netdev.vger.kernel.org archive mirror
 help / color / mirror / Atom feed
* [PATCH v2 net-next 0/12] bonding: add an option to rely on unvalidated arp packets
@ 2014-01-17 16:58 Veaceslav Falico
  2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 01/12] bonding: remove bond->lock from bond_arp_rcv Veaceslav Falico
                   ` (11 more replies)
  0 siblings, 12 replies; 18+ messages in thread
From: Veaceslav Falico @ 2014-01-17 16:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
  To: netdev
  Cc: Rob Landley, Jay Vosburgh, Andy Gospodarek, David S. Miller,
	Nikolay Aleksandrov, Ding Tianhong, Neil Horman, Veaceslav Falico

Hi,

v1 -> v2:
Don't remove the 'all traffic' functionality - rather, add new arp_validate
options to specify that we want *only* unvalidated arps.

Currently, if arp_validate is off (0), slave_last_rx() returns the
slave->dev->last_rx, which is always updated on *any* packet received by
slave, and not only arps. This means that, if the validation of arps is
off, we're treating *any* incoming packet as a proof of slave being up, and
not only arps.

This might seem logical at the first glance, however it can cause a lot of
troubles and false-positives, one example would be:

The arp_ip_target is NOT accessible, however someone in the broadcast domain
spams with any broadcast traffic. This way bonding will be tricked that the
slave is still up (as in - can access arp_ip_target), while it's not.

The net_device->last_rx is already used in a lot of drivers (even though the
comment states to NOT do it :)), and it's also ugly to modify it from bonding.

However, some loadbalance setups might rely on the fact that even non-arp
traffic is a sign of slave being up - and we definitely can't break anyones
config - so an extension to arp_validate is needed.

So, to fix this, add an option for the user to specify if he wants to
filter out non-arp traffic on unvalidated slaves, remove the last_rx from
bonding, *always* call bond_arp_rcv() in slave's rx_handler (which is
bond_handle_frame), and if we spot an arp there with this option on - update
the slave->last_arp_rx - and use it instead of net_device->last_rx. Finally,
rename last_arp_rx to last_rx to reflect the changes.

Also rename slave->jiffies to ->last_link_up, to reflect better its
meaning, add the new option's documentation and update the arp_validate one
to be a bit more descriptive.

CC: Rob Landley <rob@landley.net>
CC: Jay Vosburgh <fubar@us.ibm.com>
CC: Andy Gospodarek <andy@greyhouse.net>
CC: "David S. Miller" <davem@davemloft.net>
CC: Nikolay Aleksandrov <nikolay@redhat.com>
CC: Ding Tianhong <dingtianhong@huawei.com>
CC: Neil Horman <nhorman@tuxdriver.com>
CC: netdev@vger.kernel.org
Signed-off-by: Veaceslav Falico <vfalico@redhat.com>

---
 Documentation/networking/bonding.txt | 40 ++++++++++++++++++++++-----
 drivers/net/bonding/bond_main.c      | 53 ++++++++++++++++--------------------
 drivers/net/bonding/bond_options.c   | 18 ++----------
 drivers/net/bonding/bonding.h        | 26 ++++++++++++------
 include/linux/netdevice.h            |  8 +-----
 5 files changed, 77 insertions(+), 68 deletions(-)

^ permalink raw reply	[flat|nested] 18+ messages in thread

end of thread, other threads:[~2014-02-17 13:36 UTC | newest]

Thread overview: 18+ messages (download: mbox.gz follow: Atom feed
-- links below jump to the message on this page --
2014-01-17 16:58 [PATCH v2 net-next 0/12] bonding: add an option to rely on unvalidated arp packets Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 01/12] bonding: remove bond->lock from bond_arp_rcv Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 02/12] bonding: permit using arp_validate with non-ab modes Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 03/12] bonding: always update last_arp_rx on packet recieve Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 04/12] bonding: always set recv_probe to bond_arp_rcv in arp monitor Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 05/12] bonding: extend arp_validate to be able to receive unvalidated arp-only traffic Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 20:41   ` Jay Vosburgh
2014-01-23 10:25     ` Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 06/12] bonding: document the new _arp options for arp_validate Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 20:38   ` Jay Vosburgh
2014-02-17 13:36     ` Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 07/12] bonding: use the new options to correctly set last_arp_rx Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 20:32   ` Neil Horman
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 08/12] bonding: use last_arp_rx in slave_last_rx() Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 09/12] bonding: use last_arp_rx in bond_loadbalance_arp_mon() Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 10/12] bonding: remove useless updating of slave->dev->last_rx Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:58 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 11/12] bonding: trivial: rename slave->jiffies to ->last_link_up Veaceslav Falico
2014-01-17 16:59 ` [PATCH v2 net-next 12/12] bonding: rename last_arp_rx to last_rx Veaceslav Falico

This is a public inbox, see mirroring instructions
for how to clone and mirror all data and code used for this inbox;
as well as URLs for NNTP newsgroup(s).