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* [NETFILTER 00/32]: SIP conntrack/NAT enhancements
@ 2008-02-28 11:59 Patrick McHardy
  2008-02-28 11:59 ` [NETFILTER 01/32]: ipt_CLUSTERIP: fix non-existant macro-name Patrick McHardy
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  0 siblings, 32 replies; 36+ messages in thread
From: Patrick McHardy @ 2008-02-28 11:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: netfilter-devel; +Cc: Patrick McHardy

I've forward ported and slightly reworked my SIP conntrack patches
in order to prepare them for upstream merging. They will most likely
see a few more minor changes before getting merged, but they're ready
for testing and review already.


A rough overview of the patches:

- Cleanups, minor fixes

- Expectation classes for isolating different expectation types from
  each other (audio/video/signalling/...)

- Parser fixes: proper SIP and SDP parsing, dealing with SIP's strange
  whitespace rules, case-sensitivity, etc.

- Parser enhancements: support for more message types containing SDP
  messages, support for parsing header and URI parameters

- Expectations for signalling and RTCP connections

- (Optional) wildcard RTP expectations for RTP streams that originate
  from other hosts than the registrar/proxy

- Multiple media channel support (used for audio and video for now)

- NAT enhancements: replacement of text-based address translation by
  binary address translation, support for properly updating rport=,
  received= and maddr= Via-header parameters, support for properly
  translating all Contact: addresses

- RTP routing optmization: makes RTP streams between two "internal"
  endpoints go directly without NAT (only works if the proxy doesn't
  also proxy the RTP streams).

For a full description check out the individual changelog entries.


The old (before forward porting) patches have been tested extensively
in multiple different setups, assuming no bugs have been introduced
during forward porting (everything *seems* to work fine) they should
make the SIP helper work significantly better with multiple endpoints
behind the firewall and with a wider range of clients.

In case someone wants to do some testing, the conntrack module has two
new parameters controlling whether expectations for signalling and
RTP connections are set up with wildcards or only between the two
sides of the connection:

- sip_direct_signalling (default 1): expect signalling connections only
  from registrar

- sip_direct_media (default 1): expect media streams only from remote
  side of the connection

Depending on the setup, the defaults might be too strict and need to
be changed to zero.


A git tree with these patches is available at:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kaber/nf-2.6.26-sip.git

Patches, testing and comments welcome :)


 include/linux/netfilter.h                     |    9 +
 include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_amanda.h |    6 +
 include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.h    |    6 +
 include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323.h   |   18 +
 include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.h    |    6 +
 include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.h   |    6 +
 include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.h   |    6 +
 include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.h    |  185 +++-
 include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.h   |    6 +
 include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h          |    7 +-
 include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h   |   20 +-
 include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h   |    5 +-
 include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h    |   53 +-
 net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c            |    2 +-
 net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c               |  556 +++++++----
 net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_snmp_basic.c        |   22 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_amanda.c           |   18 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c           |   81 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c              |   13 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c        |   68 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c           |    3 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c              |   10 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netbios_ns.c       |   18 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c             |   17 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c             |   14 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c              | 1401 ++++++++++++++++++++-----
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c             |   14 +-
 27 files changed, 1976 insertions(+), 594 deletions(-)

Patrick McHardy (32):
      [NETFILTER]: ipt_CLUSTERIP: fix non-existant macro-name
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: fix NF_CT_TUPLE_DUMP for IPv4
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_expect: constify nf_ct_expect_init arguments
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_expect: show NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT flag in /proc
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_expect: support inactive expectations
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: introduce expectation classes and policies
      [NETFILTER]: Add nf_inet_addr_cmp()
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: fix IPv6 address parsing
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: fix NAT setup order
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: fix some off-by-ones
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: adjust dptr and datalen after packet mangling
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: remove redundant function arguments
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: use strlen/strcmp
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: add seperate SDP header parsing function
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: kill request URI "header" definitions
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: parse SIP headers properly
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: introduce SIP-URI parsing helper
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: get rid of text based header translation
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: move SDP parsing to seperate function
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: support method specific request/response handling
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: perform NAT after parsing
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: process ACK and PRACK methods
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: flush expectations on call termination
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: introduce URI and header parameter parsing helpers
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: translate all Via headers
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: translate all Contact headers
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: create signalling expectations
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: allow media expectations with wildcard source address
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: create RTCP expectations
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: split up SDP mangling
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: support multiple media channels
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: RTP routing optimization

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 36+ messages in thread
* [METFILTER 00/32]: SIP helper update
@ 2008-03-25 14:14 Patrick McHardy
  2008-03-25 14:15 ` [NETFILTER 07/32]: Add nf_inet_addr_cmp() Patrick McHardy
  0 siblings, 1 reply; 36+ messages in thread
From: Patrick McHardy @ 2008-03-25 14:14 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: davem; +Cc: Patrick McHardy, netfilter-devel

Hi Dave,

these patches for 2.6.26 contain a large update for the SIP connection
tracking helper, fixing a number of issues with the current helper and
improving robustness. A rough overview of the patches follows, the
details are in the individual changelog entries:

- Fix NAT mapping setup order to make the NAT core properly detect
  clashes with existing connections

- Properly adjust the data pointer and length after packet mangling

- Parser enhancements: follow specification more closely (case
  sensitivity, header encoding, whitespace rules, ...)

