> > > @@ -2453,6 +2473,11 @@ static int build_aevent(struct sk_buff *skb, struct xfrm_state *x, const struct
> > >                 goto out_cancel;
> > >
> > >         err = xfrm_if_id_put(skb, x->if_id);
> > > +       if (err)
> > > +               goto out_cancel;
> > > +       if (x->dir)
> > > +               err = nla_put_u8(skb, XFRMA_SA_DIR, x->dir);
> > > +
> > >         if (err)
> > >                 goto out_cancel;
> > >
> > > @@ -3046,6 +3071,7 @@ const struct nla_policy xfrma_policy[XFRMA_MAX+1] = {
> > >         [XFRMA_SET_MARK_MASK]   = { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > >         [XFRMA_IF_ID]           = { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > >         [XFRMA_MTIMER_THRESH]   = { .type = NLA_U32 },
> > > +       [XFRMA_SA_DIR]          = { .type = NLA_U8 },
> >
> > Maybe add a ".strict_start_type"?
>
> Isn't this for the first element? I don't understand your suggestion.
> Are you advising to add to [XFRMA_SA_DIR]? Would you like explain a bit
> more?

See comment on strict_start_type in include/net/netlink.h

Basically for this you'd add:

[XFRMA_UNSPEC]          = { .strict_start_type = XFRMA_SA_DIR },

To the start of the xfrma_policy array.

Eyal.

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