From: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
To: <netfilter-devel@vger.kernel.org>
Cc: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
Subject: [PATCH nf-next 2/2] netfilter: nf_tables: add packets conntrack state to debug trace info
Date: Thu, 8 May 2025 17:08:52 +0200 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <20250508150855.6902-3-fw@strlen.de> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <20250508150855.6902-1-fw@strlen.de>
Add the minimal relevant info needed for userspace ("nftables monitor
trace") to provide the conntrack view of the packet:
- state (new, related, established)
- direction (original, reply)
- status (e.g., if connection is subject to dnat)
- id (allows to query ctnetlink for remaining conntrack state info)
Example:
trace id a62 inet filter PRE_RAW packet: iif "enp0s3" ether [..]
[..]
trace id a62 inet filter PRE_MANGLE conntrack: ct direction original ct state new ct id 32
trace id a62 inet filter PRE_MANGLE packet: [..]
[..]
trace id a62 inet filter IN conntrack: ct direction original ct state new ct status dnat-done ct id 32
[..]
In this case one can see that while NAT is active, the new connection
isn't subject to a translation.
Signed-off-by: Florian Westphal <fw@strlen.de>
---
include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h | 2 +
net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c | 65 +++++++++++++++++++++++-
2 files changed, 66 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-)
diff --git a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h
index 7d6bc19a0153..19cddbd1a315 100644
--- a/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h
+++ b/include/uapi/linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h
@@ -1841,6 +1841,7 @@ enum nft_xfrm_keys {
* @NFTA_TRACE_MARK: nfmark (NLA_U32)
* @NFTA_TRACE_NFPROTO: nf protocol processed (NLA_U32)
* @NFTA_TRACE_POLICY: policy that decided fate of packet (NLA_U32)
+ * @NFTA_TRACE_CT: connection tracking information (NLA_NESTED: nft_ct_keys)
*/
enum nft_trace_attributes {
NFTA_TRACE_UNSPEC,
@@ -1861,6 +1862,7 @@ enum nft_trace_attributes {
NFTA_TRACE_NFPROTO,
NFTA_TRACE_POLICY,
NFTA_TRACE_PAD,
+ NFTA_TRACE_CT,
__NFTA_TRACE_MAX
};
#define NFTA_TRACE_MAX (__NFTA_TRACE_MAX - 1)
diff --git a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c
index 580c55268f65..ba8b0a8c00e6 100644
--- a/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c
+++ b/net/netfilter/nf_tables_trace.c
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
#include <linux/netfilter.h>
#include <linux/netfilter/nfnetlink.h>
#include <linux/netfilter/nf_tables.h>
+#include <net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h>
#include <net/netfilter/nf_tables_core.h>
#include <net/netfilter/nf_tables.h>
@@ -90,6 +91,59 @@ static int nf_trace_fill_dev_info(struct sk_buff *nlskb,
return 0;
}
+static int nf_trace_fill_ct_info(struct sk_buff *nlskb,
+ const struct sk_buff *skb)
+{
+ const struct nf_ct_hook *ct_hook;
+ enum ip_conntrack_info ctinfo;
+ const struct nf_conn *ct;
+ struct nlattr *nest;
+ u32 state;
+
+ ct_hook = rcu_dereference(nf_ct_hook);
+ if (!ct_hook)
+ return 0;
+
+ ct = nf_ct_get(skb, &ctinfo);
+ if (!ct) {
+ if (ctinfo != IP_CT_UNTRACKED) /* not seen by conntrack or invalid */
+ return 0;
+
+ state = NF_CT_STATE_UNTRACKED_BIT;
+ } else {
+ state = NF_CT_STATE_BIT(ctinfo);
+ }
+
+ nest = nla_nest_start(nlskb, NFTA_TRACE_CT);
+ if (!nest)
+ return -1;
+
+ if (nla_put_be32(nlskb, NFT_CT_STATE, htonl(state)))
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ if (ct) {
+ u32 id = ct_hook->get_id(&ct->ct_general);
+ u32 status = READ_ONCE(ct->status);
+ u8 dir = CTINFO2DIR(ctinfo);
+
+ if (nla_put_u8(nlskb, NFT_CT_DIRECTION, dir))
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ if (nla_put_be32(nlskb, NFT_CT_ID, (__force __be32)id))
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ if (status && nla_put_be32(nlskb, NFT_CT_STATUS, htonl(status)))
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+ }
+
+ nla_nest_end(nlskb, nest);
+ return 0;
+
+nla_put_failure:
+ nla_nest_cancel(nlskb, nest);
+ return -1;
+}
+
static int nf_trace_fill_pkt_info(struct sk_buff *nlskb,
const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt)
{
@@ -210,7 +264,12 @@ void nft_trace_notify(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
nla_total_size(sizeof(__be32)) + /* trace type */
nla_total_size(0) + /* VERDICT, nested */
nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) + /* verdict code */
- nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) + /* id */
+ nla_total_size(0) + /* nft_ct_keys, nested */
+ nla_total_size(sizeof(u8)) + /* direction */
+ nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) + /* state */
+ nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) + /* status */
+ nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) + /* id */
+ nla_total_size(sizeof(u32)) + /* trace id */
nla_total_size(NFT_TRACETYPE_LL_HSIZE) +
nla_total_size(NFT_TRACETYPE_NETWORK_HSIZE) +
nla_total_size(NFT_TRACETYPE_TRANSPORT_HSIZE) +
@@ -291,6 +350,10 @@ void nft_trace_notify(const struct nft_pktinfo *pkt,
if (nf_trace_fill_pkt_info(skb, pkt))
goto nla_put_failure;
+
+ if (nf_trace_fill_ct_info(skb, pkt->skb))
+ goto nla_put_failure;
+
info->packet_dumped = true;
}
--
2.49.0
next prev parent reply other threads:[~2025-05-08 15:09 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 6+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
2025-05-08 15:08 [PATCH nf-next 0/2] netfilter: nf_tables: include conntrack state in trace messages Florian Westphal
2025-05-08 15:08 ` [PATCH nf-next 1/2] netfilter: conntrack: make nf_conntrack_id callable without a module dependency Florian Westphal
2025-05-08 15:08 ` Florian Westphal [this message]
2025-05-21 9:35 ` [PATCH nf-next 2/2] netfilter: nf_tables: add packets conntrack state to debug trace info Pablo Neira Ayuso
2025-05-21 11:26 ` Florian Westphal
2025-05-21 13:52 ` Pablo Neira Ayuso
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