Re: [PATCH bpf-next v5 1/3] libbpf: add netlink helpers

[Andrii Nakryiko <andrii.nakryiko@gmail.com>]

On Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 9:26 AM Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi
<memxor@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> This change introduces a few helpers to wrap open coded attribute
> preparation in netlink.c. It also adds a libbpf_nl_send_recv that is useful
> to wrap send + recv handling in a generic way. Subsequent patch will
> also use this function for sending and receiving a netlink response.
> The libbpf_nl_get_link helper has been removed instead, moving socket
> creation into the newly named libbpf_nl_send_recv.
>
> Every nested attribute's closure must happen using the helper
> nlattr_end_nested, which sets its length properly. NLA_F_NESTED is
> enforced using nlattr_begin_nested helper. Other simple attributes
> can be added directly.
>
> The maxsz parameter corresponds to the size of the request structure
> which is being filled in, so for instance with req being:
>
> struct {
>         struct nlmsghdr nh;
>         struct tcmsg t;
>         char buf[4096];
> } req;
>
> Then, maxsz should be sizeof(req).
>
> This change also converts the open coded attribute preparation with the
> helpers. Note that the only failure the internal call to nlattr_add
> could result in the nested helper would be -EMSGSIZE, hence that is what
> we return to our caller.
>
> The libbpf_nl_send_recv call takes care of opening the socket, sending the
> netlink message, receiving the response, potentially invoking callbacks,
> and return errors if any, and then finally close the socket. This allows
> users to avoid identical socket setup code in different places. The only
> user of libbpf_nl_get_link has been converted to make use of it.
>
> __bpf_set_link_xdp_fd_replace has also been refactored to use it.
>
> Reviewed-by: Toke Høiland-Jørgensen <toke@redhat.com>
> Signed-off-by: Kumar Kartikeya Dwivedi <memxor@gmail.com>
> ---
>  tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c | 117 ++++++++++++++++++----------------------
>  tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.h  |  48 +++++++++++++++++
>  2 files changed, 100 insertions(+), 65 deletions(-)
>
> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c b/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
> index d2cb28e9ef52..6daee6640725 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/netlink.c
> @@ -131,72 +131,53 @@ static int bpf_netlink_recv(int sock, __u32 nl_pid, int seq,
>         return ret;
>  }
>
> +static int libbpf_nl_send_recv(struct nlmsghdr *nh, __dump_nlmsg_t fn,
> +                              libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t _fn, void *cookie);
> +
>  static int __bpf_set_link_xdp_fd_replace(int ifindex, int fd, int old_fd,
>                                          __u32 flags)
>  {
> -       int sock, seq = 0, ret;
> -       struct nlattr *nla, *nla_xdp;
> +       struct nlattr *nla;
> +       int ret;
>         struct {
>                 struct nlmsghdr  nh;
>                 struct ifinfomsg ifinfo;
>                 char             attrbuf[64];
>         } req;
> -       __u32 nl_pid = 0;
> -
> -       sock = libbpf_netlink_open(&nl_pid);
> -       if (sock < 0)
> -               return sock;
>
>         memset(&req, 0, sizeof(req));
>         req.nh.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg));
>         req.nh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_REQUEST | NLM_F_ACK;
>         req.nh.nlmsg_type = RTM_SETLINK;
> -       req.nh.nlmsg_pid = 0;
> -       req.nh.nlmsg_seq = ++seq;
>         req.ifinfo.ifi_family = AF_UNSPEC;
>         req.ifinfo.ifi_index = ifindex;
>
>         /* started nested attribute for XDP */
> -       nla = (struct nlattr *)(((char *)&req)
> -                               + NLMSG_ALIGN(req.nh.nlmsg_len));
> -       nla->nla_type = NLA_F_NESTED | IFLA_XDP;
> -       nla->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN;
> +       nla = nlattr_begin_nested(&req.nh, sizeof(req), IFLA_XDP);
> +       if (!nla)
> +               return -EMSGSIZE;
>
>         /* add XDP fd */
> -       nla_xdp = (struct nlattr *)((char *)nla + nla->nla_len);
> -       nla_xdp->nla_type = IFLA_XDP_FD;
> -       nla_xdp->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + sizeof(int);
> -       memcpy((char *)nla_xdp + NLA_HDRLEN, &fd, sizeof(fd));
> -       nla->nla_len += nla_xdp->nla_len;
> +       ret = nlattr_add(&req.nh, sizeof(req), IFLA_XDP_FD, &fd, sizeof(fd));
> +       if (ret < 0)
> +               return ret;
>
>         /* if user passed in any flags, add those too */
>         if (flags) {
> -               nla_xdp = (struct nlattr *)((char *)nla + nla->nla_len);
> -               nla_xdp->nla_type = IFLA_XDP_FLAGS;
> -               nla_xdp->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + sizeof(flags);
> -               memcpy((char *)nla_xdp + NLA_HDRLEN, &flags, sizeof(flags));
> -               nla->nla_len += nla_xdp->nla_len;
> +               ret = nlattr_add(&req.nh, sizeof(req), IFLA_XDP_FLAGS, &flags, sizeof(flags));
> +               if (ret < 0)
> +                       return ret;
>         }
>
>         if (flags & XDP_FLAGS_REPLACE) {
> -               nla_xdp = (struct nlattr *)((char *)nla + nla->nla_len);
> -               nla_xdp->nla_type = IFLA_XDP_EXPECTED_FD;
> -               nla_xdp->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + sizeof(old_fd);
> -               memcpy((char *)nla_xdp + NLA_HDRLEN, &old_fd, sizeof(old_fd));
> -               nla->nla_len += nla_xdp->nla_len;
> +               ret = nlattr_add(&req.nh, sizeof(req), IFLA_XDP_EXPECTED_FD, &flags, sizeof(flags));

shouldn't old_fd be used here?