- Optionally create signalling expectations for incoming calls from
  other endpoints than the registrar

- Support for RTCP expectations and multiple media channels

- Optionally create wildcard RTP/RTCP expectations for incoming media
  from other peers than the registrar

- "Expectation classes" for isolating signalling, audio and video
  expectations from each other

- Replacement of text-based header translation in NAT helper by binary
  address translation, support for updating rport=, received= and
  mport= Via-parameters

- RTP routing optimization for making RTP streams between two "internal"
  endpoints flow directly between the two endpoints in case the (external)
  registrar tries to make direct RTP setup

The patches are also available in a git-tree for your convencience at:

git://git.kernel.org/pub/scm/linux/kernel/git/kaber/nf-2.6.26-sip.git

Please apply or pull, thanks.


 include/linux/netfilter.h                   |    9 +
 include/linux/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.h  |  185 +++-
 include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack.h        |    7 +-
 include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.h |   22 +-
 include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.h |    5 +-
 include/net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tuple.h  |   53 +-
 net/ipv4/netfilter/ipt_CLUSTERIP.c          |    2 +-
 net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_sip.c             |  556 +++++++----
 net/ipv4/netfilter/nf_nat_snmp_basic.c      |   12 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_amanda.c         |   14 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_expect.c         |   81 ++-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_ftp.c            |   10 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_h323_main.c      |   66 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_helper.c         |    3 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_irc.c            |   10 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_netbios_ns.c     |    9 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_pptp.c           |   14 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sane.c           |   11 +-
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_sip.c            | 1386 +++++++++++++++++++++------
 net/netfilter/nf_conntrack_tftp.c           |   11 +-
 20 files changed, 1877 insertions(+), 589 deletions(-)

Patrick McHardy (32):
      [NETFILTER]: ipt_CLUSTERIP: fix non-existant macro-name
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: fix NF_CT_TUPLE_DUMP for IPv4
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_expect: constify nf_ct_expect_init arguments
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_expect: show NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT flag in /proc
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_expect: support inactive expectations
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack: introduce expectation classes and policies
      [NETFILTER]: Add nf_inet_addr_cmp()
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: fix NAT setup order
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: fix some off-by-ones
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: adjust dptr and datalen after packet mangling
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: remove redundant function arguments
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: use strlen/strcmp
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: add seperate SDP header parsing function
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: kill request URI "header" definitions
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: parse SIP headers properly
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: introduce SIP-URI parsing helper
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: get rid of text based header translation
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: move SDP parsing to seperate function
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: support method specific request/response handling
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: perform NAT after parsing
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: process ACK and PRACK methods
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: flush expectations on call termination
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: introduce URI and header parameter parsing helpers
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: translate all Via headers
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: translate all Contact headers
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: create signalling expectations
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: allow media expectations with wildcard source address
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: create RTCP expectations
      [NETFILTER]: nf_nat_sip: split up SDP mangling
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: support multiple media channels
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: RTP routing optimization
      [NETFILTER]: nf_conntrack_sip: update copyright

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2008-02-28 11:59 [NETFILTER 00/32]: SIP conntrack/NAT enhancements Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 11:59 ` [NETFILTER 01/32]: ipt_CLUSTERIP: fix non-existant macro-name Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 11:59 ` [NETFILTER 02/32]: nf_conntrack: fix NF_CT_TUPLE_DUMP for IPv4 Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 03/32]: nf_conntrack_expect: constify nf_ct_expect_init arguments Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 04/32]: nf_conntrack_expect: show NF_CT_EXPECT_PERMANENT flag in /proc Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 05/32]: nf_conntrack_expect: support inactive expectations Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 06/32]: nf_conntrack: introduce expectation classes and policies Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 07/32]: Add nf_inet_addr_cmp() Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:19   ` Jan Engelhardt
2008-02-28 12:23     ` Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 08/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: fix IPv6 address parsing Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 09/32]: nf_nat_sip: fix NAT setup order Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 10/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: fix some off-by-ones Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 11/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: adjust dptr and datalen after packet mangling Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 12/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: remove redundant function arguments Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 13/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: use strlen/strcmp Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 14/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: add seperate SDP header parsing function Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 15/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: kill request URI "header" definitions Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 16/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: parse SIP headers properly Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 17/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: introduce SIP-URI parsing helper Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 18/32]: nf_nat_sip: get rid of text based header translation Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 19/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: move SDP parsing to seperate function Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 20/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: support method specific request/response handling Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 21/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: perform NAT after parsing Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 22/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: process ACK and PRACK methods Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 23/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: flush expectations on call termination Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 24/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: introduce URI and header parameter parsing helpers Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 25/32]: nf_nat_sip: translate all Via headers Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 26/32]: nf_nat_sip: translate all Contact headers Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 27/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: create signalling expectations Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 28/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: allow media expectations with wildcard source address Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 29/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: create RTCP expectations Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 30/32]: nf_nat_sip: split up SDP mangling Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 31/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: support multiple media channels Patrick McHardy
2008-02-28 12:00 ` [NETFILTER 32/32]: nf_conntrack_sip: RTP routing optimization Patrick McHardy
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