> +               if (ret < 0)
> +                       return ret;
>         }
>
> -       req.nh.nlmsg_len += NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
> +       nlattr_end_nested(&req.nh, nla);
>
> -       if (send(sock, &req, req.nh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0) {
> -               ret = -errno;
> -               goto cleanup;
> -       }
> -       ret = bpf_netlink_recv(sock, nl_pid, seq, NULL, NULL, NULL);
> -
> -cleanup:
> -       close(sock);
> -       return ret;
> +       return libbpf_nl_send_recv(&req.nh, NULL, NULL, NULL);
>  }
>
>  int bpf_set_link_xdp_fd_opts(int ifindex, int fd, __u32 flags,

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> -int libbpf_nl_get_link(int sock, unsigned int nl_pid,
> -                      libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t dump_link_nlmsg, void *cookie)
> +static int libbpf_nl_send_recv(struct nlmsghdr *nh, __dump_nlmsg_t fn,
> +                              libbpf_dump_nlmsg_t _fn, void *cookie)
>  {
> -       struct {
> -               struct nlmsghdr nlh;
> -               struct ifinfomsg ifm;
> -       } req = {
> -               .nlh.nlmsg_len = NLMSG_LENGTH(sizeof(struct ifinfomsg)),
> -               .nlh.nlmsg_type = RTM_GETLINK,
> -               .nlh.nlmsg_flags = NLM_F_DUMP | NLM_F_REQUEST,
> -               .ifm.ifi_family = AF_PACKET,
> -       };
> -       int seq = time(NULL);
> +       __u32 nl_pid = 0;
> +       int sock, ret;
>
> -       req.nlh.nlmsg_seq = seq;
> -       if (send(sock, &req, req.nlh.nlmsg_len, 0) < 0)
> -               return -errno;
> +       if (!nh)
> +               return -EINVAL;
> +
> +       sock = libbpf_netlink_open(&nl_pid);
> +       if (sock < 0)
> +               return sock;
>
> -       return bpf_netlink_recv(sock, nl_pid, seq, __dump_link_nlmsg,
> -                               dump_link_nlmsg, cookie);
> +       nh->nlmsg_pid = 0;
> +       nh->nlmsg_seq = time(NULL);
> +       if (send(sock, nh, nh->nlmsg_len, 0) < 0) {
> +               ret = -errno;
> +               goto end;
> +       }
> +
> +       ret = bpf_netlink_recv(sock, nl_pid, nh->nlmsg_seq, fn, _fn, cookie);

what's the difference between fn and _fn, can this be somehow
reflected in the name?

> +
> +end:
> +       close(sock);
> +       return ret;
>  }
> diff --git a/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.h b/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.h
> index 6cc3ac91690f..1c94cdb6e89d 100644
> --- a/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.h
> +++ b/tools/lib/bpf/nlattr.h
> @@ -10,7 +10,10 @@
>  #define __LIBBPF_NLATTR_H
>
>  #include <stdint.h>
> +#include <string.h>
> +#include <errno.h>
>  #include <linux/netlink.h>
> +
>  /* avoid multiple definition of netlink features */
>  #define __LINUX_NETLINK_H
>
> @@ -103,4 +106,49 @@ int libbpf_nla_parse_nested(struct nlattr *tb[], int maxtype,
>
>  int libbpf_nla_dump_errormsg(struct nlmsghdr *nlh);
>
> +static inline struct nlattr *nla_data(struct nlattr *nla)
> +{
> +       return (struct nlattr *)((char *)nla + NLA_HDRLEN);
> +}
> +
> +static inline struct nlattr *nh_tail(struct nlmsghdr *nh)
> +{
> +       return (struct nlattr *)((char *)nh + NLMSG_ALIGN(nh->nlmsg_len));
> +}
> +
> +static inline int nlattr_add(struct nlmsghdr *nh, size_t maxsz, int type,
> +                            const void *data, int len)
> +{
> +       struct nlattr *nla;
> +
> +       if (NLMSG_ALIGN(nh->nlmsg_len) + NLA_ALIGN(NLA_HDRLEN + len) > maxsz)
> +               return -EMSGSIZE;
> +       if ((!data && len) || (data && !len))

we use !!data != !!len for this in at least few places

> +               return -EINVAL;
> +
> +       nla = nh_tail(nh);
> +       nla->nla_type = type;
> +       nla->nla_len = NLA_HDRLEN + len;
> +       if (data)
> +               memcpy(nla_data(nla), data, len);
> +       nh->nlmsg_len = NLMSG_ALIGN(nh->nlmsg_len) + NLA_ALIGN(nla->nla_len);
> +       return 0;
> +}
> +

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